Articles & Other Information
We’ve built Somerset on a foundation of research-backed teaching methods and curriculum. We love learning about learning. We frequently find articles that help explain our teaching methods or provide other valuable insight into early education and post them here for you to read on your own.
Fall 2020 COVID-19 Preparedness Plan
Somerset Early Childhood Center’s Plan for Safe Operations Related to COVID-19 Children, birth – 5 years, are in a uniquely important period of their lives and we, the early childhood educators and parents, cannot deny our children the opportunity to enrich their...
Emergency Drill Documentation
Emergency Drill Documentation Please reference the list below for a history of our emergency drills. Fire Drill - 9/19/2023 - 9:40 - 9:42:36am Lockdown Drill - 10/5/2023 - 10:33 - 10:34:52am Fire/Evacuation Drill - 10/27/2023 - 9:33 - 9:35:20am Tornado Drill -...
Books, Articles, and Websites of Interest
Books, Articles, and Websites of Interest Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind, by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, and Patricia K. Kuhl. ISBN 0-688-17788-3. A wonderful book on how children grow and learn from infancy. Learning All the...
Preschoolers and the Scientific Method
Preschoolers and the Scientific Method Young children are amazing! This article from "Scientific American" reports on an article published in the journal "Cognition" that suggests that even very young children "make decisions on the basis of the potential for gaining...
Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents We hope you find these resources to be useful! Links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens.Informative site for parentsNational Association for the Education of Young ChildrenDevelopmentally Appropriate Practice DefinedPlay in...
Michigan Early Childhood Standards vs. Creative Curriculum
Michigan Early Childhood Standards vs. Creative Curriculum This document is a comparison of the Creative Curriculum Standards and the Michigan Early Childhood Standards and shows how the two sets of standards align. Somerset ECC used both sets of standards. Somerset...
Kid Friendly Websites
Kid Friendly Websites We've carefully created a short list of websites that we believe meet the creative and enriching standards of Somerset, while also providing a safe experience for children. Sections for parents, educators and kids. Arts and crafts, rainy day...
Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality
Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality This is a publication which explains the purpose, history and application of the Standards the Michigan Department of Education has developed to guide preschool and pre-kindergarten programs across the state to ensure all...