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Kinderbugs Academy offers advanced curriculum BY ALISON STANTON
Since the day Cassie Millar opened her first Kinderbugs Academy in Gilbert in 2008, she says the preschool and kindergarten has strived to exceptionally prepare its young students for elementary school. “We opened both schools based on the idea of getting our students ready for school,” says Millar, who is owner and director of the Gilbert location and the recently opened Kinderbugs Academy in Chandler. “We are currently using the Saxon and
Spalding curriculum, which is commonly used in both charter schools as well as Chandler Traditional Academy in the Chandler Unified School District, and we also use the Handwriting Without Tears program.” In addition to the advanced curriculums, which Millar says helps students finish their time at Kinderbugs Academy almost two years ahead of their grade levels, the preschool and kindergarten offers additional features that are especially popular with parents. “Our classrooms have one-way viewing
windows, so parents can stop by at any time and check on their kids,” she says. The school also offers a webcam for parents that they can use from their smartphone or home computer to peek in at their child during the day. “In addition, our doors are locked at all times, and parents use a key fob system to enter the building,” Millar says. Kinderbugs Academy has classes for 2-, 3- and 4-year-old students, as well as a private kindergarten class with only 15 pupils, Millar says. “One of the main benefits about Kinderbugs Academy is that we are not a day care; we offer preschool classes, and our advanced curriculum is a huge part of what we are and who we are,” she says. Both the Gilbert and Chandler locations are enrolling new students, Millar says. The Gilbert school will start school on Aug. 5 and the Chandler location begins on Aug. 12. Parents who are interested in taking a tour of either school are welcome to call to set up an appointment. For Millar, watching the young students grow and learn at Kinderbugs is the most rewarding part of her job. “I just love the kids the most, and I’m just blown away by their academic accomplishments,” she says. She and the teachers are also thrilled when parents return to Kinderbugs Academy to enroll the younger siblings of previous students. “Sometimes parents of graduates will
HAPPY TO WRITE: Kinderbugs Academy uses the Handwriting Without Tears program in its classrooms. Submitted photo
stop in just to say hello. It’s a wonderful thing.” Kinderbugs Academy is located at 1095 W. Queen Creek Rd., Suite 6, Chandler, and at 4365 E. Pecos Rd., Suite 143, Gilbert. For more information, call (480) 279-2779 or visit www.kinderbugs.com Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at alison@santansun.com
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