What Baby Food Jars Don’t Tell You about Introducing Foods Part 2

May 1, 2013

Tweet Tweet Tip: This is EXCELLENT info to pass along to your daycare parents. You may want to print this out and/or include it in your next daycare newsletter.  I also suggest checking out Diane Bahr’s brilliant book Nobody Ever Told Me (or My Mother) That! Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development (Sensory [...]

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What Baby Food Jars Don’t Tell You about Introducing Foods

April 30, 2013

Tweet Tweet Tip: This is EXCELLENT info to pass along to your daycare parents. You may want to print this out and/or include it in your next daycare newsletter.  I also suggest checking out Diane Bahr’s brilliant book Nobody Ever Told Me (or My Mother) That! Everything from Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development (Sensory World/Future [...]

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Cinco de Mayo Songs for Preschoolers

April 29, 2013

Tweet Tweet Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at your in-home family daycare or daycare center through fun songs with a Cinco de Mayo theme.  Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day the Battle of Puebla was won by Mexican peasants over French soldiers on May 5, 1862 under the [...]

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Mother’s Day Footprint Butterfly Art Project

April 26, 2013

Tweet Tweet Charming, quick and easy: This footprint butterfly art project makes a great gift for Mother’s Day. In addition, children can have fun while practicing their creative arts skills. Preschool teachers and daycare providers have the opportunity to promote creative development by providing art activities that explore media and materials and encourage imagination.  Image Source Plain Vanilla [...]

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Daycare Enrollment Incentives for Siblings – Pros and Cons

April 25, 2013

Tweet Tweet As part of your daycare marketing plan, you may offer incentives when a parent enrolls their children in daycare? Do you offer an incentive if a parent enrolls siblings? A daycare owner asks: All home child care providers, how many of you give a discount for siblings? I’m debating what I should charge? We [...]

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How to Help Kids Transition from Preschool or Daycare to Kindergarten Part 2

April 24, 2013

Tweet Tweet Transitioning from preschool to kindergarten is a monumental stage in a child’s life. While there is no perfect blueprint for kindergarten readiness, there are signs parents and educators can look for in the areas of concept, physical, social, and emotional development. To find out how daycare owners, child care providers, and preschool teachers, and parents can [...]

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How to Help Kids Transition from Preschool or Daycare to Kindergarten

April 23, 2013

Tweet Tweet Transitioning from preschool to kindergarten is a monumental stage in a child’s life. While there is no perfect blueprint for kindergarten readiness, there are signs parents and educators can look for in the areas of concept, physical, social, and emotional development. To find out how daycare owners, child care providers, and preschool teachers, [...]

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Earth Day Finger Plays for Preschoolers

April 22, 2013

Tweet Tweet Celebrate Earth Day at your in-home family daycare or daycare center through unique and fun finger plays with an Earth Day theme. Consider teaching the following Earth Day finger plays in your child care center. They make great activities for circle time and indoor time in your daycare and are a great addition to your Earth Day Lesson [...]

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DIY Earth Day Matching Game for Preschoolers

April 18, 2013

Tweet Tweet April 22 is Earth Day. If you plan to celebrate Earth Day in your daycare, consider this DIY Earth Day matching game. As your child daycare center begins to implement Earth Day activities, this matching game is a great opportunity to support cognitive development. You can either buy Earth Day cards or you can [...]

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Child Care Conferences for May 2013

April 17, 2013

Tweet Tweet As the owner of a daycare business it is important to network and continually educate yourself.  Early childhood education conferences, seminars, and organizations are a great way to networking with other child care professionals around the world and exchange thoughts. Child care conferences enhance your knowledge of child development and developmentally appropriate practices.  They also [...]

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