Children deserve a childhood of wonder, rather than a childhood of stress, assessment, and boring activities. We live in an ever changing and complex landscape for early education. There is significant research that tells us early academics does not support later school success (Puma, M., Bell, S., Cook, R., Heid, C., Shapiro, G., Broene, P., & ... Westat, I, 2010), research that tells us early brain development needs to be developmentally appropriate hands-on explorations (S