New and improved doesn't always equate to 'better'. Like Momof4, I like the themes, and frankly, so do the kids. I don't plan mine out in advance though...we're a little more fly by the seat of our pants. Sometimes themes will come up unexpectedly that blend beautifully with an event within our daycare. Can't we just let kids be kids? Let them play and learn through play and look to us to direct them? Isn't that our job as adults? To direct them through life, lead by example and give them the tools to eventually be able to direct themselves. That's kinda what I thought we were supposed to be doing.

I think the government just likes to assert their presence and look like they're doing something useful....

I'll read the rest of that document over naptime more thoroughly, but I was annoyed and needed a little vent.....

I'm done now.