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This is one of the classrooms at Small Tales, a literacy-themed child care and learning center opened in Warrensburg by the Lotus Group of Companies\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

By JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

Small Tales, a literacy-themed child care and early learning center, recently opened in Warrensburg, joining several other enterprises of the Lotus Group of Companies, an eclectic national conglomerate headquartered at 8 Mountain Ave. in that town.<\/p>\n

Now, people can drop off the car to be serviced, the dog to be groomed and the children to be cared for all in the same stretch of River Street in Warrensburg.<\/p>\n

In addition, Lotus includes “nutraceuticals,” business advice and analysis, property management, and construction companies in its portfolio. The company was established in 2009 by Ash and Jaime Anand as a business consulting and analytics company headquartered in a home office.
\nKristina Trombley is the program director. She has a bachelors degree in
\nearly childhood education and is working on a masters degree in
\nteaching and learning at SUNY Plattsburgh.
\nShe is assisted by a staff of four teachers and four assistants.
\nTrombley said there are plans to add another room with another teacher
\nand aide.<\/p>\n

Small Tales offers programs for children from six months to 12 years of
\nage, both full time and part time. The focus will be on authors and
\nbooks, according to Communications Director Maggie Morgan. In the
\ninfants room, emphasis will be on developing self-awareness and
\nrudimentary socialization skills. For the toddlers, the program
\nincreases the focus on socialization skills and emphasizes emotional
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n

For the three- and four-year-olds in the play school, colors, shapes and
\nnumbers will be introduced, along with lessons in morals and knowledge
\nbased on the week’s book and theme, Trombley said. For example, during
\nthe first week, the children learned about animals in the ocean; the
\ntheme for the second week will be camping.<\/p>\n

For the school-aged children, Small Tales offers after school enrichment
\nprograms, again based on books and authors and the books the children
\nare reading each week.
\nSo far, there are 16 children enrolled at Small Tales, according to
\nTrombley. She said they expect that enrollment to grow to 30 or 40
\nchildren by fall, about half of them attending full time, five days a
\nweek, and the rest, for part of the week.<\/p>\n

The children come from Warrensburg and an area from Lake George to Stony
\nCreek, she said. In most cases, they come from “working families.”
\nRates vary, depending up the child’s age group and whether he or she
\nattends full time or part time.<\/p>\n

Further information, including a detailed listing of rates, is available
\nat the school’s webpage, www.smalltaleselc.org. The telephone number
\nfor the center is 623-0044.
\nFurther information about the Lotus Group is available at www.lotus.com
\nor, by phone, at 1-800-LOTUS.US.<\/p>\n

*Updated 8\/17 from print and online edition to correctly state Kristina Trombley’s education credentials and remarks incorrectly attributed to Jaime Anand in the original article<\/i>. R.J.DeLuke,editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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