Supplies and Equipment

Ideas for Storing Daycare Toys

May 18, 2011

Tweet Tweet Keeping toys organized in a daycare can be a job in itself.  We asked our  fans on the OwnADaycare Facebook page how they organize their toys to give others ideas and inspiration. While every daycare provider has his or her own style and methods for organization, one thing was clear: Consistency is key [...]

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Mother’s Day Preschool Craft: Flower Place Mat

May 4, 2011

Tweet Tweet Early learning goals for toddlers include creative development. “The creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children’s skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, [...]

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Spring Daycare Activity: Bird Nest Craft

April 11, 2011

Tweet Tweet Early learning goals for toddlers include creative development. “The creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children’s skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, [...]

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Easter Bunny Hop: Physical Motor Lesson Plan

April 4, 2011

Tweet Tweet Motor skills are actions that control how muscles move the body. Gross motor skills are those that control the large muscles of the body which are used to walk, run, crawl, sit, jump, and other large muscle activities. Preschool teachers and daycare providers can enhance gross motor skill development through effective lesson plans [...]

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Family Night Activities for Day Care

April 1, 2011

Tweet Tweet Holding a family night is a way to engage parents in the educational progress of their children. Family nights also gives parents a chance to spend time with the daycare provider in a relaxed setting. family night is especially important when you’re just starting a daycare because it allows clients to meet other [...]

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Homemade Daycare Art Supply Recipes

March 30, 2011

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, [...]

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Spring Creative Arts Activity: Eggshell Tulip Craft

March 28, 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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Easter Preschool Lesson Plan

March 23, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this preschool lesson plan about Easter. Easter celebrates the end of death and the rebirth of life. Teach children in your daycare center about Easter using the following facts, science activity, finger play and cooking activity. Learn about Easter Here are a few basic facts about Easter for kids: Christians celebrate Easter [...]

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Shamrock Sorting St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Lesson Plan

March 16, 2011

Tweet Tweet Shamrock sorting is a fun family daycare activity that supports cognitive development and teaches sorting and classification. What is Cognitive Development? Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, as it develops from childhood adulthood. According to developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, children go through several stages of [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Pasta Magnet Craft for Preschoolers

March 11, 2011

Tweet Tweet When developing curriculum, daycare providers must include age-appropriate activities for young children that develop fine motor skills. This St. Patrick’s Day Pasta Magnet is an activity that will support a St. Patrick’s Day or Irish history unit as well as promote visual motor coordination, bilateral coordination, and hand strength. Fine motor skills are [...]

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