Dramatic Play @ Edgewater Preschool

Teacher Dawn and Jenifer turned the house into a construction zone.  The Muskrats even told Jenifer to stand outside the house because they were doing dangerous work! They were working […]

Tanaka Farms Preschool Field Trip

We went to Tanaka Farms in Irvine, where we rode a tractor pulled wagon through a farm. We made several stops to taste the freshly picked vegetables including carrots, onions, […]

Spring Party

To celebrate the beginning of Spring, we held a Spring Party where the children brought in a variety of fruits for a special afternoon snack, along with some delicious pudding. […]

Preschool In-Service/Training

We concluded our last staff in-service/ training for the year.  The pictures are from our January and April in-services. This is one of the things that make our program very […]

The Value of Risk With Children

THE VALUE OF RISK In the introduction of her article, “The Role of Risk in Play and Learning,” in the Community Playthings online magazine, Collage, Joan Almon observes… “Real play […]

Pretend City Preschool Field Trip

Edgewater Preschool of Long Beach went to Pretend City in Irvine last week. The children explored and played in different areas of the “city”, including the fire station, construction area, dentist […]