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WHATS NEW
Father's Day
Father's day is June 17 this year!
Easy, cute gifts for your children
to make for their dads. Father's
Day Songs and theme ideas too!
Provider's Playground
Meet the members of Provider's
Playground! We are a large,
friendly group of child care
providers, preschool teachers,
and teachers from around the
world. We'd love to have you
join us for networking, support
and friendship.
Handprint Poems
Great poems to go along with
a child's handprint craft.
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REGULAR FEATURES
Step By Step Newsletter
My daycare newsletter updated
monthly. Also see my monthly
daycare calendar.
Daycare Forms
Forms for everything daycare!
New forms added regularly.
Daycare Articles
A series of articles written
by Fiona Lohrenz. She gives
advice on starting and operating
a child care service.
Advertising & Promoting
Your Daycare
Tried and true and unique
ways to market your family
child care business.
Information & Resources
You will find tons of info
here! Everything from being
burnt out to gift ideas for
providers to some great
parenting articles.
Daycare Advice for Newbies
Sensible advice from seasoned
providers for newbies in the
field.
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IN THE NEWS
Parents of Allergic Kids Worry
About Peanut Butter Cheerios
Having a child with a food allergy can
make class parties and schoolyard snack-
trades a source of big-time anxiety.
Measles cases reached 15-year
high in 2011
Back in 2000 measles was eliminated
from the United States, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. But now a new CDC study
tells us there were 17 outbreaks and 222
cases of the highly infectious disease
reported in 2011.
Mom's weight may be risk factor
for autism
A mother's weight and diabetic condition
may increase the risk of her unborn
child developing a neurodevelopmental
disorder, such as autism, according to
a new study published in this week's
journal Pediatrics.
Genes found to increase childhood
obesity risk
Researchers have identified two genetic
variations that appear to increase the
risk of childhood obesity. The study
authors took data from North American,
Australian and European meta-analysis
of 14 studies consisting of 5,530 obese
children and 8,318 non-obese kids. The
team compared the genetic data.
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