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Child Care Funding Opportunities
Here are some current child care funding opportunities. We do our best to keep this list up-to-date but cannot verify it’s accuracy. Home Depot Community Impact Grants The Home Depot Foundation offers grants, up to $5,000, to IRS-registered 501c designated … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, Joni
Tagged childcare, foundation, funding, fundraising, grant, grants
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Easter Egg Fun – Decoration Ideas
There is so much more you can do with eggs than just following the steps on the back of a kit box. I hope the Easter egg decoration ideas below will inspire some creative Easter egg designs for you to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Joni
Tagged decorate, easter, easter egg, egg decoration, egg dye
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Christmas Tree! Theme and Activities
The Christmas tree is a well known symbol of the holiday. Learn more about the wonderful tradition and find great ways to celebrate. Christmas Tree Facts Learn More About the Christmas Tree: 2-3 seedlings are planted for every harvested Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, art, childcare, christmas tree, craft, crafts, preschool, song, theme
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Father’s Day Quotations and Humor
Father’s Day Quotations and Humor It is no secret, I will always be daddy’s little girl. In many ways he was my primary caregiver while I was growing up and he still has a special place in my life and … Continue reading
Frogs Theme and Activities
Frogs Theme and Activities Here are some basic theme ideas for helping preschool aged children learn about frogs. Frog Songs and Fingerplays I’m A Little Frog I’m a little frog Just a pollywog I live in the brook Underneath the … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, art, childcare, craft, fingerplays, frog, preschool, song, theme
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Preschool Classroom Block Area (Construction)
Preschool Classroom Block Area (Construction) by Cathy Abraham Make sure you have plenty of space for the block area so children can build elaborate structures. Goals/Skills: Concept development (shape, size, balance, contrast, one-to-one correspondence, counting, matching, sorting, spatial relationships, grouping, … Continue reading
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Tagged block, blocks, building blocks, classroom area, preschool
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Super Bowl and Football Theme
Super Bowl/Football Theme Though the Super Bowl is typically on a Sunday, you can use the week leading up to the Super Bowl to have a football theme. On the Friday before the Super Bowl, ask children to wear the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Joni
Tagged activities, art, football, math, preschool, science, superbowl, theme
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Child Care and Development Research Overview 2015
Here is a research overview of child care and development research stories that we featured in the Child Care Lounge newsletter in 2015. How does type of toy affect quantity, quality of language in infant playtime? Parent … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Joni
Tagged 2015, adhd, autism, care, childcare, development, infant, kindergarten, overview, parents, preschool, research, study, year
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Winter Animal Theme
Winter Animal Theme Polar Bears, Penguins and Winter..oh, my! Teach young children about these two popular winter animals. Winter Animals Songs and Rhymes Royal Penguins One royal penguin . .feeling very blue Called for his brother then there were two … Continue reading
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Tagged acitivity, activities, animal, penguin, polar bear, theme, winter
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Great Pumpkin Theme and Activities
Great Pumpkin Theme and Activities Have some fun with pumpkins this Halloween! This is the perfect time of year to take a field trip to a local pumpkin patch. Pumpkin Songs and Fingerplays Five Little Pumpkins Five little pumpkins sitting … Continue reading
