The Academy of Holly Tree Gap: November 2025

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Letter Recognition

Letter recognition is a big part of our day to day within our older classes. Today in Ms. Chloe's class, her friends focused on learning about the letter "F". To help the children familiarize themselves with the letter "F", each child was allowed to dot paint their own letter "F".

Monday, November 10, 2025

Friends Who Keep Us Healthy

Lately we have been talking about friends who keep us healthy! Preschool One talked about doctors, police officers, firefighters, and more. In this activity they talked specifically about dentists, and the importance how having clean teeth.

We're Creating Childhood!

The Academy Child Development Centers and Preschools are privately owned and operated by our parent company, Never Grow Up, Inc. Based out of Louisville, KY, family owned Never Grow Up, Inc. operates nearly 30 child development centers in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. Never Grow Up, Inc. is committed to providing private child care for parents who want only the best for their children. We understand that "we're creating childhood" every day for the children in our care, and we hold that privilege with the highest regard.

Healthy habits are instilled at a young age, with most habits being formed during adolescence. We feel it important to instill good habits at an early age, addressing behavioral factors that contribute to overweight and obesity from the beginning. The Gold Sneaker initiative was developed to enhance policy related to physical activity and nutrition within licensed child care facilities across Tennessee. Policies we've adopted include minimum requirements on physical activity, sedentary activities, breastfeeding, meal time, behaviors, portion sizes, and a tobacco-free facility. Together, we can create healthy habits for life. Click the image above to be redirected to the Department of Health website!