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Choosing the Right Time for Childcare
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 Many factors will be played out in choosing when to start your child in childcare. There is no perfect or most appropriate age. Financial and family obligations will of course be of prime importance in any decision. This may mean the child going to childcare in its earliest months, in which case the conditions and resources at the centre are the prime consideration.
A low ratio of carer to child would be ideal and of course a clean, safe environment.
If you choose to begin care a little later in the child?s development it would be appropriate to consider the child?s personality and ask these questions:
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Choosing Child Care for Toddlers - 18 months to 3 years
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A toddler's needs at child care, are similar in most aspects to that of the younger baby. Ideally there should be a low carer to child ratio and as this is a time when a child is starting to test...
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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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Tips for Happy Mealtimes
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1. Be relaxed about it, even if they are not eating.
2. Mix it up a bit. Sitting at the same table for every meal can be hard going. Try a picnic in the backyard or take dinner down ...
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