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The past few years seem to have dragged on forever. While everyone wants to get back to our old routine, we aren't there quite yet. While you and other parents wait for the old sense of safety to return, you want to feel confident when you leave your child to go to...

Your child’s first day in an early learning environment is the start of a new adventure for your whole family. Naturally, you focus on your child’s reactions, but you probably feel anxious as well.  Long before your child’s first day, you realize that letting go is a...

If you’ve ever left your young child with a caregiver for the first time, you may already understand the challenge of childhood separation anxiety. It’s the emotional (usually temporary) turmoil that occurs when your child realizes that you’re leaving him behind....

At The Learning Center, we believe that making your child feel loved is just as important as anything else we do. It helps them feel confident and engaged as they struggle to meet developmental milestones and learn new skills.  Children succeed when they feel happy,...

If you must work every day, you need to know that your child is in the best possible daycare environment. You want your child to have new and exciting experiences and daily opportunities to grow and develop. Feeling confident that the staff can provide what your child...

When you work all day, you need to ensure that your child has the best possible care. Daycare and early learning centers want that too. They work hard to meet your child's needs, but they don't have legal or medical authorization to administer their daily medication...

As children grow, they need a wide variety of experiences to keep them engaged, entertained, and educationally well-balanced. Music helps accomplish all three of these goals. As part of a well-rounded curriculum, music gives children opportunities to develop social,...

Everything your child knows or does begins with you, but at some point, every child needs more. You teach your child to walk and talk. You instill personal habits that help keep her healthy and safe. Also, you share valuable lessons and rules that she will carry...

After the past 12 months of changing routines, you must admit that sameness is far more comforting than change. You set your alarm clock every night. Each morning you take a shower, have a cup of coffee, and dress for work. You take the same bus or train to work every...

Children learn many skills during their earliest educational and play experiences. Daycare conflict resolution fits naturally into their growing range of accomplishments. The idea of young children developing conflict resolution abilities sounds rather ambitious. Many...

Physical activity is an essential element of effective early learning programs. Educators don’t push young children to be athletes. Also, they include fun physical activities in their learning and play curriculums. By encouraging physical activities in early learning...

Music matters to young students. As a parent, you learn that there are no educational shortcuts for your young child. Music isn't a shortcut, but it enhances nearly every young student's learning experiences.  Like most families, you follow traditional steps that help...