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Choosing Child Care for Babies - 0 to 18 months
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It is important for babies at this early stage that the child care centre have a low ratio of carers to babies, which will allow the carer to respond more quickly to your babies needs.
In the first months of a baby?s life it thrives on one-on-one attention so home based care is ideal but your baby can still develop an attachment and trust in a care centre where continuity with the same carer (or a few carers) can be maintained.
Babies, particularly as that start to become mobile and begin to explore their world, also need a safe and clean environment.
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The Importance of Play
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Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child.
Play is essential to development b...
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Helping your Child Adjust to Child Care
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New childcare arrangements can prove stressful for your little one, So here are a few tips to make the transition into a new pattern a little easier for you all.
Talk to your child...
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Healthy Food for your Child
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An important point to remember about children and food is that they go through growth spurts so there will be periods where they seem to always be hungry and periods where they seem to not be ver...
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