Early Childhood Education

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I'm a Joey- a Kangaroo Baby

Bonding with babies isn't just for animals.

Is Your New Home Safe for Your Children?

Your moving date is set but one question lingers in the back of your mind- is your new home safe for your children?

Finding The Right Location For Your New Home

Some things to consider when you start searching for a new home.

Ten Easy Tips To Eliminate Clutter

Keep your classroom, home and desk clutter-free and breathe easy!

Having Fun Fishing with Pre-Schoolers

Fishing is a rewarding, educational and amazing activity to try with young children. Here are some guidelines and tips how to make your adventure a memorable one.

Holidays --Their Place in Your Program

When planning out which holidays to include in your program, you must first change the way you look at holidays you once knew. Then you need to know who'll be in your class and what holidays they find acceptable or not...

High Tech Blues: Children's Speech at Risk

Find ways to enhance and encourage language developement and get away from technology.

??? Daycare Questions ???

Are you looking for a daycare? Fill in the information for at least three different daycares BEFORE you enroll your child.

How Harmful Is Caffeine For Our Children?

Caffeine in our food, caffeine in our children -- should we be concerned?

End of the Day Activity -- try playdough!

Are you searching for an activity to use at the end of the day?

A Summer Camp: A learning Experience

Yes, I'd like to send my child to a summer camp but where do I start?

Please! Please! Please!

Teaching manners to your child...it's never too late!

Does a Preschooler Need To Take Vitamins?

The truths and myths about vitamin supplements in a child's diet.

When Toddlers Bite

Find out reasons why some toddlers bite and discover (although we know it's unpleasant) biting is a normal part of chidren's development.

Do Children Understand What Stealing is All About?

Taking things that don't belong to us is stealing. For a preschool child it probably doesn't have the same significance. Read and find out other reasons behind the 'stealing' .

It's Potty Time

Is your child ready for the potty? Read on and see...

School Clothes - It doesn't have to cost you a fortune

Reduce your spending on school clothes by recycling, and being creative.

School Supplies

10 Tips to Keep Within Your Budget For School

The First Three Years

The first three years is an important period in a child's life.

A Pool Owner's Nightmare

Read on a family's close-call to tragedy. Review water safety features good for pool owners, parents and daycare workers.

SINK OR SWIM ?

Making mandatory swimming and first-aid courses within the school curriculum could save many lives.

Simple Science

Fun and easy preschool experiements you can do with your preschooler(s).

Do You Know Reeko?

Meet an online scientist who's goal is to get children's curiosity going.

Recycling in Your Center? See how it can be done

Find some interesting and useful ideas on how daycare centers recycle.

My Grandma Has Alzheimer's

Having an ill grandparent can be very hard on everyone in the family. Read on how some families deal with Alzheimer's.

The Multicultural Classroom

Helping ways to make multicutural classroom a rich environment.

So -- You Want To Go Into E.C.E. (Early Childhood Education)???

Things to consider about getting into the field.

Reading To Your Child

How beneficial can reading to my child be? Read this article and find out.

Rest Easy With Well-Planned Sleep Overs


Are you panicking just with the thought of having your children's friends sleep over? Rest easy and read this article, a little planning will go a long way.

Keeping Toddlers Busy

Need some activities to keep your toddlers busy? Here are ten fun and easy ways!

Let's Go Caroling!!!

Take your children on an outing they're not going to forget
soon!

Fire Drills in the Early Childhood Setting

Save a child's life, teach them early about fire safety.

More Boxes Please

How simple, everyday boxes can be part of your curriculum.

Easy and Simple Costumes for Little Ones

Need a quick costume? Read a few ideas how-to make fun headbands.

A Goody-Bag for Substitute Educators/Teachers

A good substitue educator/teacher needs to be well prepared to keep control of her group and keep them busy. She/he
will with a goody-bag!

Substituting 101

Getting anxious to work in the field of early childhood education. Get your foot in the door by following these simple steps.

To Change or Not To Change?

Should you change the age-group you're working with in September?

Summer Activities - While waiting for school to begin!

Five activities to do while waiting to school to start.

Baker's Dozen - Summer Time Fun Recipes

A Baker's Dozen of fun and easy recipes.

The Celebration Ends. And the winners are...

winners of the funny anecdote contest

The Celebration Continues....

funny stories coming from children

Celebration Contest -Happy Anniversary To Me and You!

A funny celebration - a contest!

Stop Spreading Those Germs!

Handwashing- The key to stopspreading of germs in daycare.

Just How Much is Too Much?? Your point of view.

Readers points of view.

Just How Much Is Too Much?

Where as educators do we draw the line when talking to our daycare group? When is too much- too much?

Discovering Pen Pals!

Ideas to introduce Pen Pal writing in daycare.

Handling Fever At The Daycare

How to handle fever at the day care.

A Newsletter - The Perfect Communication Tool

Use the perfect communication tool -written words- newsletter.

Pediculosis (Headlice) on The Rise?

Do you know how-to deal with pediculosis/headlice?

Developing Creativity in Your Children

Ways to foster creativity in your children.

Children and Death -Sites for Educators and Parents

Children and Death - Sites for Educators and Parents

Young Children and Death

Helping young children deal with death.

When Someone You Love Is Ill

Resources available to families and patients of terminally ill disease.

Buying Classic Gifts For Children

toys buying ideas for children

Indoor and Outdoor Winter Activities

Come find 11 indoor and outdoor activities to do with your children during wintertime.

There’s More to Storytelling Than Telling A Story

tips to tell great stories to children - storytelling

Fun With Paper

Halloween Fun!! It can be done!

How to make Halloween fun by using the good and ignoring the bad.

When The Circus Isn't Coming To Town

Planning Back Yard Fun

Learning At Home/Learning Toys At Home

Learning At Home activities and toys for the right development of your child.

Pets for Young Children - Rats!

The ideal pet for young children - rats!

The First Day At School

How can we make the first day at school a memorable one? Come and see little tricks to help your child get to school on the first day of kindergarten.

Summertime Fun Activities

Summertime activities to do with young children.

Secrets for Successful Field Trips

Secrets in making unforgetable and successful field trips for pre-school aged children.

Mom or Educator??

Having your child attend the same day care where you work, isn't all what it's cracked up to be. Here you'll find tips how to deal when asking yourself: are you Mom or Educator?

Selecting Quality C.H.I.L.D. C.A.R.E.

Will My Child Adjust To Day Care?