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Activities that encourage toddler development

The Importance of Activities and Classes Exposure to a wide range of activities at an early age can help aid your child’s development in many ways. Participation in a different activity during these crucial years can help them hit those all-important milestones. As well as improve language development, and hone gross and fine motor skills. Here, we investigate classes and activities that…

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Words to Live by as Caregivers

Words to Live by as Caregivers

I use many avenues to teach and learn how to be an asset in my childcare journey. One of them being Linkedin. It has many resources and organizations to follow with words of wisdom that keep me in tune with today’s educational and childcare changes. One organization that I follow is Help A Teacher. They have helpful quotes and tips. I recently came across the quote you see above which really…

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Latest Trends Parents should know about when searching for Childcare

Latest Trends Parents should know about when searching for Childcare

Photo by Lina Kivaka on Pexels.com As if living through the pandemic wasn’t challenging enough, with remote learning, working from home, and finding new ways to co-exist……BOOM! The time comes to go back into the office. Which means it’s time to figure out what to do with your little ones. Since many daycare centers didn’t survive the pandemic, the challenge to find childcare has become even more…

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Common Daycare Illnesses: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Common Daycare Illnesses: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com If you have been employed in the daycare business for some time, you are aware and have potentially been exposed to some common daycare illnesses. These illnesses are mostly prevalent in the fall and winter months. The Centers for Disease Control have reported an increase in these illnesses in young children, particularly in RSV cases. Respiratory…

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Toddler Books Inspired by Bob Marley

Toddler Books Inspired by Bob Marley

Cedella Marley, daughter of Reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marely is a singer, fashion designer, and author. Featured in this blog are three of her children’s books inspired by lyrics from of her father’s greatest hits. These multicultural toddler books will be an inspiration to readers of all backgrounds and ages. One Love One love, one heart, let’s get together and feel all right: Adapted…

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Toddler Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Toddler Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage

Toddler Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Toddler Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage — Read on thebabieswhisperer.wordpress.com/2022/10/22/toddler-books-to-celebrate-hispanic-heritage/

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Terrorizing kids at daycare......UNEXCEPTABLE!

Terrorizing kids at daycare……UNEXCEPTABLE!

https://abcn.ws/3ExlC0r Please click the link above to read the full story. I was shocked when I happened across a news story on ABC NEWS about daycare employees at a northeast Mississippi facility scaring children using a Halloween mask. Viral videos of crying, screaming, and running toddlers were posted on social media. The videos posted on Facebook show a daycare worker at Lil Blessings…

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Childcare facility Goals

As a Daycare owner, homecare provider, director, or caregiver there should be specific goals in place for the care of children enrolled in your facility. Most families choose daycare as a necessity, so we should take pride in the care we give and the service we provide. Early childhood education offers many benefits, but only of the highest quality. It’s important that your childcare facility…

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Effects of Daycare: Gift or Curse?

Effects of Daycare: Gift or Curse?

Due to the economic crisis that we are all living with in America, most households consist of both parents trying to make ends meet. In contrast to the 1970’s where there was a homemaker, one parent stayed in the home to care for their small children. Daycare has become an essential part of everyday life for the parents of today. So, what are the effects that day care has on families and the…

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Creating a Welcoming Environment at Daycare

Creating a Welcoming Environment at Daycare

Generosity, family, trust Creating a welcoming environment at daycare for all children should be the ultimate goal for caregivers. It is imperative that children feel wanted and cared for. When having this goal in mind, you will have children that are excited to come to daycare, there will be less crying, tantrums, and fussiness at drop off. In turn, parents will become more at ease putting…

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Childhood Development: NJCCIS Training Event

Childhood Development: NJCCIS Training Event

Understanding age-appropriate expectations for infants and toddlers will result in meaningful activities and lesson planning. This workshop will align children’s behaviors and teaching strategies to result in positive outcomes for learning and engagement. Developmentally Appropriate Practice will support childhood development, classroom environment and teaching practices. Register for this event…

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Fostering Self-esteem in Young Children

Fostering Self-esteem in Young Children

thebabieswhisperer.com Self-esteem is how people feel inside and out. It means appreciating your own self-worth and importance, taking responsibility for your actions, and showing respect and care for others. Fostering self-esteem in children, even at their earliest stages, is particularly important, and it starts with your child’s healthy attachment to you. Positive self-esteem helps children…

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Fascinating Wooden Toddler Puzzle

Fascinating Wooden Toddler Puzzle

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Why are Teachers Expelling Children from Preschool and Daycare?

Why are Teachers Expelling Children from Preschool and Daycare?

Wait! I didn’t even know this was a thing. I mean, I only thought this happened in extreme cases. Not so! Today I read an article from WBEC CHICAGO, and according to one study in the U.S., hundreds of kids are suspended or expelled each day. A university of Illinois Chicago professor explores what she calls a “crisis.” In No Longer Welcome: The Epidemic of Expulsion from Early Childhood…

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Naptime made easy

In daycare, routines are crucial. From the moment the children enter your facility to the time they are carried out the door, having a routine is necessary. Routines are what make these toddlers feel at home, and their needs are being met. They need to know that things aren’t consistently going to change. There are a few ways to make sleep time easier. Routines at naptime Napping baby It’s…

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Learning through PLAY

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Nailed It!

TeachersGoals is a blog on LinkedIn that always has great quotes and inspirational content. Well, there’s one that I would like to share with you that really hit home for me. Do you agree? Long story Short, when my mother was alive, she took care of my sibling. She died when he was 38 years old. She took care of him till the day she died. He is now a non functioning member of society, who…