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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
Posted in Beth, Health and Safety
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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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
Posted in Activities, Janine, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, activity, caregivers, child care, childcare, children, classroom, craft, daycare, gobble, preschool, thanksgiving, turkey
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Fun Fall Science Activities
By Janine Fall is a great time to bring the outdoors inside and celebrate nature with your class. Here are a few ideas to get you started… Fun with Leaves: Go on a Leaf Hunt Chart or graph information such … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Janine
Tagged acorn, activities, activity, autumn, child care, childcare, children, classroom, corn, fall, family daycare, leaf, leaves, preschool, pumpkin, science
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
By Janine Did you know that September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month? According to the Center for Disease Control, 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and teens between the ages of 2 and 19, are obese. This rate has … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Janine
Tagged activity, caregivers, child care, childcare, children, healthy, movement, moving, obesity, obest
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Coffee Filters, Clothespins,and Kitchen Scissors
by Diane In my last post I gave you my list of condiments (Ranch dressing,ketchup,and peanut butter) every provider needs for smooth sailing at mealtimes, now I will give you my top 3 day care helpers. Coffee filters, clothespins, and … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, care, caregivers, child care, child care lounge, childcare, children, clothespins, coffee filters, craft, daycare, ideas, preschool, scissors
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Christmas in July
Christmas in July by Janine While Christmas only comes once a year, it is something that many children think about year round. Here are a few ideas to celebrate Christmas in July…giving the children in your care a sneak peak … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Janine
Tagged activities, child care, childcare, christmas, classroom, craft, daycare, decorate, family daycare, july, preschool, santa, snow, snowman, tree
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Go Fishing Day Activities
by Janine June 18th is Go Fishing Day. Fishing is a great summer theme for your classroom. Here are a few of my favorite ideas and activities to go along with this topic.Create your own magnet fishing game. Have each … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Janine
Tagged activities, child care, children, classroom, day care, fish, fishing, preschool
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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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Tagged blog authors, child care, child care blog, paid for blog posts
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Caring for Mixed Age Groups
Karina is not unlike many other family child care providers. She opens her home to care for four other children in addition to her own four year old son. She cares for a young infant and his two year sister … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, Joni
Tagged activities, age groups, care, caregivers, child care, childcare, children, family daycare, infants, mixed age, mulitage, providers, teachers, toddlers
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The Importance of a Facebook Presence for Child Care
The Importance of a Facebook Presence for Child Care Don’t have a Facebook Page for your Child Care program? You are missing out! One of the easiest ways to market your child care program and communicate with current families is … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, Uncategorized
Tagged business, child care, child care program, childcare, customers, facebook, facebook page, families, market, marketing, website
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