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Babies are too young to be enrolled in a daycare. So in lieu of enrolling your baby in a daycare, here are some tips that daycare centers do for toddlers.

These are the changes one should expect from a baby during the first year of their existence.

They start to develop their skills in language and communication. A few signs of these are when they make noises that come from their throats and their first cry. Then they speak their first word which is usually the words ‘dada’ and ‘mama’. After that they will make a lot of sounds and identify the names of those they regularly see. And they will start enjoying listening to same sounding words.

At this stage, they also learn how to gain body control. A few of these are holding their heads up, sit up by themselves, stand up on their own, roll over and in certain cases, walk.

They develop the awareness that they are different from others. They develop familiarity with their hands and feet. They develop the liking to play with their hands and feet. They start crying when their parents leave them to their nannies. They also start to become familiar with their names.

They start to play games. They begin by playing with both their hands. Then they progress to toys and play with toys in an “in and out’ motion. The next thing to expect is that they will carry toys around the house.

This is also the stage where they can relate to other people. The usually respond to grown-ups than to babies. But then later on they will start noticing other babies too. Although the will not see these other babies as human beings. But when these babies start making sounds, that’s when they will realize that these babies are humans too.

The Needs Of Babies
There are a lot of basics that babies need. Some of these are a lot of chances to hear people talk, making sounds and hear and see people respond by making sounds too. Parents who will show them a lot of loving; who will tend to them when they cry and make them feel safe from harm. The chance to move around and do new actions. Things that are safe enough for them to touch and look at closely. They need a safe area where they can play in.

Babies will gain your trust when they know that you are physically close to them, when they physically feel you and when they hear your voice always.

Music helps in the development of the baby. As you play music, slowly make some actions using your newborn baby’s extremities. It will also help if you tickle the baby near the neck and the stomach. When she starts showing that she can control her head, lay her on the floor and rest her head on you. When she starts reaching for any part of your face, just let her. Then as she touches it, you tell her what it is.

Put the baby on her belly. There are studies that conclude that this action helps release a chemical called endorphins which helps your baby feel at ease. This will also help in the development of her back and abdominal muscles which she will eventually need when she crawls.

Cuddle and sing a song to her. Hold the baby securely in your arms and against your chest or lay the baby on your lap facing you. Support the head with your hand always. Then sing to her a lullaby.

Do some happy things on a regular basis. Take for example the singing of lullabies. Make this a nightly thing before you tuck her in. You can rub her tummy.

When the baby starts to cry, pick her up right away. Make sure that you find out why she is crying. The normal reasons why babies cry is that they are wet, feeling hot, boredom or the most common of all, hunger. Remember that when she is crying, she is actually trying to communicate something to you. By comforting the baby, she will get the message that you do understand what she is feeling.

Singing an action is always entertaining to babies

When it comes to comforting her when she is upset, the best thing that you can do is to put on some music and take her safely in your arms and just smoothly glide inside the room. The dancing motion will comfort her. To heighten her amusement during her times of cheerfulness, put on a song with a bouncy beat.

Once babies open their eyes in the morning, they are already working in learning about the things they see. If you want to help them in this learning process, provide them things that they can see and touch. Make use of things that you find in your home will be good enough.

The basic things that you might need for the baby in her learning development are things that make rattling sounds like a bunch of keys or a handful of coins; wooden spoons with faces drawn on the head of it; a bunch of fabrics with different textures like velvet, fur, cotton, satin, microfiber and burlap; a roll of paper towels; safe kitchen utensils like pots; a purse that is no longer being used so that the baby can practice moving things in and out if the purse; measuring spoons and cups; containers made out of plastic and cartons; and big spools.

How To Use These Things

The first thing that you must do is to allow your baby to observe these things, then let her touch each of them, and to those that make sounds, allow her to listen to them. Put priority to things that can make noise, are brightly coloured and have varied textures.

Let your baby start with a maximum of two objects at a time. Place these two things in one particular area where the baby can have easy access to them.

These are some techniques that you can do at home to your baby because these are techniques practiced in daycare centres.

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The following is a list of activities which can help children with ages 3 to 6 years old to enrich their skills in language.

1) The first activity aims to help children focus their attention to sounds through words. In doing so, children realize that words consist of sounds. In the process, the children engage themselves in learning how to read as they match the sounds they hear to the words written. Remember that the benefit of doing this activity is that this can actually prevent problems in reading which may possibly occur in the future. The things you need for this activity include nursery rhyme books, a compilation of tongue twisters, a set of word games or a collection of silly songs.

The following suggested activities can be done with the children. Just make sure that they enjoy them.

• Say the name of your child and then ask him to say the words beginning with a similar sound. For example, if her name is Karelle, make her say words such as kite, key and kiss. If his name is Marcus, you can ask him to say words like mouse, man and mat.
• Every time you read your child a poem or a story, have him listen to the words and give him examples of words beginning with a similar sound. Then, let him do the same by asking him to think and give you another word beginning with the same sound.
• Read out a nursery rhyme like “Jack and Jill” to your child. Play with the words in the nursery rhyme by asking your child to make up word such as “Back and Bill” or “Pack and Pill”.
• Make up silly lines with your child using many different words all beginning with similar sounds such as, “Billy bought blue baby bottles.”
• Give two names that can be used to name an animal. Ask which of the two names starts with the sound similar to that of the name of the animal. For instance, which should be a dog’s name, Dino or Lino? Should the cat be named Candy or Dandy?

2) The second activity aims to make the child understand what a poem or a story is all about. In doing so, the child becomes a better reader as he learns how to connect his emotion with the words written. The things that you must have in this activity are stories or poems written from the viewpoint of a child and also props like puppets and clothes used in children’s play.

• Slowly read a poem to the child. Make sure to read it the words with feelings, making it seem like they seem important.
• If the child has a favourite poem, make her act out the poem while making different faces for the different emotions that the poem’s character feels. Make sure to give her praises after performing.
• Ask your child to perform a poem in front of the whole family. Allot a time when the whole family can sit down together. After the child’ performance, ask her to take her bow while everyone is cheering and clapping loudly.
• Make the child play with her imagination by asking her to create an original play based on a story she has heard or read before. Give her the help that she needs in looking for things like a stuffed toy, puppet or whatever she can use in telling the story. You can choose to write the words down, or if she already can, help her do so. Help her set up the stage for her play for friends and the rest of the family to watch.

3) The third activity makes the child aware of the people important for him. Also, it can give him an overview about how one thing can lead to some other thing in the story. The first few of the suggested activities will more likely be enjoyed by younger children. As a child gets older, the activities in the latter part might be enjoyed by him more. Just keep making him do the first activities while he still enjoys doing them.

• Tell stories about your family and about others close to your family. You might capture your child’s interest more if you put the stories in books then you can add old pictures.
• Relate to your child your own childhood stories which can includes what happened on a particular birthday party or on an out- of- town trip.
• Let your child take his turn by also telling you stories on things that happened during special occasions like birthday and holidays.
• If you take a trip somewhere, create a journal where you and your child can write down your experiences. Add up photos of these experiences. You can pass on all of these to the next family generation. These trips don’t have to be out of town as they can even be at supermarkets or parks.

4) This last activity improves your child’s ability to both read and write. Here, you will be needing art materials such as drawing pencils, coloring materials, a pair of scissors, a yarn, a writing paper, a construction paper and a cardboard.

• Write together with the child. By watching how you write, the child learns to write better too. Make her understand that writing is very useful.
• On making birthday cards or just lists, let your preschoolers sign them her own way, even when they just scribble.
• Put up a message board in the kitchen for the whole family. Offer to be the one to write down his notes there. Make sure that she gets to read the notes for her.
• Have your child tell you stories which you can write down for her. Clarify to her the things that you do not understand.
• Push your child to start writing her name while you practice with her. Remember that at first, maybe the only thing she can write is her name’s first letter.
• Help your preschooler write thank you letters or just simple notes to friends and relatives. Convince them to write back to your child.
• By the time that he is already in kindergarten, your preschooler will start writing words based on how he hears them. For instance, if he hears the word friend, she might write it as frn or haf for the word have. Make him read what he wrote. You don’t have to mind the spellings yet since he can learn them later on.
• Help her in organizing longer stories by asking her questions.
• Compile your preschooler’s writings as books. Glue her drawings and her writings on sheets of construction paper. Using cardboard, make the cover for every book and then design it. Punch a hole in the sheets so you can bind her book using a yarn. Don’t forget to write a title for every book and your child’s name as the author.

All these activities aim to build the language skills of your children. But remember that there still are a number of ways to further your kid’s learning.

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There are five ways to help you decide on a child care center of high quality.

1. Starting looking early for a center for child care center will be helpful since it takes ample time to be able to find the right option, whether you are counting into child care in other person’s home or a commercial daycare center.

2. Making calls to seek for information on child care and for child care options in your place that will fit your demands and needs. Child care experts and centers with Child care Resource and Referral Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) in your locality can give reliable and adequate information. The latter can also help regarding the requirements for licensing in your area, complaints and licensing violations, and programs on financial assistance and qualifications for it.

3. Visiting the child care centers under consideration and seek for quality indicators. The guidelines in finding the indicators include the following:
• Know the adult-to-child ratio because it is important for your child. Every child has a ratio limit according to his or her age, that is, younger children need smaller adult-to-child ratio specifically not exceeding 1:4. In addition, older children like four-year-olds can make it with 1:10.
• Find out for the group size aside from adult-to-child ratio. Consider the group size that will be more safe and calm for your child. Which of the two following examples, which have similar adult-to-child ratio, is better: a group consisting of twenty three-year olds with four adults or a group of ten three-year olds with two adults?
• Seek for the qualifications involving special training in handling children from the caregivers of the child care center because such qualifications will be helpful for your child’s learning. Also, ask if the caregivers attend skills improvement activities like workshops.
• Inquire about the length of stay of caregivers have spent at the center and how long they have been rendering their service. Transitions from one caregiver to another bring about difficulties for the child and also wastes up the time for his or her learning.
• Make sure that the child care center has their accreditation from nationally distinguished bodies in the field like the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

4. Choosing wisely from your child care options by remembering the important details obtained about each center including the advantages and disadvantages of choosing them.

5. Preparing for the new start since the partnership between you and the child care provider has just started. Some elements necessary for staying immersed with the care of your child and for showing how concerned you are with his or her learning includes the following.
• regular checks about the learning process of the child
• volunteering for the center when you have your free time
• allotting time for important occasions like birthdays
• joining special child care center events

See: How to start a childcare service

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