The odd grouchy Santa aside, the girls really love their new daycare. It's a really great place, and the owner, "Miss Dee Dee"*, seen here, is wonderful. She's as easy-going and pleasant as the previous daycare's owner was rude and crabby.
In Brooke's room they have all the scooters, toys, balls, and play sets any toddler could want. And Brooke's teachers are really good too.
Madison's room is amazing, complete with a two-story library-loft, enclosed in Plexiglas, where the kids can read or dress up in one of the many little gowns and pretend to be princesses and princes.
And this place is very big on teaching. They follow the model of the schools of India, where kids are taught pretty complicated things very early on. Kids are sponges at this age and this place takes advantage of that fact by cramming all kinds of fun stuff into their little noggins, and making it all look like play. The kids have to really think. New words and concepts are spoken in multiple languages. They have to keep a calendar of events that they consult every day, and they learn lots and lots of new words. They read books and talk about what they mean. Maddie has shown a marked advancement in the short time she has spent at this new daycare.
Of course, even with all this new stuff going on, there is always time left over to dress up in a gown and learn how to get along with the other princesses and princes.
* That's her stage name. :)
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