Toys

Children’s toys keep them occupied while playing. These can also be educational and help children in learning.

Children’s Toys — Recalls from December 2012

January 22, 2013

Tweet Tweet Here is a roundup of some childrens’ products that have been recalled (toys only) from December, 2012. 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Outdoor Equipment for Family Daycare Centers

September 27, 2011

Tweet Tweet Deciding upon play equipment for daycare can be overwhelming as there are a wide variety of choices. We asked the  OwnADaycare Facebook what type of equipment they have in their outdoor play areas. We also asked how daycare providers pack their outdoor equipment away when there is snow:  Leave it out for children [...]

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Inexpensive Books for Your Daycare Center

June 3, 2011

Tweet Tweet A daycare library is very important because exposure to books make a great foundation for a lifelong love of reading.  Fortunately, starting a book collection doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are some inexpensive ways to obtain books for your in-home daycare: Thrift Stores, Yard sales and Garage Sales: Shop thrift stores to [...]

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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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Essential Toys for Your Family Daycare or Preschool

February 4, 2011

Tweet Tweet When you’re on a tight daycare budget, it is important to select toys that children will get the most use of and  to avoid wasting money on toys kids have no interest in. Great toys should be ability to provide children with creative options during play and be age appropriate and durable. Our [...]

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What The Daycare Center’s Parent Handbook is all About

April 5, 2009

Tweet Tweet This editorial is mainly suitable for parents who are looking for childcare and daycare proprietors who are constructing strategies on what their daycare center policy should be. The major objective of a parent manual in the daycare setting is to set up rules and limits for the parent and daycare giver. Without limits [...]

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The Greatest Wooden Toys For Toddlers in the Daycare Center

April 5, 2009

Tweet Tweet Toddlers are such loveable small ones. Always full of escapade and filled with enough power to make for profit for the small energizer bunny! It is significant to fill these years with instructive made of wood toys to assist with the child’s car skills. Hand/eye color harmonization, finger deftness, and non-sequential stacking ability [...]

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The Perfect Toys For A Child Care Center

April 1, 2009

Tweet Tweet This day and age, a kid care centre is one of the gainful businesses. Indeed, it is in insist, that is why more and more persons especially women are opening their possess commerce in command to make extra cash. In putting up this commerce, you require time and attempt. If you do every [...]

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Technology And Toys For Your Daycare Center

March 29, 2009

Tweet Tweet Long gone are the days where a few packed animals, a few dolls or a few trucks and a set of blocks would be the essential toys a child would have in their space. Today the standard child’s room will have these belongings plus at least two or three electronic toys whether they [...]

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