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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
Posted in Activities, Janine, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, activity, children, day care, daycare, movement, music, preschool
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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
Posted in Administration, Cathy Abraham, Uncategorized
Tagged child care, day care, daycare, employees, providers, quit, staff, staff member, teacher, teachers, turnover
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Gobble! Gobble! Turkey Activities for Child Care
by Janine It’s almost Thanksgiving, and that means it’s time to start making turkeys in your classroom! Here are a few of my favorite Turkey crafts! Name Turkey Have the child trace and cut out their foot on brown construction … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, activity, caregivers, child care, childcare, children, classroom, craft, daycare, gobble, preschool, thanksgiving, turkey
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Confessions of a Provider
I have been doing home day care for many years. I believe providing care for Lil’ Ones requires a sense of humor. Here are some of the humorous confessions I have come up during my days. Sometimes during naptime I … Continue reading
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Tagged children, confession, daycare, homw daycare, provider
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My Own Children Are the Worst of the Bunch!
~Kay Mishkin Ever since I began doing childcare, back at the dawn of time, there is one topic many providers all lament about… their own children. It is a fact that a great proportion of women providing care in their … Continue reading
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We are looking for Blog Authors!….We are looking for contributors to our blog! https://blog.childcarelounge.com/ Blog Submissions $35 when accepted and posted 200-500 words Here are some blogs to check out first: http://www.teachpreschool.org/ http://centersandcircletime.blogspot.com/ http://toddlerlearningactivities.blogspot.com/ http://earlyliteracycounts.blogspot.com/ http://preschool2prek.blogspot.com/ Be sure to abide … Continue reading
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New Store!
The Child Care Lounge store is now open! Featuring a variety of child care related products: http://www.cafepress.com/childcarelounge by
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Penguin Theme for Preschool
by Ellen I have been collecting penguins ever since I was about 12 years old. So, when I taught preschool, I made sure to share my love of penguins with a penguin-themed week every winter. Penguins are a lot more … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Ellen, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, art, children, circle time, penguin, penguine theme, preschool, song, thematic, unit
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Tips from a TSS (Therapeutic Staff Support) Working with Children on the Autism Spectrum
~Carly Some of you may be asking what is Therapeutic Staff Support? A TSS provides one- on-one interventions to children of all ages in their home, school, or community setting. The TSS works on specific goals outlined within his or … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Carly, Development, Uncategorized
Tagged autism, autism spectrum, autistic, childcare, children, communication theraputic, goal, intervention, social, spectrum, TSS, verbal
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