Brambleberry Kids

So, this co-op was born of a desire and passion to create accessible, age appropriate, playful, messy opportunities for learning for young children. All too often, the more whimsical/ natural (crunchy if you will!) schools and options are entirely inaccessible financially. That means that most children don't have the ability to attend because of money. We decided to do something about it. Right now, our fees cover our materials used for class, go towards updates in the Outdoor Classroom, and occassional class-baked snacks. Most of our families pay the fees each month, and several choose to go above and beyond and pay extra. Several of our families either volunteer their time to teach, guide, clean, babysit, or barter goods in exchange for class time. We are hoping to explore the option of sponsorship and business partnerships, but we are very careful with the types of businesses we will tie our name to. Anyway, the classes are free and accessible because we designed them that way! And, that won't change any time soon!

This year, we will be exploring drop off programs through a few specific opportunities. For regular classtimes, we do offer a Friday Mom's Afternoon Out after our Reading Friends group. Feel free to reach out if you are in need of a drop off program!

At Brambleberry Kids, we take consent and responsibility VERY seriously. We will NEVER EVER share photos of other families' children's faces without their explicit consent. We have met 1-12 times per month since 2016. There have been a few breaks in that time, but as of now, we've had over 300 Brambleberry Kids Days, and serviced over 100 familes! Some of those families have been with us from the beginning, others drop in and out, and still others are new. We cherish each and every family that comes through our programming, and accept them as a part of our family!

Most parents come and watch in what we call 'busy hands, open heart' stature. They often are just a little bit away from the children, socializing on their own, occasionally crafting their own items, coffee-ing, and of course, supervising. It's quite common for parents to step down to help or chat with other's children individually or as a group. Some special souls feel pulled to help in a more direct way. Some have chosen a teaching role, others choose to designate themselves to guiding the children in their conflict resolution, and still others choose to go behind our day to day just tidying it all back up. Even so, we have several parents who desperately need this time as a brain break where they can just exist and know their little one is being loved. This is more than welcome! Each and every parent plays a vital role in creating the third teacher (the environment) just by simply existing. Parents matter. You matter.