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How to Improve Childcare Management During the Holiday Season: A Guide for Daycares and Parents

The holiday season is a magical time, but for parents and childcare providers, it often comes with a unique set of challenges. Between attending festive events, shopping for gifts, and managing daily responsibilities, keeping kids safe, engaged, and happy can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re a daycare director juggling seasonal activities or a parent balancing holiday […]

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How to Improve Childcare Management During the Holiday Season: A Guide for Daycares and Parents

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The holiday season is a magical time, but for parents and childcare providers, it often comes with a unique set of challenges. Between attending festive events, shopping for gifts, and managing daily responsibilities, keeping kids safe, engaged, and happy can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re a daycare director juggling seasonal activities or a parent balancing holiday […]

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The holiday season is a magical time, but for parents and childcare providers, it often comes with a unique set of challenges. Between attending festive events, shopping for gifts, and managing daily responsibilities, keeping kids safe, engaged, and happy can feel overwhelming. Whether you’re a daycare director juggling seasonal activities or a parent balancing holiday […]

When selecting a daycare, the childcare curriculum plays a critical role in shaping your child’s early experiences. A childcare centre’s curriculum can easily set the stage for lifelong learning and development. To ensure you’re choosing the best environment for your child, here are five key questions to ask about a childcare center’s curriculum. 1. What […]

Child Development, community support, Early Childhood Education, parenting

October 26, 2024

5 Essential Questions Parents Should Ask About a Childcare Center’s Curriculum

The transition to kindergarten is a significant milestone for both children and parents. While academic skills like recognizing letters and numbers are essential, true school readiness encompasses a broader range of developmental areas, including social, emotional, physical, and cognitive skills. Preparing children kindergarten goes beyond just the basics—it’s about equipping them with the confidence and […]

Child Development, Early Childhood Education, health & wellness, parenting, tips

October 22, 2024

School Readiness: Preparing Children for Kindergarten Success

Engaging families in your childcare program is essential for fostering strong connections between children, parents, and educators. When families are involved in their child’s early education, it promotes a positive learning environment and strengthens the bridge between home and school. Here are 10 family engagement activities for daycares to implement to help create meaningful, lasting […]

10 Family Engagement Activities for Daycares

Admin & Operators, community support, early childhood development, health & wellness, parenting

October 22, 2024

Daycare separation anxiety is a common experience for both children and parents when starting childcare. For children, it’s an emotional adjustment as they enter a new environment, while parents often face their own concerns about their child’s well-being. This natural anxiety can make the first few days or even weeks of daycare challenging for everyone […]

community support, early childhood development, health & wellness, parenting

October 14, 2024

Helping Kids and Parents with Daycare Separation Anxiety: How Technology Can Ease the Transition

Kindergarten is an exciting milestone for young children, marking the beginning of their formal education. However, kindergarten readiness involves more than just preparing the child—it impacts the entire family. Ensuring a child is ready for this transition means addressing cognitive, social, emotional, and practical aspects of starting school, creating a foundation for success that benefits […]

Classroom ECE, Early Childhood Education, early education, early learning, parenting, tips

October 7, 2024

Why Kindergarten Readiness is Essential for the Whole Family

Organizing a successful playdate in a childcare center is an opportunity to create a safe, engaging environment where children can learn, play, and build lasting friendships. It’s not just about bringing kids together—it’s about providing enriching experiences that foster social and emotional development. Here are five essential tips for hosting a successful playdate that will […]

5 Tips for a Successful Playdate: Creating Fun and Memorable Experiences in Childcare Settings

Classroom ECE, early childhood development, early education

October 2, 2024

As parents, one of our most important responsibilities is to equip our children with the skills they need to navigate life successfully. Among these skills, self-regulation is particularly crucial. Self-regulation enables children to manage their emotions, behaviours, and thoughts in a socially appropriate way, helping them achieve their goals and adapt to changing situations. It […]

Child Development, early childhood development, parenting

August 28, 2024

How to Help Your Child Develop Self-Regulation Skills: A Parent’s Guide

The benefits of risky play for kids are immense. Recent times have seen children move away from free, unstructured play, to more supervised, structured activities. While these planned activities are great, they also can come at the expense of necessary risky play. This type of free play is critical for a child’s healthy development: for […]

Child Development, childcare, early childhood development

July 24, 2024

Benefits of Risky Play for Kids