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Remembrance Day Activities
Here's a few simple crafts that should be good for all age groups, to celebrate Rememberance Day. Heart poppies Basic poppy craft, easy for all ages. The basis for the majority of the crafts we do for our Remembrance Day theme. Materials: Red construction paper Black/green construction paper Scis ...
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Halloween crafts
You asked, we answered! Here are more Halloween crafts for your little witches and goblins (or princesses and spidermen) to help decorate your classroom. Pasta Skeletons Materials: Different shaped pasta, glue, black construction paper. Tie in your science discussion on the human body with some s ...
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Congratulations
Congratulations to our very own Theresa Ryan! Theresa won the Individual Award of Excellence for Children's Services at the Child Care Conference held in Durham Region today! We at AskanECE, acknowledged her first, but nice to know that all of Durham Region acknowledges her effort and passion for ch ...
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Durham Region Child Care Forum
The Durham Region Child Care Forum is holding its Annual Conference at the Durham District School Board Office on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. Last years conference was fantastic and I came away with tons of free stuff, information, contacts and I had a lot of fun too. There are door prizes, a great lu ...
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Canadian Election and Child Care
As a childcare provider, and parent, the topic of childcare is important to me when it comes to election time. I was very frustrated to not have all the information I wanted from the different Parties at my fingertips. I heard more about what other parties were not going to do, then actual campaign ...
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Some Older Crafts
As we get in to October, I thought now would be a good time to revive a few older articles. For our Canadian readers, next week is Thanksgiving, so here are some activities for your Toddlers to for everyone, Hallowe'en is coming up, and we know how exciting that is. Here is our two part article fr ...
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I've become a bookworm
I used to read a novel or two a week. Then I became a parent and my reading consisted of I Will Love You Forever and Dear Zoo over and over again. I am still a parent, but battling the "terrible twos" has forced me to seek outside help. So off to www.amazon.com I went and ordered my own library of t ...
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"Say It Ain't So" is Right!!!!!!!
long been my go to place for ECE supplies, is upping it's prices. Come early Spring it will no longer be a dollar store but a $1 plus store. This chain has single-handedly kept my programming budget, within budget, for the past 6 years. I am sure you've noticed, there is not a lot of money to be had ...
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Olympics Theme
This year the Olympics are being held in Beijing, China on August 8 to 24 2008. This is an excellent opportunity to use current events in your programming. Our centre likes to use this opportunity to experience foods from other countries, learn new national anthems and color flags from around the w ...
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Fundraising for Daycare
Let’s face it; daycare is not a big money business. Year after year, Supervisor’s and Daycare Boards scratch their heads for creative new ways to fundraise for program supplies, furnishings, trips and playground equipment. Here are some ideas of events and programs that have served my ce ...
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Valentine's Day Crafts
Today we have 6 different crafts that you can do for Valentine's day. These are pretty easy for all ages, although the Rose Hearts should be saved for the older children. Collage hearts Reuse old wrapping paper to create these crafty hearts to use in a multitude of activities. read more
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Interviewing for a Daycare Cook
A few weeks ago, I posted Interview questions for ECE Teachers. Since then, Ive also been interviewing for a cook for our daycare. This is a part-time position, and we really need to find someone who is reliable, and enjoys spending time with kids. Not only that, as someone preparing food for chi ...
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Mommy Daddy & Me - A Programming Theme for Preschoolers
Here is a fun theme to fill in the winter blahs between Christmas and Valentines Day, after youve finished up the Winter themes. Have the children bring in pictures of themselves, their parents and siblings. Theres a number of activities you can do with them. (more)
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Mommy Daddy & Me a Programming Theme for Preschoolers
Here is a fun theme to fill in the winter blahs between Christmas and Valentines Day, after youve finished up the Winter themes. Have the children bring in pictures of themselves, their parents and siblings. Theres a number of activities you can do with them. (more)
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Interviewing for an ECE
I have recently gone through the process of hiring an ECE for my centre. Hiring new staff is never an easy process. In a small centre, hiring a new ECE is especially difficult. Not only do you need to find someone qualified, that is capable of dealing with the children, they have to fit in with a ...
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Valentines Day Crafts
Today we have 6 different crafts that you can do for Valentines day. These are pretty easy for all ages, although the Rose Hearts should be saved for the older children. (more)
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Winter Crafts
A winter/snowperson theme is perfect for dreary January with no major holidays to celebrate and lots of snow days to look forward to. We have had lots of success at my centre with some of these creative (and snow based) tactile activities with our preschoolers and toddlers. (more)
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Halloween Crafts - Part 2
As promised in Halloween Crafts Part 1, we now present the Gross Haunted House crafts. This is 5 simple crafts that really work well together, and are great fun for the kids. The theme here is body parts, as you will see. You can use these to create an awesome haunted house afternoon, and is a ni ...
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Halloween Crafts - Part 1
Its October, and that means Halloween is coming. This is a great time of year in daycare, since the programming pretty much takes care of itself. That means you need some craft ideas for the season. I have several that I use, and Im going to start here with one of the most popular. (more)
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Men in Daycare
How many of you work with a man in the child care field or have a male child care provider at your childs centre? How do you feel about men in the child care field? (more)
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