If there's one thing I do not like about Abby's current daycare, it's that we do not get a good idea of what they have been teaching her and how she responds. We get a high-level lesson plan for the week, but I don't really care that my child is learning about transportation, per se, rather I'd like to hear that they're teaching them that cars go "Vroom!" or that airplanes fly in the air while boats cruise on water, etc. What songs/books are they singing/reading and which particular songs/books do Abby get excited about.

None of that.

We talked to the director and they just referred us to our weekly newsletters and the daily reports. (The daily reports are 3 sentences long. Always. And the first sentence is always: "Abby had a great day today!" Regardless of whether or not she actually did.)

So, we're still trying to work through this communication issue.

Anyway, by chance, we discovered something cute that Abby has been learning - she really, really likes the song "If You Are Happy."

(Note: We took this video after Abby had already performed it a few times and she obviously wanted to move on to her books towards the end of the video clip.)


If You're Happy and You Know It from Cecilia Newell on Vimeo.