Archive for January, 2009

Tips for Finding Infant Daycare

Monday, January 26th, 2009

For parents who plan to return to work soon after the birth of their child, finding infant day care in Brookline is a top priority. After all, the child care provider you choose will be spending many hours every day with your infant.

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Keeping Kids Healthy in School

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

It’s pretty much a given that when your child attends a childcare center, whether it’s preschool or family child care in Brookline, he or she is going to get sick a lot, simply because there are a lot of children in a primarily indoor environment. The good news is that there are a couple of easy things daycare providers and preschools can do to keep kids healthy once their immune systems catch up.

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Learning Through Play

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

While school lessons are a mainstay of school-age children, younger children such as infants, toddlers, and preschoolers learn best through play activities. Children use all of their senses—visual, auditory, olfactory, taste, and touch–to explore and learn about the world around them, which is why early education experts unanimously agree that creative or imaginative play is considered the best form of learning for young children.

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Is Your Child’s Preschool Culturally Diverse?

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Many parents prefer that their toddler attends a culturally diverse preschool or daycare program. In fact, one of the most frequent questions parents ask when getting recommendations for preschool programs from other parents is whether the preschool is culturally diverse.

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