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New Years Resource List for Preschoolers plus Free Worksheets

December 30, 2011

Tweet Tweet The New Year is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their lesson plans with story time books and fun New Year’s Day activities. It is also a good time to discuss how the New Year is celebrated in other cultures. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free New Year [...]

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The Importance of a Philosophy for Your Daycare Center Part 2

December 2, 2011

Tweet Tweet If you’re writing a handbook for your daycare center or preschool, part of the content should include an early childhood education philosophy. This includes an intentional approach which serves as a guide in decision-making, and goal-setting at the center. A philosophy also helps parents decide if the goals of your daycare center match [...]

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Creative Arts Lesson Plan -Thanksgiving Vegetable Cornucopia Prints

November 15, 2011

Tweet Tweet Children’s creativity blossoms through rich experience in the arts. According to Play Projects and preschool Standards by Gera Jacobs and Kathy Krowley, “Through the arts, children learn to express themselves and discover that they can represent their thoughts and ideas through many different media. The arts help children develop the concept that one [...]

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How to Make a Hand Print Mug Daycare Activity

October 3, 2011

Tweet Tweet A handprint mug makes a special gift for a variety of holidays and occasions such as birthdays, mother’s day, Father’s Day, or Christmas. A handprint mug is the perfect keepsake and can be made by children of all ages from infants to children in elementary school. Children in your family daycare will have [...]

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Creative Arts Activity for Preschoolers: Relief Prints

September 6, 2011

Tweet Tweet Children’s creativity blossoms through rich experience in the arts. According to Play Projects and preschool Standards by Gera Jacobs and Kathy Krowley, “Through the arts, children learn to express themselves and discover that they can represent their thoughts and ideas through many different media. The arts help children develop the concept that one [...]

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Guest Blogger Louise Roberts on A Good Provider: We are a Funky Breed

May 11, 2011

Tweet Tweet Over the years I have been a Day Home Provider I have met and are currently friends with many other providers. Of course the good ones, the ones who are genuine, loving and really care about the health, well-being and development of each individual child are the ones I associate with. We are [...]

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Guest Blogger Jessica Eginoire on Fostering Exceptional Relationships in Daycare

April 18, 2011

Tweet Tweet As a child care provider, our first job is to keep the children we care for safe, loved and provided for in our care, I also believe our second job is to keep their parents comfortable, informed and involved. In order to do our first job well, we must be able to do [...]

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Daycare Grants: Starting a Home Daycare & How to Start a Home Daycare Center

November 12, 2010

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What Daycare Providers Want Parents to Know Part 2

August 20, 2010

Tweet Tweet We asked our OwnADaycare Facebook fans who are daycare owners, to reveal information they would love to anonymously convey to parents. This information is helpful not only for parents who send their child to daycare, but also will help new daycare owners create and enforce policies for their daycare business. Advice fell into [...]

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Environmentally Friendly Daycare Playground Environments: Interview with Matt Haugh Part 1

July 7, 2010

Tweet Tweet Increasingly, more family daycare businesses are becoming environmentally safe and responsible.  Child care providers are special taking measures (as an important component of their daycare jobs) to ensure that the environment provides the best in health for children, offer locally-grown or organic food, and celebrate multiculturalism. Matt Haugh directs sales and marketing for [...]

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