Quality Daycare Can Be Affordable Daycare

Quality Daycare Can Be Affordable Daycare

Childcare can feel expensive, and its cost can account for a significant portion of a family’s budget. Because of this, many families seek cheaper, and oftentimes lower-quality, daycare options for their children. But a tight budget doesn’t mean that your child’s development needs to suffer. If you want first-rate daycare education for your children, you…
7 Important Social Skills for Children

7 Important Social Skills for Children

There are certain social skills that children should develop as they mature. Understanding each of these skills can clue you in on the “success” of your child’s development. Noticing these skills can also be reassuring if you’re ever questioning the quality of your child’s school. Preschool is the fundamental stage for developing these social skills…
"Day" Care Versus "Child" Care

“Day” Care Versus “Child” Care

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Daycare – both the word and the concept – has been a part of our daily life and vocabulary for decades. But did you know that many child care providers are moving away from the word “daycare” towards the more accurate term “child care”? If this is the first time you’ve heard about this, you’re…
How To Choose a Daycare Center

How To Choose a Daycare Center

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If you’re on the hunt for a daycare center for your kids, you may be surprised by how difficult it is to narrow it down and find the childcare center that’s right for you. There are many different daycare centers, and not all of them are of the same quality. In narrowing down your options,…
When to Use Drop-In Daycare

When to Use Drop-In Daycare

Drop-in daycare is a useful tool whenever you find yourself needing impromptu childcare. A few reasons why parents and guardians use drop-in daycare include: The babysitter or nanny canceled: If you’ve got plans for a babysitter or nanny to watch your children and they cancel at the last minute, due to illness or an emergency,…
Parents Guide To Working From Home

Parents Guide To Working From Home

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The coronavirus has changed our daily lifestyles in many different ways. One of those ways is that many of us are now working from home instead of commuting to the office every day. Working from home offers many benefits, but it can also complicate other aspects of our lives – like childcare.  Working From Home…

Socialization and Early Childhood Education

Socialization is vital in order for children to fit into society. Socialization (or socialisation) is a term used by sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists and educationalists to refer to the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs and ideologies, providing an individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within his or…

Early Childhood Education

A daycare center is more than just a babysitting service, it also helps to fulfill the need for one of the most important times of a child’s life:  early childhood. It is during Early Childhood Education that important life lessons are learned. Early childhood education (also early childhood learning and early education) refers to the…