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How Long Should My Toddler Nap?

How Long Should My Toddler Nap?

Children need adequate sleep to rest their bodies, consolidate new information, improve their mood, and even reduce risk of injury. Naptime helps to ensure that they get the recommended amount of sleep to achieve this. As your child moves from the infant stage to toddlerhood, they won’t need as much…
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Two boys at daycare participating in dramatic play

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Spark Creativity and Ignite Imagination

Did you know that some of the best ways for children to engage in play and get their creative juices flowing is by using everyday materials in new ways? Our teachers are always adding recycled materials to all the centers in their classrooms in hopes of planting new ideas, helping…
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when to start potty training

When to Start Potty Training

Potty training is a huge step for not only the child involved but parents/guardians as well. It’s a stage that is filled with questions and has many different avenues to success. Children can be potty trained any time after 18 months old and most will be potty trained by around…
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Hands-On Activities to Teach Your Preschooler About the Environment

Hands-On Activities to Teach Your Preschooler About the Environment

Children are programmed to explore and experiment with their environment from the very beginning, even as infants. The Scientific Exploration component of our Links to Learning curriculum supports the development of scientific inquiry and expands upon children’s natural curiosity. Science activities develop many important life skills, but the most important…
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