Supplies and Equipment

Homemade Non Toxic Summer Craft Recipes

May 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet Art supplies for home daycare businesses can be expensive. However you can save some money by making simple craft materials and keep children safe because you know what’s going in them. These are the craft materials that children in your home daycare will use over and over again this summer in creative arts activities or [...]

Read the full article →

Daycare Dilemmas Solved How to Get Parents to Take Home Their Child’s Arts and Crafts

April 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet Are you tired of your daycare parents leaving art and craft projects behind or seeing them in the car as they leave?  The children in your daycare have are proud of their work and you are proud of the process. We asked the OwnADaycare Facebook fans how they handle the situation and for [...]

Read the full article →

Field Trip and Activity Permission Slips for Daycare

March 20, 2012

Tweet Tweet Each daycare business has its own individual policies and procedures. However, all daycare providers must issue standard childcare authorization forms in order to protect the children in their care as well as their daycare employees.  The field trip or activity authorization form, gives the children in your care permission to leave the facility [...]

Read the full article →

Spring and Easter Sensory Bin Ideas for Daycare

February 24, 2012

Tweet Tweet Sensory and dramatic activities help children develop a sense of touch and help enhance their ability perceive their environment accurately. Exposing children to a variety of textures further supports fine motor skill development. Buy or create a sensory table or sensory bin which is any type of container that can be filled with [...]

Read the full article →

More Homemade Art and Craft Supply Recipes for Daycare

February 21, 2012

Tweet Tweet Art supplies for home daycare businesses can be expensive. However you can save some money by making simple craft materials. These are the craft materials that children in your home daycare use over and over in creative arts activities or free play. Here are some recipes for play dough, face paint, silly putty, decoupage [...]

Read the full article →

Marble Painting Creative Arts Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

February 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet Why do children need creative arts activities? According to Sarah Gable in her article “Creativity in Young Children”, “Creativity is more than a product — it’s a process. An interesting painting, a thought-provoking writing, or a unique response, may be examples of creative work, but the decisions people make as they paint, sculpt, [...]

Read the full article →

How to Clean a Daycare Pack N Play

February 16, 2012

Tweet Tweet In terms of daycare equipment, a playpen or play yard (Pack N Play) is very convenient and useful. However, a Pack N Play can harbor a lot of germs that can cause colds and other infections. In addition, they can get dirty everyday use. Pack N Plays must be cleaned regularly. Some daycare [...]

Read the full article →

Daycare Dilemma Boys Playing with Dolls

February 9, 2012

Tweet Tweet A reader had a dilemma because there was a boy in her care who plays with dolls and prefers to play with the girls. She wondered if she should make him play with the boys and cars or just let him be. We asked our OwnADaycare fans on Facebook what they would do, or [...]

Read the full article →

Healthy Lunches for Toddlers in Your Daycare

December 14, 2011

Tweet Tweet Whether it’s lunch for children in your daycare, preschool, or for a field trip, make sure toddlers get proper nutrition by making a well-balanced lunch.  In addition, packing a lunch for your own child is economical and ensures that your child is eating nutritious foods in age-appropriate portions. Making lunch for preschool-aged children [...]

Read the full article →

Holiday and Christmas Gift Ideas for Daycare Parents

December 5, 2011

Tweet Tweet With the holidays approaching, daycare owners are trying to figure out what, if anything, to give their daycare kids and parents. We asked the OwnADaycare on Facebook members, “What are some gift ideas for Christmas for your daycare parents”? Our members who are also daycare owners responded to provide their best daycare gift suggestions: A [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries