At Kaplan Early Learning Company, we are proud to support New Mexico's early childhood teachers, caregivers, parents and children. For over 40 years, we have partnered with the early childhood community to support the creation of quality learning environments for young children. With the click of a button, you can access the information and resources you need to design and operate a high quality pre-kindergarten program for young children and their families in New Mexico.
Inspire the children in your classroom to move, create, discover, and learn with our engaging, easy-to-use educational technology.
From the NAEYC Position Statement on Young Children and Technology
"Effective uses of technology and media are active, hands-on, engaging, and empowering; give the child control; provide adaptive scaffolds to ease the accomplishment of tasks; and are used as one of many options to support children's learning.
Interactions with technology and media should be playful and support creativity, exploration, pretend play, active play, and outdoor activities."
The innovative Inspire Ultra and Inspire Plus create opportunities for endless learning! More versatile and easy to use than any other interactive device! Packed with software created for teachers, by teachers, and a proven quality that is backed by the best warranty on the market.
Our Shine-2 Tablet features a modern interface, keyboard, attached stylus, Shine-2 Software, and more. Use it as a tablet or attach it to the keyboard to use as a laptop!
If you are ready to open a new child care center or expand an existing one, we are ready to help! From classroom design to turnkey delivery and setup services, Kaplan has helped early childhood educators like you open hundreds of new centers all across the country.
If you are interested in using Kaplan's delivery and setup services, please contact your local representative, Mills Snowden, for additional information.
Kaplan Early Learning Company is proud to offer high-quality playground equipment and accessories to New Mexico pre-k programs like yours. To learn more about our commercial recreation and playground equipment, contact your local representative Mills Snowden, for assistance.
Kaplan offers a variety of professional development trainings and topics available as both full-day sessions (6 hours) and half-day sessions (3 hours). All Kaplan trainings can be customized to meet the specific needs of your program.
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Letting children play with horseshoe magnets and paperclips is a great activity, but have you ever thought of using magnet play to support STEM in the classroom? Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics have become a major focus in education due to expected job growth in STEM-related careers. Read more.
Whether a child hits others, uses inappropriate language, or throws a tantrum, all educators have to address challenging behaviors in the classroom. Social-emotional learning and self-regulation tools help teach children about resilience and how to appropriately manage their behavior and emotions, but those resources may not be enough to effectively address the challenging behavior. Read more.
Effective family engagement events require a lot of time, effort, and organization. To ensure that you don't forget anything or have a last-minute panic attack ("How did this room get so messy?"), it's important for you to make an appropriate strategy plan for each event. Read more.
According to the CDC, 11% (6.4 million) of children ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011. If you've ever had a child with ADHD or a similar diagnosis in one of your classes, then you know how difficult it can be for children with behavioral disorders to learn and succeed in the classroom. Read more.
Mills came to Kaplan with a strong background in finance and economics and now has over 17 years of experience in the early childhood education industry. He likes the new opportunities and challenges his job brings and the range of activities he participates in each day in order to better connect with and serve his customers.
Mills currently lives in Centennial, Colorado, where he enjoys fly-fishing, skiing, and traveling. He has three children—one a recent graduate of West Point, another currently attending West Point, and the third at Point Loma in San Diego.
The territory Mills currently covers for Kaplan includes Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. Customers in Denver, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Pueblo, and surrounding areas can count on Mills to help them find the materials and services they need to better their education environments. Mills also serves the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado, the New Mexico Head Start Association, and the Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) among other regional and national organizations. Mills acts as Kaplan's Regional Manager for the territory he covers and the state of Texas.
In addition to his full-time role as Southwest Regional Manager for Kaplan, Mills volunteers his time for organizations focused on early education. He is the president of the Kingsbury Foundation, treasurer of the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children, and serves on the board of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado.
Whether you're looking for educational technology, school and kindergarten readiness materials, dual language resources, or DECA and eDECA programs, Mills will provide you with all of the products, resources, and services you need to meet federal and state guidelines and to obtain infant/toddler and quality grants. Mills encourages both potential and current customers to contact him with any questions or concerns related to discounts, sales, products, and services. Be sure to ask him for more information about our professional development trainings, our selection of playground equipment, and our classroom furniture.
