The Digital Daycare

Daycare Manager.net - Forum - providers general discussion - classroom management

2007-10-22T09:05:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Forum - providers general discussion - classroom management: "I am not a daycare provider, but I am involved in a program in which I teach dance at different daycares and preschools all over the city. This is my first week, and this morning I had a class of 13 3-4 year olds. It was completely chaotic. I had a very hard time controlling the class and keeping the children

Daycare Manager.net - Police find drugs in home daycare (14 WFIE Evansville)

2007-10-16T07:38:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Police find drugs in home daycare (14 WFIE Evansville): "One man is arrested when police find pot in a home daycare. What should you know before you leave your child behind?"

Daycare Manager.net - Daycare building closes with baby inside (The Pantagraph)

2007-10-13T05:32:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Daycare building closes with baby inside (The Pantagraph): "DALLAS A woman arrived at her child's daycare center to find the building closed with her 14-month-old daughter locked inside alone, authorities said."

Daycare Manager.net - Day care or nightmare? A look at DCF inspections (The News-Press)

2007-10-10T09:02:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Day care or nightmare? A look at DCF inspections (The News-Press): "Children come home from day care centers with black eyes and bruises on their face."

Daycare Manager.net - Forum - providers general discussion - web sites

2007-10-09T10:10:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Forum - providers general discussion - web sites: "Does anyone know how to make a personal website for your own daycare? I'm in desperate need of assistance.Thanks:>"

Daycare Manager.net - Child Care Resources receives $291,140 grant (The Journal News)

2007-10-08T08:31:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Child Care Resources receives $291,140 grant (The Journal News): "Child Care Resources of Rockland has received a $291,140 grant from the state Office of Children and Family Services. The money will be used to fund a large part of the referral agency's annual budget, said Jane Brown, executive director of the Spring Valley-based group."

Daycare Manager.net - Time served for daycare provider convicted of killing baby (KTVA Anchorage)

2007-10-06T07:43:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Time served for daycare provider convicted of killing baby (KTVA Anchorage): "Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:15:41 GMT A daycare provider convicted of killing a 10-month-old baby more than a decade ago was back in court Friday. She left a free woman."

Daycare Manager.net - Mother Claims Sons Pushed, Forced to Clean Urine at South Bend Daycare (22 WSBT South Bend)

2007-10-05T16:04:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Mother Claims Sons Pushed, Forced to Clean Urine at South Bend Daycare (22 WSBT South Bend): "Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:33:17 GMT (WSBT) Police are investigating a daycare center after allegations a teacher got rough with children while forcing them to clean up urine. The Growing Kids Learning Center in South Bend says there is more to the story."

Daycare Manager.net - Childcare voucher program underfunded (University of Washington Daily)

2007-10-05T16:01:00.000-05:00

Daycare Manager.net - Childcare voucher program underfunded (University of Washington Daily): "According to the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS), during the 2006-07 school year, the UW experienced the longest waiting list in the history of its childcare voucher program."

Technology in Early Childhood Programs

2005-11-17T10:10:00.000-06:00

The Following Article is reprinted from an article appearing on the NAEYC Web Site can can be seen in its original form at http://www.naeyc.org/resources/eyly/1996/09a.htmThe NAEYC is the National Association for the Education of Young ChildrenTechnology in Early Childhood ProgramsAs technology becomes more accessible to early childhood programs and computer software becomes more user-friendly,

Books on Child Care

2005-10-15T09:03:00.000-05:00

Books on child care - there are a million of them...There are more books than you can imagine on every topic you can imagine related to children, child care, child psychology, and more.Every month a new one comes out and it is always a new opinion, new strategy, or new way of doing things.My child-rearing strategy has always been a simple one. Don't overthink it - Humans have been raising

7 reasons not to mess with children

2005-10-14T11:48:00.000-05:00

I got this in an email today - Loved it and just had to post:7 reasons not to mess with children.A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.Irritated, the teacher reiterated that

Daycare Child Left Alone - No-one's in trouble

2005-10-11T08:12:00.000-05:00

Folks, read the following article from ABC News in Toledo, OHOctober 10, 2005 - They're supposed to keep a close eye on your kids when you drop them off. But that's not what happened to a local woman who says she found her daughter wandering outside a local daycare alone!It happened last week at the Noah's Ark Daycare on West Alexis Road in West Toledo.Last Friday Bridgett Gifford dropped her

Child Care and Day Care Blogs

2005-10-08T08:16:00.000-05:00

I happened across the following blog the other day from Judy Lyden:http://childcarebyjudylyden.blogspot.com I read with interest her posts, articles and thoughts and realized how great again the Internet is, blogs, and forums, etc. - So much information and ideas can be exchanged that could never have happened before..She seems to post quite regularly and I recommend reading as often as

Day Care's DO Care!

2005-10-02T07:48:00.000-05:00

I recently read through a site on the Internet called "Daycares Don't Care" (http://www.daycaresdontcare.org/) - This site contained articles and content related to and supporting the idea that day care is detrimental and almost harmful to children.An interesting "quote of the month" reads:"Would you lend a complete stranger your automobile? Probably not. Your car is a prized possession that

Advertising your Daycare Openings

2005-09-20T21:59:00.000-05:00

First Steps to Consider when advertisingBefore starting your advertising plan, first begin to map out what you are advertising for. There are many factors to detail. How many openings do you have? - How many children in each age group can you care for? - Do I have openings right now? - Will I have openings in the future? - Have I locked in my rates? - What questions will I ask prospective parents

The Importance of Childcare Contracts

2005-09-20T09:21:00.000-05:00

Contracts between Daycare Provider and Parent are a crucial component to the business of operating even the smallest home-based daycare. A contract ensures that there is no miscommunication between you and your parents and ensures that you have covered all of the bases and have planned for various conditions and situations that come up.The following is an excerpt from

Provider Communications - Learning from your Peers

2005-09-02T07:11:00.000-05:00

Provider to Provider communications and sharing is so much easier this day and age with technology - There was a time that if you were a daycare provider and had questions or needed advice, you had nowhere to go unless you already knew someone in the business.Today there are many methods of communication available to daycare providers all over the U.S. on the Internet. The most popular of these

Internet Daycare Cameras - Good or Bad?

2005-08-29T09:04:00.000-05:00

The subject of Internet Daycare Cameras is a touchy one. Although more and more daycare centers today are embracing this technology – the opinions of most daycare owners (and employees) seems to be split. It just seems to come down to worry from the daycare provider about the parent “seeing something” they could misconstrue or take out of context. Since most Internet daycare cameras do

Purpose: Link Technology Resources with Parents and Providers

2005-08-28T16:48:00.000-05:00

Purpose: Link Technology Resources with Parents and ProvidersOur purpose and the purpose of the entire Digital Daycare Network is to provide a common, interconnected set of properties to ensure that Parents, Providers, Sponsors, Partners and related groups have one place to go to find, research and use technologies in the field.Not only are constantly researching and developing new technologies

Mission: Enable Parents to Stay Connected and Involved

2005-08-28T16:47:00.000-05:00

Mission: Enable Parents to Stay Connected and Involved With nearly 20 million children in America under the age of 12 currently in daycare of one form or another the "raising of our children" is becoming more of a function of a collaboration between child care provider, parents, federal, state and local organizations and associations.With this trend on the rise, our nation of children is missing

The Digital Daycare - Vision

2005-08-28T16:46:00.000-05:00

Our Vision is to promote the use of technology in child care and education in order to assist the parent, the provider, and the educator in finding, learning about, and making use of these tools to create a more interactive and communicative environment.Technology today allows an entire new world of doors to open up to parents, providers, associations and educators. These technologies enhance