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.

Toddlers’ Brain Development: What is DHA?

January 7, 2013

Tweet Tweet Having children participate in “brain games” to exercise their memory is a fun and healthy way for children to stimulate brain health while they are at daycare. DHA is an important nutrient for brain development that is also beneficial when it comes to engaging children in healthy activity during daycare. Since most kids [...]

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The Biggest Children’s Product Recalls of 2012: Children’s Products to Avoid

December 18, 2012

Tweet Tweet If you follow the Own A Daycare blog, you know we do a lot of product recall posts because we are big on protecting children and keeping them safe. After losing my 4 month old nephew to SIDS at daycare, I always want to make sure the products others use at home and [...]

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Flu Prevention and Sick Policies for Daycare

December 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet Illness in daycare is of great concern for parents and daycare providers. Your health and medication regulations can help prevent the spread of illness in daycare. It is very important to have a sick child policy in place because it sets forth the rules and expectations.   According to the centers for disease control,  children and child [...]

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Children’s Product Recalls November 2012

December 11, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the United [...]

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Children’s Product Recalls (NOT Including Toys) October 2012

November 7, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the United [...]

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Child Product Recalls September 2012

October 17, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the United [...]

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Child Product Recalls August 2012

August 31, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the United [...]

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More Children’s Product Recalls July 2012 (Not Including Toys)

August 10, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the United [...]

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Children’s Product Recalls July 2012

July 16, 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, injury or asphyxiation if childcare products prove to be faulty. Parents and child care providers MUST check regularly with the [...]

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Bed Bugs in Daycare or Preschool

July 12, 2012

Tweet Tweet Bed bugs are a health and safety issue that is springing up everywhere. What happens when a client has bed bugs at home and brings them to your daycare? A daycare owner asks:” Can I terminate a family because they continually have bed bugs? I have had to have my house sprayed twice at [...]

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