Lil' People's World

Locally & Family Owned Since 1994

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Infant Care, Childcare, Preschool, & School age

Kirkland

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Lil’ People’s World, located in Kirkland, has been committed to the highest form of Early Childhood Education for more than 30 years within the Kingsgate community. Lil’ People’s World’s program focuses on supporting the needs of our children and the families in our care by creating a positive and long-term relationship. We service all ages from infants through preschool and school age.

Our Directors

BOBBIE BENDER

Hi! My name is Miss Bobbie, and I have been in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field for more than 20 years. I started as a nanny, became a mom, and then started with Lil’ People’s World in 2007. Over the years as a teacher, Director, and now a Supervising Director, I have gained a world of experience and passion for ECE development. After acquiring my CDA, AAS, and finally a BA of ECS, I have found my calling. I truly enjoy getting to know each child I work with individually, building strong connections, and incorporating my education along the way. Children are the most loving and honest of us all; they have an ability to see though us and never lie in doing so, and that’s what builds my love for teaching.

Kirkland Director
Bobbie@lilpeoplesworld.com

NALLELY SOLIS

Hi! I’m Miss Nallely. I proudly joined the LPW Family back in 2019, originally at our Bellevue center. Over the years, I grew within this wonderful community, gaining experience as a Lead Teacher working with toddlers and preschoolers. I am deeply passionate about early childhood education, and one of my greatest joys is supporting children as they learn and grow. A quote by Pythagoras that inspires my educational philosophy is, “Educate the children, and you won’t need to punish the adults they become.” This perspective guides the way I honor and support each child’s unique developmental journey. I hold an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Early Childhood Education and am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Early Childhood Education at North Seattle College. As a bilingual member of this team, I am enabled to build strong connections with our diverse families and support them in meaningful ways. In January 2026, I transitioned to our Kirkland center as the Program Supervisor; a role I carry out with pride, gratitude, and dedication each day. My commitment is to support our staff, families, and most importantly our children. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, exploring nature, and staying close to the water during the summer. Above all, I appreciate the simple moments that make life meaningful.

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Nallely@lilpeoplesworld.com

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Pre-School Curriculum

We use a teaching strategy called “Creative Curriculum,” when educating our Pre-Schoolers. Creative Curriculum primarily focuses on:

  • Meeting the child’s basic needs
  • Fostering social-emotional development
  • Developing relationships
  • Supporting cognition and brain development

Creative Curriculum for preschool is a comprehensive, science based, early childhood education curriculum that has demonstrated through studies to have a positive impact on the quality of the child’s classroom conduct, as well as improvements to cognitive and social-emotional development.

Creative Curriculum promotes positive physical, social, and cognitive outcomes for children through a variety of activities including fine motor, large motor, sensory, art, dramatic play, and science activities.

Toddler Curriculum

We use a teaching strategy called, “Creative Curriculum,” when educating our Toddlers. Creative Curriculum primarily focuses on:

  • Meeting the child’s basic needs
  • Fostering social-emotional development
  • Developing relationships
  • Supporting cognition and brain development

The goal of our toddler curriculum is to help children develop both their body and their minds in a safe and healthy place. These early, positive interactions with caring adults can give young children the confidence they need to explore their surroundings and take joy in their day-to-day discoveries.

Examples of their day-to-day activities can be found in the weekly sample schedule included below.

Infant Curriculum

Our daily infant curriculum is broken up into four categories of development:

  • Physical Experience
  • Listening and Talking Experience
  • Creative Experience
  • Learning From the World
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Physical Experience
To assure our infants reach their appropriate physical development milestones, we employ our Physical Experiences curriculum. Physical Experiences utilizes motor activities that focus on both large and small muscle development.
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Listening and Talking Experience
Before the age of one, infants are learning to understand the things that we are saying. For this reason, we provide a Listening and Talking Experience, which includes reading books, singing songs, and talking about the surroundings to aid in their communication development.
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Creative Experience
Creative Experience allows infants to explore the many beauties that arts and crafts expose our minds to. The process of ‘art with infants’ enables our children to explore and experiment with different smells, textures, and artistic tools as a means of facilitating an early understanding of creative thought and design.
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Learning From the World
Learning from the World introduces the infant to the world around us, allowing us to aid in their sensory development within a free, yet controlled environment. Examples of these activities can be found in the weekly sample schedule included below.