Finding childcare for your little one is one of the most difficult decisions a parent has to make. The thought of leaving your child in someone else’s care can be stressful. How could someone else keep your child as safe as you would? Whether you choose a daycare centre or in home childcare, question the Provider’s safety precautions to make…
September 8, 2016 is International Literacy Day, a day to raise awareness and concern for literacy problems within the community. Literacy Day highlights the importance and value of reading and writing skills for everyone. What about Physical Literacy? Babies are now exposed to technology far more than ever before. Did you know young children are actually learning how to use…
Summer may be all about letting routines slide, but summer is coming to an end, and that means it is time to go back to school and time to get back on track. September always feels like a new year, it brings renewed focus, we begin to settle in for another year of hard work and we fall back into…
You love children so you’ve decided to start your own home daycare. Becoming a home childcare Provider and running your own daycare can be a rewarding career… You’re in charge of your earning potential. Have tax benefits of operating your own business. Allows the opportunity to stay at home with your own children. You are offering a valuable service to…
The Olympic games, both summer and winter, are a wonderful opportunity to get children excited about sports, friendly competition, and national pride! We don’t have to wait long, with the next Summer Olympics starting TODAY, Friday August 5th and running through to Sunday 21st August, in Brazil. The Summer Olympics, first held in 1896, are a major international multi-sport event, one…
Whether you have a baby, a toddler or a school aged child, choosing the best care for your child is one of the most difficult decisions a parent has to make. The search for reliable, quality child care can be stressful. Parents may explore private home-based child care, daycare centres or a friend or relative. Knowing what the options are,…
If your child has food allergies, you’re obviously concerned about keeping them safe when they are at daycare. What is reasonable to expect from your childcare Provider? A quality, licensed daycare operation should have an allergy policy in place, plus the child care Provider should be trained on how to recognize and react to food allergies. Ask Your Child Care…
Sometimes there is nothing better than spending a summer day in your garden. Getting children to enjoy gardening as much as you is the tricky part. Here is how to get children to love gardening: Get watering. Buy children their own special watering can and let them be in charge of watering plants. Have a sunflower growing competition. Sunflowers…