29 Jul
Now Hiring: Full-Time Professional Teacher
Starling Agency Now Hiring Professional Teachers for private in-home education. Apply Today!
16 Jul
What’s a Micro-School? Nano-School? Nano-Pod?
Micro-schooling is a very new learning model for parents and educators in Seattle. There are as many applications as there are educational philosophies and operating models. In other words, a micro-school is what you make of it.
25 Jun
What you Need to Know About Face Masks
Information provided by Washington State Economic Resiliency Team (ERT) as a part of the Washington State Coronavirus Response (COVID-19) All Washingtonians are required to wear cloth face masks in public. Effective Friday, June 26, every Washingtonian in an indoor public space, or in an outside public space when unable to physically distance from others, will […]
22 Jun
Book of the Week: Rainbow A First Book of Pride
Book of the Week. Starling Agency Nanny Placement Seattle. This is a sweet ode to rainbow families.
20 Jun
TOP Four Questions about Going Back to School in the Fall – Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Supt. Reykdal answers questions about masks, physical distancing, remote learning, and whether ALL schools will open back up in the fall.
25 May
Times May Be Tough, but Girl Scouts are Resilient
To all the Girl Scouts out there, we salute you! True story! Starling’s Placement Director, Diane, earned a black belt in Girl Scouting! Ok, maybe not, but she is a Girl Scout lifer. We were curious to learn how the Girl Scouts are adapting during this time, so we reached out to Diane’s sister and […]
05 May
From Teacher to Private Educator
Grab a coffee, my teacher peeps! I have great news! There are so many wonderful families hiring private educators right now. The need is greater than ever to work with private families as an educator/caregiver….educarer, if you will. A little backstory. I taught grades Pre-K-5th early on in my career. At certain points I focused […]
07 Apr
Temp Nanny Placement for Essential Workers During Covid-19
Starling Agency has been experiencing an outpouring of interest from caregivers to help support Seattle’s essential and critical infrastructure work force! We are now offering essential worker families in the greater Seattle-area a discounted & tiered nanny placement option during the COVID-19 crisis. Contact us today to hire an early educator, specialist, or professional nanny […]
25 Mar
Mr. Ryan’s Music Free on YouTube!
Mr. Ryan to the Rescue! Tune-in to shake your sillies out It’s happening! Mr. Ryan is going to be jamming and shaking the sillies out on YouTube! Quick – grab your ukulele, fake beard, peanut butter and pickles! Check out his YouTube channel for a much needed dose of giggle-magic! Mr. Ryan and a small […]
01 Oct
Glow in the Dark No-Carve Pumpkin!
Glow in the Dark No-Carve Pumpkin We kicked off the Halloween season with the easiest no-carve pumpkin ever. Enjoy! We used: 1 Small-ish pumpkin 1 pack of stick-on googly eyes 1 pack of large glow-in-the-dark googly eyes (found at Joann’s) Glue gun Directions: Let toddler go bananas with the stick-on googly eyes Fill in the […]