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The need for outdoor play for preschool children
There was a "special" on our local Las Vegas television channel the other day about the fact that our preschool children aren't getting enough outdoor play at their child care settings, and this...
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Report claims that child care harms children
A controversial "study" has recently cited that daycare can be harmful to your children? Why? It states that increased stress can be found in children who are placed in institutional care which can...
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Funding child care for the poor in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a city of contrasts. Like most other urban centers, we have the rich, the middle class and the poor. What's different about our town is the waffling where programs to benefit those less...
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Preparing for summer childcare in Las Vegas
Spring has arrived, and with it comes Spring Break. Traditionally, once that season arrives, the need for summer childcare looms. Some parents are lucky: they have quality summer programs or camps...
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Summer Camps in Las Vegas: iD Technical Camps
Now is the time to start thinking about summer camps for your kids. Do you want one in which they can play sports, dance, sing, act, and learn crafts, or do you want a specialized camp where they...
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Summer Camps in Las Vegas: Lied Discovery Children's Museum
The summer camp offerings here in town just keep on coming. If you are looking for an alternative to day-to-day care child at a facility, Lied Discovery Children's Museum (LDCM) offers a variety of...
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Summer camps in Las Vegas: Kidville Camps
Kidville is a Las Vegas institution: a non-traditional setting for children that offers much more than just daycare. There are fun classes in music, dance, gym, art, science and enrichment. The most...
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Spring, your child and the childcare setting
After teaching for twenty-five years, this writer can attest that each season brings its own special challenges when your child is in childcare. Summer in Las Vegas exposes children to extreme heat,...
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Serving healthy meals in a child care setting
Teaching in Las Vegas has taught me many life lessons, but but stands out above the rest: Parents whose children bring their own lunches to most child care settings have an edge. They can ensure that...
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A day without childcare: It's difficult to imagine
Sometimes we have to look at issues in a different way. Humboldt County decided to look at the child care crisis from a more humorous perspective, but the serious outcomes of a day without childcare...
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Free and inexpensive field trips for kids in the Valley
When you are a child care educator, the budget often comes first. But the advent of summer also means a summer camp environment, when you want to take children on field trips to experience the city....
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Organizing your own classroom's Olympic Games
Children need to get moving, and need to keep physically active. This isn't just for their physical health, but also for their emotional growth and development, social skills and for fine/gross motor...
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Keep your kids well fed with non-traditional lunches from home (Photos)
Children love to be reassured that their parents are thinking of them while they are at child care. This is why so many parents still send home lunches on a daily basis. Many child care facilities do...
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High cost of childcare in Las Vegas devastates parents
It has finally gotten to the point where many parents in Las Vegas can no longer afford childcare for their children. Those on fixed incomes, working two jobs just to pay the bills and keep their...
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Edible Halloween crafts in the classroom: The pear witch project
This is a great craft for young children (over the age of 4 years). They will need some help with the grating and the cutting, but it's a far healthier alternative than the normal edible Halloween...
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How to recognize an abused child
Unless you are in a home, or intimately involved with a family, it's very difficult to tell and especially to prove whether or not a child is being abused. After reading another article in our local...
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Edible Indian corn craft for the classroom
Pilgrims, pioneers and their Native American friends are a big topic when teaching preschoolers about the history of America. Here is a simple craft that can take Thanksgiving and harvest celebrations...
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Scientists attempt to "birth" a robot boy in nine months
Scientists in Sweden are attempting to “birth” a robot boy within nine months, hoping to have the little fellow completed in time for a real-time birth, or presentation to the public. They hope that...
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Hit the high seas of taste with the Pirates of the Caribbean Bento Box
It's easy to be a fan of the Bento Box Lunch fad, especially with the imagination shown by parents and chefs all over the world. Wouldn't it be a delicious treat to open a lunch box...
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Butterfly garden Bento Box lunch for the nature lover in your family
This is a simpler version of the Bento Box lunch, but has its own charm and appeal. Any lunch that will entice children to eat the contents is well worth a bit of extra preparation time. And...
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