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Cooperative Childcare
Sharing child care between yourself and another parent or two can provide you with a few hours of free childcare a week, and it helps to build community too.
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The Business of Child Care
This article outlines the changes in family child care over the past few decades.
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Third Shift Daycare
Many daycare's are open only during the traditional first shift hours-- what are parents to do if they need to find quality childcare during nontraditional hours?
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Cut Childcare Costs
Childcare can be expensive; but it doesn't have to be. When you think creatively you can cut childcare costs.
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Finding Daycare for Infants
Selecting quality childcare for infants can be a chore. This article makes the task a little easier by offering parents a useful guideline to follow.
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Contract Information For Daycare Providers
Protecting your business from loss.
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How I Got Started in Childcare--Part One
I was asked by someone at our Resource and Referral if I could tell my own childcare story so they could use it to help businesses in our area realize the need for funding to train new providers. Here it is in three parts. I welcome any comments or discussion, since this will be a very controversial topic, I'm sure.
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Day Care: Recovery From Issues
How do you get back on track when something goes wrong at your daycare center? Divorce, death in the family, or accident at childcare can interrupt the flow of care?
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Discipline: No Longer a Dirty Word
This is part two of "The D Word." This article continues the discussion of discipline issues that may arise, not just between children in the center, but in dealing with
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Group Daycare
An overview of the five types of group daycare including the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Life Impacting Childcare
A continuation of a series of articles dealing with the events in children's lives in daycare that can result in emotional issues.
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New Zealand Daycare
Changes in the laws governing childcare workers in New Zealand move toward trust and inclusion.
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Too Much Daycare?
Many parents struggle with the dilemma of placing their children in daycare-- how much time away from home is too much?
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Daycare Safety
The tragedy of the Amish School shooting in PA has taught us of the need to do all that is possible to ensure the safety of children in every education situation.
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How to Interview Daycare Providers
A handy list of issues and questions for interviewing potential childcare providers
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Safety in the Daycare
Some practical tips for daycare providers seeking to provide a safe environment for the children attending their program and things that parents can look for in a center.
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Childcare Options for Working Moms
Childcare for working mothers can mean nannies, day care, babysitters, or even a school. Only a the mother can decide what is best for her family.
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Childcare Issues While Working at Home, Part I
Ensuring that all parents can find quality child care for their most precious possesions; best of the web links from around the world to make the process easier.
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GrandParents as Daily Childcare Providers
Issues concerning Grandparents who provide Daycare or are considering providing Daily Child Care for their newborn to pre-school grandchildren.
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Evaluating Daycare
Tips to help parents evaluate childcare facilities, staff, daycare programs, and daycare center policies.
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"Whatcha Got?"
We may be surprised at how our linguistic indiscretions rub off on our children!
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Apples Everywhere
fun ideas for an apple theme
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Beat the Rainy Day Blues
Ideas for fun indoor play
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Block Centers
First in a series of articles on learning centers in your daycare.
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Block Centers, Part II
Part two of an article about including block in your learning centers.
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Center Politics and Parents
Underneath the happy playful surface, childcare sometimes displays all the politics and dynamics of any large corporation
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Choosing a Caregiver
A guide to helping parents find childcare that suits their needs.
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Does "Sorry" Teach Empathy?
Helping children learn true empathy
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Dreaming of Better Child Care
Easy ways to improve your child's care.
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Easter Ideas to Get You Hoppin'
Fun ideas for Easter!
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Expanding Childrens' Interests
Some subtle ways to encourage children to try new things
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Fostering Competency
One of our biggest missions, and challenges, is to help our children grow into unique, competent individuals.
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Fostering Competency - part deux
Guidelines for fostering competency in children
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How Does Your Daycare Measure Up?
A checklist on evaluating daycare facilities.
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How I wandered into engineering: My mother's part
I have received a few questions about what led me to engineering. My mother was the one who contributed most tomy interest in most fields, through her work and her enthusiasm for finding answers to my incessant questions.
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How Toddlers Make Friends
As adults, our images of friendships aren't necessarily what we should expect and nurture in young children.
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In The News
Recent news items of interest to working parents.
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It's Worth Every Sacrifice to Let Mom Stay Home!
Many moms are making the decision to stay home and live on one income. This is a positive trend, because research is beginning to show that children who spend a lot of time in daycare have problems later. It's worth it for Mom to stay home!
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Less Really Can Be More, So Relax!
Be a better teacher by doing less!
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Live-In Nannies
My experience with live-in nannies.
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Morning Safety Checklist
A daily safety routine for daycare providers.
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Naptime Really CAN Be For Napping!!
Tactics for making rest-time restfull
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Natural Family Living: For the Sake of Our Children
What better reason to change your lifestyle than for the health of your children? Follow your instincts and do what is natural for your health and for your family's well-being.
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Opening the Lines of Communication
Communication between parents and caregivers is key to the child's success and the success of your childcare program. These tips can help keep that line open
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Portable Careers For Expat Spouses
An alternative to the standard career for expatriate spouses.
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Preschool "Multiculturalsim"
Sometimes it can be more meaningful to teach multiculturalism by NOT teaching it!
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Preschool: Ready or Not?
Is your child ready for preschool? The experts offer their advice!
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Preschoolers Ask the Toughest Questions!
Answering childrens' difficult questions
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Puzzle Panic
Quick way to organize puzzles when all the pieces are mixed up
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Saying Goodbye to Summer
Fun ideas for an end-of-the-summer-blast.
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