September 2009

Container Gardening with Young Children

September 9, 2009

Tweet Tweet Children are naturally curious about nature and their environment. Daycare centers should take advantage of this by planning environmentally friendly activities. You will find that young children in your child day care center love playing in the dirt, planting seeds, watching the seeds they have planted grow, and then harvesting and tasting or [...]

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How to Create a Daycare Emergency Kit

September 8, 2009

Tweet Tweet Daycare providers are responsible for the health and well being of young children. Your childcare center must be able to keep children safe and daycare providers must be thoroughly prepared for emergency situations like earthquakes. The first 72 hours after a disaster like an earthquake are crucial. The emergency lock down kit should [...]

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The Best Books for Daycare Businesses: Child Care Center Resources

September 7, 2009

Tweet Tweet The business of child care can be extremely lucrative. However, starting a daycare business can be overwhelming. Managing staff, finances, supplies, marketing, planning, policies, and many of the business aspects of a childcare center can be a huge task. Fortunately there is a wealth of information on the internet and daycare business guide [...]

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Avoid Choking Hazards and Allergic Reactions in Toddlers: Worst Foods for Toddlers

September 4, 2009

Tweet Tweet As a child day care center owner, your first order of duty is to keep the children in your care safe. Within the scope of child safety, your daycare business must consider which foods are potentially dangerous to small children. Toddlers are at risk for choking and severe allergic reactions caused by food. [...]

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Child Care Safety: Recent Crib Recalls

September 3, 2009

Tweet Tweet If your child care center cares for infants, your number one priority must be to keep children safe by maintaining a secure and healthy environment. On the list of child care equipment that may be extremely dangerous for young children are cribs for infants. Infants may be at risk of entrapment, suffocation, strangulation, [...]

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Reduce Child Care Costs with Child Care Co-Ops

September 2, 2009

Tweet Tweet In today’s economic climate, finding quality childcare at a low price is a necessity, but it is also a challenge. For single parents and families in which both parents work, childcare is a necessity. But what do you do if you’re unemployed or can’t afford child care services? A childcare co-op is a [...]

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Young Children Learn Through Play: Pretend Play and Gross Motor Learning

September 1, 2009

Tweet Tweet All child care services must incorporate some type of learning through play. Your child care business should focus on a strong preschool curriculum that builds learning opportunities directly into play so that learning develops at the same pace as the growing child. Children by nature are curious, active, and eager to learn and [...]

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