Announcing Cullen’s abc’s Preschool Videos Surpasses 20,000 Views

San Jose, CA, April 5, 2007 – This week Cullen’s abc’s (www.cullensabcs.com) announces a significant milestone for its more than 100 free “idea videos” for preschool development at home. The educational yet entertaining idea videos have now been viewed over 20,000 times. Momentum, awareness, and popularity for Cullen’s abc’s has increased from numerous regional and national reviews including a San Jose Mercury News article “Couples Web site: It’s really kids’ play” (http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_5493697) and a special YouTube feature spot. Cullen’s abc’s is a free service that uses short “idea videos” to share low-cost ideas that stimulate children's development at home.

“It as been so exciting to see the number of video views grow so fast,” states Cullen Wood, the creator of Cullen’s abc’s. “I hope Cullen’s abc’s inspires other educators to take advantage of YouTube to share their knowledge creatively. Having featured our site, I hope YouTube realizes the significance of our educational videos and others. We hope the Cullen’s abc’s milestone of 20,000 video views will help influence them to create an education category.”

Cullen’s abc’s idea videos are for parents, family, relatives, friends and teachers of preschoolers and include art and craft ideas, rhymes, songs, activity ideas, interactive book readings for children, as well as book reviews with tips for grown ups.

Highlights of Cullen’s abc’s since launch on December 15, 2006:

• Appeal for curriculum advice from educators as far away as India.
• Collaboration request from RussTV in Canada.
• Super high average star rating (4.6 out of 5) of idea videos by YouTube viewers.
• Applause from Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News Journalist, “Their experience shows that the Internet levels the playing field and gives those with a do-it-yourself initiative the chance at creating something viral that could win them an appearance on the "Oprah Winfrey Show.”
• Praise from Mercer Mayer, Children’s Book Author, “You've got it! …Create critical mass in educating and entertaining children. You are surfing the wave of the future.”
• Parental endorsement of Cullen’s article: “How to Select the Best Preschool for Your Child - Inside Tips from a Preschool Teacher” on Cullen’s abc’s

Cullen’s abc’s is pioneering the use of YouTube to share idea videos that stimulate preschool development at home. Cullen’s abc’s is the creation of Cullen Wood, who has been working with young children since 1994. She currently is a Preschool Teacher at St. Tim’s Lutheran School in San Jose, California. Cullen has also authored the article titled: “How to Select the Best Preschool for Your Child – Inside Tips from a Preschool Teacher.