Day care

center where KG is a teacher. The center that she attends is a Christian based daycare. One of the most important things that KG and her husband were looking for when deciding on care for RG is that they wanted it to be some place where KG could work so she could still be somewhat close to their daughter during the day. They also felt that because of their religious beliefs that a faith based daycare center would be the best fit. KG told me that she routinely sings songs to her daughter…

4 Signs That You’ve Found A Good Daycare Having a child start going to daycare will be a big transition for both you and your child. Your main concern may be that you are not sure what is happening during the day since you are not able to observe them first hand. Here are some signs that you should look for that indicate the daycare is keeping your child safe and secure while you are away. They Always Meet The Requirements For Adult Supervision One thing you need to be aware of is what your…

attention, as he is a slow to warm up baby. Another reason why we chose a home day care center is because we wanted Sebastian to interact with other children around his own age, and because it was the least expensive childcare facility that we could find around the area. The last reason why we enrolled Sebastian in a home daycare center was because my partner had lost his job, and my family was not able to take care of Sebastian. So I force to go back to work, while my partner went out to look…

Today’s world runs a 24-hours, 7 days a week economy and the feminization of the workforce has created difficulties for working parents to balance work life and family time. Work life balance concerns can have a negative effect on work performance. The emotional stress related to finding the right balance can be difficult for both parents and children. Traditionally, parents select one of two options for providing care for their children; either relying on family members to raise their…

these hours. Whether this be paying for childcare, having family members help, or enrolling their children in summer programs, there are various solutions offered. Unfortunately, not all parents have the same range of opportunities. Although Child Care may be expensive, cutting down on your budget is much less painful than cutting down your family members. Elementary-school-age children are not to be without adult supervision, this will ensure your…

Shouldn’t The Gap Decrease With Age? The gap also increases with age. Younger men and women pay gaps are closer together and expand further apart as women get older. Ages 18 to 24 the gap is at 88%, at age 25 to 34 it lessens to an 86% difference, and after age 35 the gap closes to 76% of what men earn (consequences for women). Why would the gap widen with age, when the gap should close because of experience gained? This is because of what people would called the “mommy penalty”. The mommy…

not just traveling to another place, but to an entirely different country. I had to question, “How was he going to get back to Sesame Street?” I patiently wait in front of the television for Big Bird to appear in China. It was the most fulfilling day of my entire 48 months of living. To see how he interacted with the children from another country really peaked my interest. That is when it struck me; I want to be a teacher. Not just any teacher, I wanted to go to China with Big Bird and…

dangerous toys, car accidents, and child abductions, who needs urban legends to scare us? Most of the time as parents we have to worry about how we put our children to bed in fear they might die in their sleep. As parents we know that we will take care of our children regardless, but what about the caretakers we hire to watch them when we are not around? This is where many of our fears stem from, the idea of strangers watching our children. One such tales centers on how nanny?s in the early 1900…

It is hard to imagine what it is like to live with next to nothing until you sit down and pull it apart piece by piece. I spent countless hours making a budget, and then rewriting the budget, until I finally got to the point where I could make a family of four successfully live off of a yearly income of $24,251. I visited websites I never thought I’d visit and budgeted things I unconsciously assumed everyone already had. The experience was both stressful and rewarding all in one. In the end, it…

Early childhood education in Aotearoa has grown a lot in value since its beginning points. Perspectives of the value of childcare and kindergarten and its contribution to whānau and communities have changed immensely, due to constantly changing and growing societal and cultural contexts, influences and demands. Te Whāriki acknowledges this constant change, therefore, it is flexible enough that it can be used for many different ECE services, in varying environments with children and whānau from…