Pushing Up
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Pushing Up

The revolutionary nature of collective cooperative care lies in its ability to challenge dominant systems that prioritize individualism, competition, and hierarchical, misguided expertise — in short, the “push down” — in early childhood education. By working cooperatively, a small group of committed individuals can create profound and lasting change—demonstrating that early childhood education flourishes when it is rooted in relationships, shared responsibility, and deep respect for children as capable learners.

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Summer Report
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Summer Report

Remember summer days? Remember when there was nothing to do and also not enough time to finish doing nothing? Read books, watch leaves float down a stream, throw rocks, collect rocks, build houses and stores, or just sit and talk? So much nothing to do each day.

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Travel Light...City & Forest
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Travel Light...City & Forest

We travel light to city and forest, but we aren’t really traveling light, are we? We bring our own play histories with us and we share these with the children. We help them find ingredients for potions, sticks for fairy houses, leaves for letters and packages. We gift them with story and imagination.

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19% Cold
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

19% Cold

“That’s right,” he added, reassuring all who would listen. “The honey bee drone doesn’t know. It’s only 19% cold. To the drone. Only 19% cold.”

The children had to get back to what needed to be done. They needed to continue playing and could n’t stop to untangle the sudden appearance of a bee.

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