Child Care Insurance Professionals
1492 South Main Street
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Tel: 888.812.9992
Fax: 888.817.3332
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Tel: 888.812.9992
Fax: 888.817.3332
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Prehistoric Preschool? Paleolithic Kids Finger-Painted in Caves
How were Paleolithic children kept busy and engaged?
Among the Paleolithic artists who left behind paint-decorated caves were kids as young as 3, a new study finds. In fact, finger-painting tots were quite prolific 13,000 years ago in the Cave of a Hundred Mammoths in France, according to Cambridge archaeologist Jess Cooney, who presented her findings last [...]
Progress noted on Child Care Policy
The Huffington Post writes about improvements in child care
“Over the past few months there has been surprising progress made in the area of child care policy. Since the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) act became law in 1990 and was expanded and reauthorized in 1996 as part of welfare reform, there has been little [...]
PreK-3 movement seeks to revolutionize early education
PreK-3 Reform Movement gains momentum in California
A few years ago, preschool teachers in Santa Maria, a low-income, mostly Hispanic city about 50 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, attended a series of meetings with kindergarten teachers in the district.
Most had never met. The teachers had little idea what happened in one another’s classrooms.
What they discovered changed [...]
Preschool Autistic Programs reviewed by U of Miami scholars
Project Aims to Gauge Preschool Autistic Programs
A University of Miami initiative is one of the first to compare the reliability of two treatments for preschoolers with autism.
The project is the first part of a four-year project to analyze the comparative efficacy of preschool programs for children with ASD.
Scientists looked at two comprehensive programs for autistic [...]
Illinois preschool students learn about sign language
Preschool students get sign language lesson
For preschool students at The Kids Place in La Salle, learning the alphabet and learning to count are big priorities. Students in one class got an extra challenge this week from a classmate’s big brother: learn to do those in American Sign Language.
Dylan Szymouicz is the 19-year-old brother of The [...]
Indiana looks at preschool education in budget
Preschool education struggles as Indiana wrestles with budget |
Although education reform is a hot topic in the General Assembly this year, Indiana is all but certain to remain on a short list of states that provide no preschool education funding.
That leaves it to local schools, independent child care providers and families to meet what most [...]
Rankings are out for Childcare Costs by State
Child Care in Minnesota Among Most Expensive
Minnesota ranks among the least affordable states for child care, according to a new national study, and those high prices coupled with the recession have resulted in more parents receiving state subsidies for the service.
The study by the National Association of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies found that [...]
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Deer crashes through Wisconsin child care center’s kindergarten class
A kindergarten teacher and four of her charges were about to enter a classroom to start their day Friday at Discovery Days Child Care when a deer crashed through the classroom window.
The animal, as startled as the humans, looked around and dashed out of the classroom and [...]
Hawaii preschool raises funds for Language Immersion program
Preschool performance is fundraiser for language immersion school
Punana Leo preschoolers sing “Proud Mary” in Hawaiian recently at the Maui Mall as a preview of this weekend’s Ho‘omau concert. Performers include Ipo Rivera (from left), Kamakali‘ulani Kaiulani, Kamalei Kuanoni-Kekona, Lihau Nae‘ole and Tianaleo Sulunga. The 24th annual concert will take place from 9 a.m. to sunset [...]
Parents connect on everything from Childcare to Photos
New Social Networking Site For Parents
Social networking is the popular buzz word today, but more than that, it represents the valuable opportunity to gather like-minded people around a specific interest or concern. Kakabox.com has identified an important interest niche in the world of parenting, especially babies and young children, but also including teenagers.
This new, interactive [...]