Attract prospective clients by marketing your services within your community
Running a family child care business involves mastering many different roles. You’re often the CEO and the janitor, the teacher and the receptionist, the bookkeeper and the salesperson – all at once.
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Help your child overcome shyness with the following suggestions
One of the most challenging aspects of parenting is watching your child struggle in any way.
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Ideas for communicating better with parents and increasing engagement in your program
As a child care provider, you know that parental involvement in your program is important, but it can be challenging and seemingly impossible to inspire. Usually, there are a handful of parents who take on the bulk of the work.
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How to maintain a healthy and safe environment with good hand-washing practices
The first years of life usually bring a fair amount of sickness because children’s immune systems are still developing and fighting off new infections.
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Encourage children to participate in active play with the following suggestions
Promoting physical activity is important in early childhood.
The Virginia Infant & Toddler Specialist Network on-site services include individualized consultation, targeted training, classroom-focused mentoring, and feedback as well as resources and materials related to increasing the quality of care provided to infants and toddlers.
