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A Structured Child Care Curriculum Can Prepare Kids for Kindergarten

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As per a research conducted in the year 2000 by Rimm-Kaufman, Cox, and Pianta; close to 40% of kids are not fully prepared for the demands and rigors of kindergarten classrooms. If you talk to teachers at Kindergarten and Elementary Schools, they will second this opinion. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to carefully analyze the child care curriculum for the day care center that you have selected for your child. On the other hand, many early toddler care centers (day care centers) have also started investing time and energy into building a Kindergarten Learning Center. The objective of such learning centers is to equip the children with the necessary skill to succeed at the Kindergarten level. These centers are setting protocols and practices that are meant to engage the children and help them learn better. Moreover, there is increased focus on children’s movement around the classroom, their engagement in activities, and the way they work with different materials. ...

What Are the Benefits of Early Child Care Curriculum?

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When it comes to evaluating child care centers , one of the most important factors is their curriculum. That's because it sets the tone for everything a center does. Research has shown that the right day care curriculum offers long-lasting social, economic and academic benefits for kids and their parents. Studies have shown that children, including babies and infants from the ages of 6 months to 4 years, benefit from a great daycare environment, including its quality instruction, structure and social lessons. To dig a little deeper into this topic, we're going to highlight five of the most significant benefits of quality early child care curriculum : 1. Consistent Development The fact that curriculum follows a schedule and structure is very beneficial for kids. While it's great if curriculum includes a lot of time for play, having fun tasks are essential to their intellectual growth and development. The scheduled activities are also satisfying for parents...

Child Care Centers - Why Do So Many Parents Choose All About Kids?

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Whether your child is 6 weeks old, 12 years old or somewhere in between, evaluating child care centers is a very important decision. At All About Kids, we're very proud to be a green child care center. We also take a lot of pride in using play to help every child we care for learn and grow. A Strong Philosophy and Amazing Team One of the key findings from the field of child development is that children learn best through play. When you choose All About Kids for your child's care, you can be confident that we’ll help your child build traits like initiative, individuality and autonomous thinking. These traits will help your child feel secure, happy and confident, as well as create a foundation for long-term success. Every member of our amazing team is committed to helping children develop to their full potential. One of the ways we support optimal development is by always putting the emphasis of learning directly on kids. Our dynamic teachers are able to eng...

Is An Early Learning Center Right for Your Child?

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If you're looking into infant child care or toddler learning center options for your child, you probably have a lot of questions. To help you start answering some of these questions, we want to cover a few of the most common topics that come up about enrolling in an early learning center: Emotional Development A common concern parents have about infant child care and other ages is that it will cause their child to experience problems like separation anxiety. Of all the research that has been done on this topic, the majority of it points towards nurturing learning center environments actually supporting positive emotional development in children. Prepared for the Future Trying to understand exactly what your child needs as weeks and months progress can be a lot to manage. With an early learning center, you get the benefits of professional staff members who are extensively trained on this exact topic. Putting your child in these very capable hands will help en...