Supplies and Equipment

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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Environmentally Friendly Daycare Playground Environments: Interview with Matt Haugh Part 2

July 9, 2010

Tweet Tweet Increasingly, more family daycare businesses are becoming environmentally safe and responsible.  Child care providers are special taking measures (as an important component of their daycare jobs) to ensure that the environment provides the best in health for children, offer locally-grown or organic food, and celebrate multiculturalism. Matt Haugh directs sales and marketing for [...]

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Environmentally-Friendly Art Supplies for Preschoolers: Green Art Supply Resource List

October 15, 2009

Tweet Tweet While most art supplies for children are tested for safety, many products still include toxins like lead, silica, dioxins, and arsenic that are potential health hazards. Today many companies produce green (or environmentally friendly) art supplies for children. For example, their crayons may be made from soy instead of petroleum and colored pencils [...]

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How to Build a Daycare Library: Classic Books for Children

October 9, 2009

Tweet Tweet Inspire children’s love of reading by providing a well rounded library of fascination, age appropriate books in your daycare center. Classic books make a great foundation for lifelong reading.  This article will focus on helping licensed daycare providers set up a daycare library for preschool aged children. Children’s books are usually categorized by [...]

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High Chair and Stroller Recalls

October 1, 2009

Tweet Tweet If your child care center cares for infants and toddlers, your number one priority must be to keep them safe by maintaining a secure and healthy environment.  High chairs and strollers can be extremely dangerous for young children if they are not built correctly. Infants and toddlers may be at risk of falling [...]

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