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Topic: Preschool and Childcare

Finding safe and affordable preschool and childcare is a huge concern for every parent of small children. Read on to find practical help, from what to look for in a daycare program, to how to equip a babysitter.

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Programs for Kids After School

Great activities after school help keep kids out of trouble, improve their grades, and keep them safe. Call for strong educational care for kids after school in your neighborhood and community.

Parents Can Teach Through Family Home Activities

Parents can get their children ready for school through family home activities that teach reading, math, creative arts, social studies, science, health, safety, and physical fitness. Find a long list of ideas here.

Play Cards! Build Math Skills with Fun Family Activities

Card games are a great way to sneak in math lessons. They are such fun family activities, that kids don't notice they're getting an education after school. Try card games for preschoolers, elementary students, and teenagers.

Preschool Discipline: Giving Children a Choice

Giving children choices can be an effective form of preschool discipline and empowerment. Learn how to add choice to activities for preschoolers and change "no" to "yes."

Preschool Math Activities Get Kids Ready for Preschool

Toddler learning starts early. Experts in developmental learning say kids grasp math concepts early. Try some of these preschool math activities as part of your toddler's activities every day.

Preschool Math Activities Transform Tears to Toddler Learning

Can preschool math activities drive away tears? One mom finds that the toddler games she plays with her son not only promotes toddler learning, but provides some much-desired education after school.

Fund Raising for Children

Parents of preschoolers agree: Enough with the candy bar sales already. Read on for product, project and community service ideas that can raise money for volunteer organizations.

Choosing a Preschool: Are There Enough Preschooler Activities For Your Child?

When choosing a preschool for your child, look for one with a wide variety of activities for preschoolers. Child social development issues are also important in a successful program.

Ready for Preschool? How To Choose a High-quality Program

Is your child ready for preschool? Are you ready to choose a program for her? Here are some points to consider when researching schools.

Education After School: Teach Science with a Raisin Race!

Science experiments make for great family home activities--they're fun and educational. For some enjoyable learning after school, try this experiment racing raisins in baking soda and water.

Learning After School about Leonardo da Vinci

Social studies and world history doesn't have to stay within the school walls. Introduce your children to Leonardo da Vinci for some fascinating education after school that will give your family plenty to talk about.

Babysitting Tips: Finding the Right Sitter

If you're constantly on the lookout for a new babysitter, it's time to try a new interview process for babysitting. Tips include asking questions and setting expectations.

Teach Preschool Manners for Telephone Use

Preschool manners are great things to teach when explaining how to use the phone. Here are some family ideas for promoting toddler learning about a tool that can keep them safe.

Math Learning After School: Making It All Add Up

Parents play an important role in encouraging sound elementary study skills, especially when it comes to math. Boost success with student's homework through clubs after school and family home activities.

Tried and True Games for Learning After School

There are some games for preschoolers that never go out of style. Read about some old-time classics that promote learning after school while still being fun family activities that everyone likes to play.

Preschool Ideas: Encourage Your Preschooler to Make Friends

Does your child have trouble making friends in school? Help teach him good preschool manners by being a good role model for him. Help him improve his child social development skills too.

Family Ideas to Encourage Preschool Writers

Are you looking for family ideas to get your child ready for preschool? Family home activities like labeling her toys and shelves help kids link words and writing.

Emma's Story: Ready for Preschool, Ready for Kindergarten?

For many parents, deciding when their child is ready for preschool can be a struggle. For others, deciding on kindergarten readiness is an even bigger decision. Here's some good advice to help you decide.

Getting Ready for Preschool Marks Important Child Development Stages

Getting a child ready for preschool can be stressful, but preschool projects can also reveal just how much a child has grown. One mother talks about how school has marked some child development stages.

Parents' Problems: Finding Trustworthy After-school Programs

Among common parents' problems is finding after-school programs for their children that are reliable, effective, and safe. This list of questions to ask about after-school programs can help.

Babysitting Ideas for Developmental Learning

First, the story of a mom worried about making sure her daughter is ready for preschool, and her efforts to give babysitting tips to her in-home childcare provider. Then, advice from the experts.

Fun, Educational Care at Home

From infants activities to toddlers crafts and games for preschoolers, we offer free, enriching ideas for making the most of each day during all of the child development stages.

Parents Stress Quality in Childcare

A look at recent survey results polling families about babysitting and daycare after school shows that parents are most interested in developmental learning and healthy foods for kids.

Babysitting Tips From a Veteran

Child care providers just starting out need to educate themselves on everything from choking first aid to preschool discipline and social strategies. Here are ideas on goals to set from an expert.

Preschool Ideas for Parent-teacher Communication

Parent-teacher communication is key when it comes to keeping families informed about preschool manners and other behavior. Here, a preschool teacher tells how best to use daily reports.

Goals to Set When Choosing Childcare

For many of us, searching for educational care or daycare after school is a major part of adolescent parenting. This list of things to do helps take the guesswork out of the process.

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