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By Daycare Mom, on February 3rd, 2013  Chinese New Year begins on February 10, 2013. It’s one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. It lasts for 15 days and is cause for much celebration, and a feeling of renewal. Sharing the concept of Chinese New Year with day care children would open the door for some fun activities!
Many families will clean the house during the celebration, in order to sweep away bad fortune and welcome good luck into the home. Making cleaning a part of a . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Celebrating Chinese New Year at Day Care!
By Daycare Dad, on September 9th, 2012  Back to school time comes with a whole mix of emotions for parents and children alike. Even if you don’t have kids that are in school yet, they are bound to be affected by those that are heading back to school. Some kids will love going to school, while other children will be terrified about a change from their usual daycare routine. Parents can have the same range of emotions as they try to deal with their children in different places and always the struggle of them growing up . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Daycare Back To School Blues
By Daycare Dad, on February 19th, 2012  President’s Day is coming up and this is a great time to take a moment and discuss what a president is to this county and what they do to make America great. We may tend to steer clear of discussing politics with our children, and with the ugliness surrounding our current political climate, it’s no wonder we would rather protect them from it. However, it’s important for our children to know how things work in America. It can also be fun for them to learn about the presidents and . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Presidents Day Facts About Barack Obama
By Daycare Dad, on January 13th, 2012  Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday each January. King’s birthday is January 15, so the observance falls around the time of his birthday. Many schools observe this holiday and are closed for the day, but many workplaces are not, so there will be lots of kids in daycare that are normally in school. These school age kids will likely learn about Martin Luther King Jr. in school, and there may be some activities in daycare.
Martin Luther King Jr. is probably the most recognizable figure in the . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Daycare
By Daycare Dad, on December 29th, 2011  Are you wondering what to do with the piles of new stuff you have for your kids? Are they outgrowing the toys you have been accumulating over the year? Is that tax time just around the corner? Here at Decide on Daycare we can help you with all of those!
It’s that time of year again, when we find ourselves buried under piles of new toys while we look at the piles of old toys to and try to figure out what to do with it all.
First things . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Cleaning Out Toys for Daycare and Tax Deductions
By Daycare Dad, on November 22nd, 2011  It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about what to do with the holidays and what we want to do for those special people around us. As soon as your children are old enough to talk you can start to involve them in this wonderful season of giving. It is very important as a parent to start to teach your children the value of giving and doing special things for those people that we care for.
With the hectic schedule of the holidays its easy to overlook some of . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Black Friday Deals for Daycare Parents and Providers
By Daycare Dad, on August 10th, 2011  Back to school is an emotional and stressful time for both parents and children. Whether your child is heading back to school or not this time of year will likely mean changes for your children. Take the time and make the effort to make these changes as comfortable and easy for your children as possible.
A child who is not going to school will still be affected by others who are doing so. It is important to recognize this time and to prepare your child for the upcoming transitions.
All parents should . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Back to School Time at Daycare
By Daycare Dad, on June 29th, 2011  Summer is here and it’s an important time to make sure your daycare is following summer safety recommendations with your children. Even if a trip outside is supposed to be short, it’s best to make sure they always apply sun block, sunglasses, and wear hats when they are out in the sun. Granted, we should be protecting our children’s skin and eyes year round, but in the summer it’s especially important. We are all more likely to be outside, enjoying the nice warm . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Summer Safety at Daycare and Home
By Daycare Dad, on May 20th, 2011  Many older children attend school during the day and only need daycare for a few hours before or after school. However, when summer vacation comes around, they need to stay at daycare the entire day. At a daycare center, it is less of a problem, since the kids will be engaging in activities appropriate for their age group. In a home daycare, however, the thought of hanging out with babies and toddlers all day is not so appealing to older kids. After the daily stimulation that school gives them, . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Daycare During Summer Vacation
By Daycare Dad, on April 22nd, 2011  Earth Day is today, April 22nd, and it is a great time to celebrate our planet and talk to your kids about Earth Day, the environment, being “green”, and what you can do to make this a better place for us all to live. Hopefully your daycare providers are doing something special for Earth Day but if they aren’t, that doesn’t mean you can’t do something for Earth Day with your child! Preschools often have many activities around Earth Day but some in-home daycare’s may not. . . . → Continue Reading This Day Care Article: Celebrate Earth Day with Daycare
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