This will be a big change!

For the past year, Isabella has grown and thrived with her daycare at First Church Nazarene. We were blessed with amazing teachers in her infant room, who still check in on her on a daily basis. And, the one year old room teacher, Mrs. Lana, has been more than amazing to Isabella. You can see in Isabella's eyes how much she adores her.

For a couple different reasons and recent opportunities, though, I have decided that we are going to make the transition into a new daycare. We have been on a waiting list for Hilldale Church of Christ's daycare/pre-school for quite a while, now, and we recieved a call that Izzie was next on the list for an opening there!

I have heard so many amazing things about this daycare! After researching it myself, taking a tour there, and meeting all of the teachers, I feel like this is the right move for us.

One of the biggest concerns I've had with her current daycare, is that it is only that... a daycare. Hilldale Church of Christ works on an A Beka curriculum, and they start integrating this curriculum into their classrooms at 2 years old!! This, I love!!! I was not entirely educated on the A Beka system until recently and for those of you who haven't heard of it either, here is a clip from their main webpage, explaining their purpose:

"Three decades ago, God raised up A Beka Book to provide Christian schools with God-honoring, high-quality textbooks and teaching aids to help each school fulfill the goal of its ministry. The hundreds of traditional Christian educational materials developed by A Beka Book have been developed and refined over a period of 50 years in the classrooms of Pensacola Christian Academy. Christian schools throughout the nation recognize that A Beka Book sets the standard of excellence in the publishing of textbooks and other materials for Christian schools."

So, obviously, they only begin integrating this into the 2 year old room, in the form of crafts and stories and small projects, but I'm very excited about it!

I'm, also, very nervous about this! Isabella was born a creature of habit. She loves and lives routine! Sooo.... this transition into a new daycare, new teachers, new surroundings.... will be a little distressing for both of us, I'm sure!

But, ready-set-go! November 10th will be Isabella's first day at her new school! Please pray for Isabella! I really hope she transitions well!