With Thanksgiving on the horizon, November is recognized as National Gratitude Month – a month to focus on showing thankfulness and appreciation for the blessings received every day. Ministry [...]

In the early hours of September 16, Hurricane Sally SLOWLY made her way through the Gulf Coast. Ministry Village at Olive and its staff were impacted along with much of Northwest Florida and [...]

Attention Grandparents! Do you have 15 minutes to spare next week? What if we told you that in those 15 minutes, you could encourage creativity and brain development, while also nurturing a [...]

If you have kids in your life, you probably already know that the State of Florida offers free Voluntary PreKindergarten (VPK) to residents. The Ministry Village Early Learning Center is an [...]

February 17th is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. Kindness – it’s a quality parents and teachers work to instill in their children. The Ministry Village ELC is focusing on kindness [...]

November 19, 2019 marked the 1 year anniversary for the Ministry Village Early Learning Center’s opening to students. Kristi Zagar, the ELC’s Director, looked back over the past year, how the ELC [...]

A new school year is right around the corner. For parents, caregivers, and the children headed to school, the beginning of a new school year brings a whirlwind of information overload – new [...]

If you are new on the whole childhood scene, you may not understand all the talk about Florida VPK. Here’s some background on the origin of Florida’s free VPK program, how to enroll a child, and [...]

If preschoolers could keep a diary, I’m pretty sure it would show how busy they are all day long. Preschoolers are busy growing, busy exploring and busy learning. So, how would a preschool [...]

Just last week, we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers often spend more waking hours with children than their parents do, so is it any wonder that kids often form a strong bond that [...]