Bradford, PA — [May 8, 2025] — Rainbow Corner Preschool, operated by CARE for Children, celebrated Zoo Days this week, featuring a visit from the Erie Traveling Zoo and two evenings of hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) programming for preschoolers and their families.

The preschool hosted STEAM Family Nights on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, engaging children and their families in creative, zoo-themed projects and experiments. The sessions promoted interactive learning while encouraging scientific curiosity and teamwork.

The week concluded with a visit from the Erie Traveling Zoo on Thursday, led by zoo outreach specialists and volunteers. The program was based on The Animal Bop series by Jan Ormerod, allowing children to connect literature to real-life experiences. Preschoolers listened to the story and then met animal visitors, including Pip, a chinchilla, and Henry, a lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec. The Traveling Zoo experience helps children go beyond the pages of a book, offering a chance to see, hear, and touch animals and artifacts while learning in an engaging and memorable way.

Pictured: Rainbow Corner Preschool student Alexander pets Henry, a lesser Madagascar hedgehog tenrec from the Erie Zoo, while Mason Boser looks on.

Mathias, age 3, is the son of Cory and Diane Mathias. Boser, age 4, is the son of Christopher and Lindsey Boser.

Rainbow Corner Preschool provides early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 and is located at the Ashley Booth Griffin CARE for Children Center in Bradford, PA. The preschool is dedicated to providing a nurturing, inclusive, and engaging learning environment that supports the developmental needs of every child.

For more information about Rainbow Corner Preschool or CARE for Children’s early learning programs, please visit www.careforchildren.info or call (814) 362-4621.

About CARE for Children:

CARE for Children is a non-profit organization based in Bradford, Pennsylvania, dedicated to improving the lives of children of all abilities through therapeutic, educational, and family support services.