Jackson Child Care

With Brown's Family Farm Market, I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉 What began with a generous box of fresh produce from Brown's Family Farm turned into an unforgettable week of Farm-to-Table learning at Jackson Child Care. We are grateful to celebrate and support a fourth-generation family farm whose harvest helped our children explore, cook, taste, and learn!

🌱🥕🚜 From Farm to Table: Okra Day at Jackson Child Care! 🚜🥕🌱

Yesterday, our Summer Campers enjoyed a special Farm-to-Table learning experience inspired by a generous gift of fresh produce from Brown's Family Farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafRzkb_3Ok&t=29s

As part of our Caribbean Heritage Month celebration, campers
explored fresh okra, learned how it grows, practiced safe food preparation skills, and helped prepare a delicious Okra & Surimi Soup to accompany rice, vegetables, and salmon at lunch.

The excitement was contagious as children:
🥒 Examined fresh okra pods
🔍 Observed seeds and textures
👩🏽‍🍳 Practiced age-appropriate food preparation
🌱 Learned about the journey from farm to table
🍲 Enjoyed tasting a new recipe together

Hands-on experiences like these help the children build healthy eating habits while developing science, math, language, and social skills in meaningful ways.

A special thank you to Mr. Patrick, Brown's Family Farm, for sharing fresh farm produce and helping us bring Farm-to-Early-Care learning to life. Your generosity created an authentic learning experience our campers won't soon forget.

At Jackson Child Care, we believe some of the best lessons begin with real experiences, real relationships, and a little curiosity.

❤️ Learning | Playing | Growing Together ❤️



📸 Yesterday's highlights: Exploring fresh okra, preparing soup together, and enjoying the fruits (and vegetables!) of our labor. 🌱🍲🥒

☀️🌳 Summer Camp Is Off to a Great Start! 🌳☀️
What a wonderful first full day of Summer Camp! Campers spent the day building friendships, exploring new ideas, practicing essential school-readiness skills, and having plenty of summer fun! From writing and literacy activities to preparing fresh salsa, building blanket forts, and enjoying outdoor adventures, every experience was designed to foster creativity, confidence, independence, and teamwork. Campers won't just be kept busy—they’ll engage in purposeful play, learning, and growing.
📚 Literacy and writing activities
🥗 Hands-on cooking and nutrition experiences
🏰 Creative fort building and engineering play
🌳 Outdoor games and physical activity
🎨 Imaginative play, teamwork, and friendship building
At Jackson Child Care, we believe children learn best through hands-on experiences, meaningful relationships, and purposeful play. Every day is filled with opportunities to learn, explore, create, and make new friends in a safe and nurturing environment. Learning • Playing • Growing Together
✨ School Readiness/Academic Growth
✨ Social-Emotional Learning
✨ Outdoor Exploration
✨ Healthy Habits
✨ Summer Fun
📣 A few summer openings are still available!
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📍 Springfield, Virginia
📞 Call us to schedule a visit and learn more about our program. 703. 354-5913