The King 5 Best of Western Washington contest is starting on Monday and we'd really like to see if we can compete with the places nominated for best fun place for kids! There isn't a category for drop in childcare, so we're up against some tough competition! Prizes for voting by phone app have been approved, so we'll have something in place for people who vote by phone app at least!

Back to School week is proving to be quite active for us at AKP! While we're happy to provide service to as many families as possible, we feel terrible when we have to turn families away at the door when we reach capacity. If you've had this experience, we certainly apologize. Providing you the opportunity to pull up and drop off your children is a service that we love to offer. With school getting back underway, we certainly expect things to settle down enough to allow us to get back to this availability.

With some of our staff returning to school, we are starting to look for a couple of replacements to fill the gaps. If you know somebody who has great energy, loves to play with and care for kids, we would love to talk with them.

This week at AKP

Change is in the winds at AKP this week.  With the start of school, etc., it's going to be a happening week!

To celebrate the Back to School week in Issaquah, we're hosting an awesome Back to School pajama party this weekend!  It's the last chance for kids to stay up later than usual and end the summer with a blast! 

We're going to finish next week with camp life before switching to Adventure Kids University and the before & after school program.  Both of which are really good programs that we are quite proud of.  Fliers should be posted on our website shortly for each program.

We had a visit from our state licensor today.  As much as we love her, it's always a stress factor on us and the staff.  Their visit today has prompted Ed to get involved at the regulation level to champion for the drop in childcare industry to help them create the rules & regulations necessary to keep kids well cared for and safe in a fun, exciting environment.

August already???

It's official, July 2011 is completely gone and it's August already.  Thoughts of back to school frenzies, remembering the busy mornings of making lunches & getting out the door at just the right minute to catch the bus, but not spend extra time standing in the rain.  Ugh.

Oh wait, it's still just August!!!  Sunny forecasts for this week & plenty of summer to go!  Adventure Kids Summer Camp theme this week is FEAR FACTOR!!!  Physical challenges, seemingly grotesque snacks & weirdly intriguing arts & crafts. 

We've gotten a few requests for bus pickup after other summer camps & are more than willing to use the bus to pick up kids from other activities as long as it works out with scheduling.  For scheduling or questions, please feel free to contact the office

Ed and Nicole are taking the 24 day Advocare Challenge!  24 days of healthy eating, great tasting supplements (one that's not so tasty) and a good exercise routine.  If you'd like to join us, we'd certainly welcome the company and can hook you up with the Advocare package.