Circle Time

For children ages 1 to 6 Continue talking with your older child as you did with your baby. Talking helps him learn language skills and lets him know what he says is important. What To DoThe first activities in the list below work well with younger children. As your child grows older, the later activ...

For babies from birth to 1 year Babies love hearing your voice. When you answer her sounds with sounds of your own, she begins to learn that what she "says" has meaning and is important to you. What To DoTalk to your baby often. Answer her coos, gurgles, and smiles. Repeat the "ba, ba's" and......

Brought to you by ProviderWatch Every step a child takes toward learning to read leads to another. Bit by bit, children build up what they know. Over the first 6 years, most children: Sometimes more than one of these steps happen at the same time. In fact, when your child gets to the more advanced.....

Brought to you by ProviderWatch Ten points to keep in mind Remember, if you are a child care provider or thinking about starting a child daycare, each state has regulations that you need to consider before planning your out door play area. For links to your state daycare regulations, click here...

It's a sad fact. Providers often face the hassles and stress of parents who are bad daycare payment risks. In many cases, these parents are just making the rounds... hopping from provider to provider. They may have a long history of non-payment or even childcare collection proceedings. If you had on...

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