A Week of Getting to Know Each Other at the Magnolia Main House
There was a theme running through every room at the Magnolia. Our littlest learners spent the week getting to know themselves. That is the heart of FrogStreet’s All About Me unit, and it showed up a little differently in every classroom. In Little Lillies and Lillies, teachers pointed to eyes, noses, and mouths in the […]
Four Years of The Corky Violet
Four years ago this August, The Corky Violet opened its doors as the very first Corky Child Care Garden. Today our flagship campus in Meridianville is celebrating that anniversary. The story it has built still centers on the same idea it started with. This is a family. Our team celebrated the milestone on August 10 […]
Getting to Know Ourselves, Rain or Shine
At The Corky Violet, this week’s version of FrogStreet’s All About Me unit happened everywhere from circle time to our 2-acre back yard. Whether children were pointing to their own eyes and noses indoors or feeling the sun on their faces outside, teachers wove self awareness into everything. Our youngest infants and toddlers practiced naming […]
Why Corky South Built Learning Spaces Right Into the Playground
Corky South is designing its playgrounds around a simple idea: children learn best when they have room to move, explore, and get their hands on the real world. Each of our three new playgrounds now includes a dedicated outdoor learning space, with blocks, art materials, mirrors mounted along the fence, and two pavilions made for […]
From One Room to Five: Building Corky South From the Ground Up
Every child care center has a history, and ours on Blanda Dr. runs deeper than most. Back in the seventies, this building served South Huntsville as a child care center. One teacher fell in love with the space and made it her own, running the program herself for seventeen years. Today that same building is […]
What a Half Day at The Corky Lily Will Look Like
Mornings at The Corky Lily move slowly and gently, on purpose. Drop off begins at 7:30, the program unfolds from 7:45 to 11:45, and pickup wraps up by noon, a rhythm built to give babies and toddlers a soft, nurturing start to the day. Freedom leads The Corky Lily as its director. She is a […]
Why Emotional Safety Comes First for Our Infants
At The Corky Lily, the youngest children get the most patient start. Before a baby learns a new skill, our teachers focus on something simpler: helping that child feel safe and connected. We lead with responsive caregiving for our infants and young toddlers. In practice, that means teachers respond to a crying or frustrated child […]
A Home Built for Little Ones in the Heart of Madison
Long before it became The Corky Lily, our building was a home. For about thirty years, that home cared for children in Madison, and today it carries that same purpose forward as a full preschool for babies and toddlers. We chose to keep that homey feeling on purpose. Children under 4 years of age thrive […]
Three New Playgrounds Are Coming to Life at Corky South
The idea began far from home. Owner Jessyca Creasy-Lopez toured a true Reggio-inspired nature preschool in San Diego, and what she saw there sparked a vision for Corky South. That vision is now taking shape as three brand new playgrounds, each one designed for a specific age group so every child has a space that […]
Three Generations of Care at The Corky Lily
Childcare runs in Freedom’s family. Her grandmother and great grandmother worked in childcare. Her mother, Jessyca, built a career in early education and grew The Corky Childcare Collective into the company it is today. Now Freedom leads The Corky Lily, the location named after her, carrying that same work into a new generation. Jessyca’s aunt […]