Daycare safety is making sure that children are always safe.

Safety of the children is important within the daycare as well as in the immediate vicinity.

Child Care Product Recalls Dec 2011

January 19, 2012

Tweet Tweet When you own a child care center , your number one priority must be to keep children safe by maintaining a secure and healthy environment.    Infants may be at risk of entrapment, suffocation, strangulation, or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the [...]

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Potty Training Tips for Daycare Providers and Parents

November 22, 2011

Tweet Tweet How do you know when a child is ready for toilet training?  The age range for potty training readiness varies. Most children are not physiologically ready to be toilet trained until about 18-24 months whereas some may not be ready until 30 months or older. Along with physiological readiness, they must be also [...]

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Tips for Dealing with Food Allergies in Daycare

November 2, 2011

Tweet Tweet If you’re a daycare provider, daycare owner, or child care center owner, you will have to manage the individual needs of children with respect to daycare nutrition. Many times the children in your care will have food allergies that must be considered and addressed. What exactly is a food allergy? According to the [...]

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Cloth Diapers in the Daycare Setting

October 21, 2011

Tweet Tweet Do you allow your daycare kids to use cloth diapers? For many parents, finding a daycare center that uses or will let them bring in cloth diapers is a challenge if they have kids who have not gone through toilet training.  As more and more business are becoming environmentally conscious and our economy [...]

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How to Teach Preschoolers about Strangers Part 2

October 7, 2011

Tweet Tweet Child safety is a topic that can be taught to children in your daycare at an early age. Daycare providers can implement activities and lesson plans that help children learn about strangers and safe adults. We Michael Behmer, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist, and Co-Creator of Chaos to Connection, for tips for teaching [...]

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How to Teach Preschoolers about Strangers Part 1

October 6, 2011

Tweet Tweet Child safety is a topic that can be taught to children in your daycare at an early age. Daycare providers can implement activities and lesson plans that help children learn about strangers and safe adults. We Michael Behmer, M.A., Marriage and Family Therapist, and Co-Creator of Chaos to Connection, for tips for teaching [...]

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How to Boost Immunity in Daycare

October 4, 2011

Tweet Tweet As we enter cold and flu season many daycare providers take precautions or have strategies to help boost their immunity now also throughout the year. Some take vitamins, sanitize toys more thoroughly, and get more sleep. We asked our OwnADaycare Facebook fans who are daycare owners what they do to help boost their [...]

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Swing Sets Gliders and Children’s Clothing Recalls (Summer 2011)

September 30, 2011

Tweet Tweet If your child care center cares for infants and toddlers, your number one priority must be to keep them safe by maintaining a secure and healthy environment.  Swings, gliders and even clothing can be extremely dangerous for young children if they are not built correctly. Infants and toddlers may be at risk of falling [...]

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Recent Crib Recalls (2011)

September 15, 2011

Tweet Tweet If your child care center cares for infants and toddlers, your number one priority must be to keep them safe by maintaining a secure and healthy environment.  Cribs can be extremely dangerous for young children if they are not built correctly. Infants and toddlers may be at risk of falling and choking hazards if [...]

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How to Take Children on a Daycare Field Trip

September 14, 2011

Tweet Tweet Field trips are an important part of early childhood education. Field trips support learning objectives by allowing for tangible experiences related to the theme you have presented. Field trips introduce children to a variety of cultures, environments, occupations and community leaders. Field trips also allow children to learn and practice how to behave [...]

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