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For most parents, child care centres provide them with the convenience of knowing their children are in safe hands as they work. What most parents may not know is that the care their children receive at the child care centre plays a vital role in shaping their personality, creative skills and academic genius. As such, they must be cautious when choosing a child care centre. Below is a guide to help you choose a child care centre.

Moving to a new town can be tough for the whole family, but children take changes like this especially hard. Moving your little one to a new kindergarten midway through the year can be fraught with anxiety and tears that make life just as stressful for you as it is for your child. Of course, as with all changes in life, if you know how to manage the move in advance, you can help your child see it in a more positive light and adjust quickly.

Enrolling a child in preschool can be an exciting yet anxious time for both parents and children. For some families, preschool might be the first time a child is separated from the parents during the day and the first time a child will have to follow a more regimented schedule for playtime, lesson plans, and meals. To make the transition to preschool easier for you and your child, here are two quick tips on how to prepare him or her beforehand.

As a parent, you may marvel at the speed with which your children grow, and in the blink of an eye, they are almost ready to go to kindergarten. This is going to begin their long process of education and will prepare them for the big world ahead, but there's a lot that you can do to get them ready for their first day in this new environment as well.

Some first time parents may not know what expectations they should have when they take their child to a child care centre for the first time. Such uncertainty may affect the ability of those parents to select the best centre by assessing the different policies of the various child care centres in the area. This article discusses some of the things that you should expect from the child care centre where you enroll your child.

With the success of the Finnish education system, European education methods and schools are taking an increasing place in the spotlight. One particularly unique approach is that of the forest kindergarten: an early childhood education centre based entirely outdoors, year-round. This distinctive education method is now spreading worldwide, with nature kindergartens in New Zealand, forest schools in the U.S., outdoor nurseries in the U.K., and bush kinder in Australia. But do the positives of this early learning approach outweigh the risks?

Having to find a reputable and reliable child care centre for your child can be a difficult task, as you want to look past the appearance of a building or of a centre's fancy brochure, and really consider how well the company and staff would care for your child. While it's often impossible to note every single detail of a potential care centre, consider a few important details you don't want to overlook before you make your decision.