On a recent weekday morning, a group of toddlers squealed and chased after soap bubbles in their classroom at a daycare center on the campus of Jackson National Life Insurance Co., near Lansing.
Down the hall, older children worked on identifying the date on a calendar. In one room, toddlers watched their teacher scoop out the slimy insides of a pumpkin and spread them on a tray. In another, kids attempted to act out a play with hand puppets.