There are lots of fun experiments and projects you can do with children in the classroom that are informative, creative, fun, or all three!
Dance, Raisins, Dance!
Want to demonstrate the principles of density to children? All you need is clear soda, a clear container, and some raisins!
Fill the container halfway with a clear soda of your choosing, and drop in a few raisins (just make sure they have room to move).
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Tagged with childcare, daycare, ece, facebook, marketing, marketingtips, preschool, socialmediaFacebook is the world’s most popular social networking website with over a billion users worldwide. If you’re not using it to reach prospective parents and engage with currently enrolled families, you’re missing out. The benefits of using Facebook are countless for all businesses, but as discussed in our earlier blog post, it’s especially true for child care and preschool programs because of your target audience: mothers with children under 5 are the most active users of social media.
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Tagged with childcare, classroomideas, daycare, DC, DC Library, earlyed, earlylearning, ece, educationalactivities, literacy, preschool, resourcesIn honor of the Week of the Young Child, we are thrilled to announce our partnership with the DC Public Library in support of the Sing, Talk, and Read early literacy campaign! It’s never too early to set children on the path to success. As a professional early childhood educator, you understand the importance of imparting early literacy practices starting at birth to better prepare babies and children for success later down the road.
The Sing, Talk & Read DC initiative, led by the DC Public Library, shows parents and caregivers how to make singing, talking and reading to their very young children a part of their day, every day.
You can watch us discuss the campaign on Let’s Talk Live (NewsChannel8) and offer examples of how you can turn your everyday routine into a fun learning opportunity.
You made a good point that social media would be an easy way for communication. I think instant messaging would…
In our last blog post, we covered the basics of social media marketing, which typically involves creating (or sharing) content that attracts attention and encourages readers to share it with their social networks. To put it shortly, it’s word-of-mouth in the digital age. In this post, I’ll share 3 reasons why you should use social media marketing for your child care and preschool program.
Last Friday was the National Preschool Fitness Day and in light of that, I’d like to encourage you to explore the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative.
Let’s Move offers free training and resources for child care providers. Learn more about simple steps you can take to help children in your program learn habits that prevent childhood obesity and can keep them healthy for life. You can even become a recognized child care and early education provider by successfully meeting the five Let’s Move! Child Care goals – physical activity, screen time, food, beverages, and infant feeding.
To become a recognized provider get started here.
Did you know that more than half of obese children become overweight by the time they’re 2? Did you also know that roughly one in five children is overweight by their 6th birthday? Given such high statistics, as the director of an early education program, it’s critical that you support physical fitness for preschoolers and instill healthy lifestyle habits early on so that children may continue these habits as they grow.
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Tagged with childcare, childcarecenter, classroomideas, daycare, green, greenpractices, preschoolGoing “green” and becoming more sustainable has grown to become an attractive and popular trend for many companies and organizations. Not only is it great for the environment, but those things that are harmful to the environment can also be unsafe for children. When preparing your center for child care, going “green” is likely the last thing to cross your mind. However, making sure that you are conscious of things like wall paints, pest control practices and cleaning supplies is important.
As much as we try to protect our children, studies show that more than half will experience bullying at some point in their lives. Bullying can take place as early as preschool and as a teacher or director, it is important that you take actions early on in order to prevent bullying. In this post, we’ll discuss bullying: how to recognize it, prevent it, and what to do if bullying does occur at your preschool.
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Tagged with child care marketing, marketing, marketing tips, online marketing, tipsDid you know that 8 out of 10 consumers use the Internet to research local businesses and that 72% trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations?[i] Web results have tremendous influence on most people’s buying decisions, especially moms with young children. This means that for child care providers and preschool directors like you, using online marketing to create a great online presence is more important than ever.
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Tagged with classroomideas, daycare, kindergarten, preschool, school, tipsSome of the kids in your care may be transitioning to kindergarten in the near future, what should you do? Kindergarten can be a big transition for little ones, especially if they are going from a private center or an even smaller family home to a public school. They are leaving everyone that has become familiar to them behind and have to learn how to cope with the higher demands that come along with being a kindergartener. Here are some ways to assist you as a provider in guiding them along the way: