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May is “Get Caught Reading Month”
Get Caught Reading Month by Janine May is “Get Caught Reading Month”. Here are some tips and fun ideas to take reading to the next level in your program! Create a cozy spot for reading. Add floor pillows and soft … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, books, care, child care, child care lounge, childcare, children, classroom, family daycare, preschool, reading, story
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Child Care Provider Appreciation Day is May 9th
by Joni How It Started: National Provider Appreciation Day is a day of recognition celebrated annually on the Friday before Mother’s Day. The day was spearheaded by a group of volunteers in New Jersey in 1996. These individuals saw the … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, child care, child care lounge, children, classroom, day care, daycare
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March is Music in our School Month
by Janine Including music in your program and helping to cultivate a love of music in the children you teach can have lifelong benefits. Preschool music and movement plays an important role in child development. Children who play or sing … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, children, day care, daycare, movement, music, preschool
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Keeping your “cool” in the winter time
Keeping your “cool” in the winter time (Seven ideas for beating Cabin Fever) by Kay Mishkin For those of you who don’t particularly enjoy the winter sports and activities, here are some things you might do to help you get … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, cabin fever, child care, childcare, daycare, kids, preschool, snow, spring, toys, vacation, winter
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February is Heart Health Month
by Janine February is Heart Health Month. Here are a few activities to use to help make this month more than just Valentine’s. Heart Beats Bring in a good quality stethoscope. Show the children how to use the stethoscope to … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, child care, childcare, children, classroom, daycare, family daycare, February, healthy, heart, heart beat, ideas, preschool, valentine
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Child Care Room Arrangement Tips
Create clear visual boundaries, making it apparent to children where learning areas stop and start. Define child care areas with shelving units, equipment with backs, area rugs, etc. Each learning area should be separate, and its own entity and area. … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, areas, environment, preschool, room, room arrangment
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Tips for Minimizing the Impact of Staff Change
by Cathy Abraham What are the main things parents want to know when there is a teacher change at the center? a) That their child will still be well taken care of; and… b) That the management team is capable … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, day care, daycare, employees, providers, quit, staff, staff member, teacher, teachers, turnover
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Food Allergies and Young Children
by Beth If that moment hasn’t arrived yet, odds are that it will in your future. You will have a child with food allergies in your classroom or home daycare. According to The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), one … Continue reading
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Tagged allergies, allergy, child care, childcare, children, egg, EpiPen, family daycare, fish, food, Milk, peanut, preschool, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat
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