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Category Archives: Voices from the Field
Question of the Week
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Question of the Week
We want to hear from you!
Our whole community benefits from shared experience. Help us to spread the positive energy by sending your response to our
“Question of the Week”
What is your favorite sign that spring has arrived?
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Childcare Dream Becoming a Nightmare?
You opened your childcare business because you wanted to improve the quality of life for your family while doing something you love. You sacrificed, scrimped and saved until you had enough money to achieve your dream. Now, instead of the dream it once was, your childcare business plays a recurring role in your nightmares. Continue reading →
Question of the Week
We want to hear from you!
Our whole community benefits from shared experience. Help us to spread the positive energy by sending your response to our
“Question of the Week”
What’s your best time saving technique for end-of-the-day clean up?
Click “read more” to post your response and to see what others are saying! Continue reading →
Indoor Fitness During Winter
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends children get at least one hour of physical activity each day for good health. During the winter months, kid often fall short of this recommendation because they are cooped up inside for days at a time. Exercise is vital for children because it reduces the risk of: Continue reading →
Rhymes for Transition Times
Seasoned childcare professionals understand the importance of planning for those small chunks of time when kids are preparing to transition from one activity to another. Rhymes and finger plays make perfect transition time activities because they are engaging enough to keep youngsters busy, and there is no cleanup time involved. Continue reading →
Marketing on a Shoestring
Whenever we take a moment (that is usually about all the time we have to devote to our marketing strategy) it would be to our advantage to consider our current and future marketing plans in the brilliant light of “effectiveness!” Whether you have a budget of a few thousand or hundreds of thousands each year, if your marketing plan is not effective, does not accomplish its purpose, you might as well use the dollars to purchase weight loss products. We all know how effective they are! Continue reading →
Celebrating All Beliefs
If you walk by the door of most childcare centers during the holidays, you’ll see teachers and children decorating, crafting, and planning festivities. Although the holidays are exciting, the growing diversity in early childhood programs makes it more important than ever for childcare professionals to be respectful of all kids’ beliefs during holiday celebrations. Continue reading →
Computers in Preschool-Too Soon?
As more childcare professionals realize the impact computers have on children, these devices are becoming commonplace in early childhood settings. When computers are implemented into the childcare curriculum properly, they enrich the learning environment, and prepare kids for a formal education. Continue reading →
The Importance of Reading
Nothing quite compares to the excitement in a child’s eyes when you crack open a good book and introduce her to new characters, places, and things. Reading aloud to kids is one of the most effective ways to spark creativity, build vocabulary, and improve comprehension. Reading to youngsters also:
- fosters brain development
- helps emotional development
- opens the door to new worlds and cultures
- teaches empathy
- improves listening skills
- improves concentration Continue reading →
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