How to Create a Cool Place for School-Age Children
Will you enroll school-age children in your program this summer? Do you have a plan to make your program a cool place to be ? If so, I have some cool tips to share with you for your summer program and for your before/after school program. I began transforming my school-age program in the spring of … Read more
Van Maintenance Tips!
I will be the first to admit that I am no expert when it comes to maintaining cars or vans. In fact, I call my husband when we have an issue with our childcare van. Yesterday, I noticed that there was a nail in the rear tire of the van and seeing that nail in … Read more
5 Very Important Van Safety Tips and Procedures to Follow
The summer time is a great time to take the children on fun field trips. In fact, the summertime is a very busy field trip season for childcare programs and with that in mind; you must be sure that you have field trip policies and safety procedures in place that will assure that child are … Read more
Sometimes You Have To Make the Best Out of Staffing Issues
Back in December 2011, my school age teacher (of 2 1/2 years of employment) decided to work closer to home and she gave me a 3-week resignation notice. I was quite disappointed, however, I understood why she needed to work closer to home. The hunt was on for a new teacher! As I placed ads … Read more
Empowering School-Age Children For Leadership Success by Dr. Linette Daniels
“I believe that given the right space, tools and training ALL youth can succeed!” Leadership is the key to success in life and those who have achieved success have reached the top by displaying leadership qualities. In an effort to promote leadership success among the youth in your group, you must make opportunities for leadership … Read more
Empowering Youth For Financial Success by Dr. Linette Daniels
I have worked with young people for nearly two decades and raised 12 therapeutic foster care children, so believe me when I say. . . I have been there, done that and wrote a book to tell about it. LOL! Look, if you spend more than one-hour a year with a child, this article is … Read more
10 Traits of a Quality Before/After School Program
I’ve been caring for school-age children for over 13 years as of the date of this blog post. I have grown to love this age group because they love to have fun and they look forward to going to a program that meets their needs. Throughout the month of June, I have been featuring blog post … Read more
5 Ways to Encourage Communication Skills in Your School-Age Program
It is vital that your environment for school children encourages communication. In fact, it is very important that your environment is filled with communication materials that enhances play and communication skills. Children must be exposed to a variety materials that encourage them to communicate, such as: computers, a variety of newspapers, magazines,signs, language games, reference books and many … Read more
Are You Encouraging Kids to Think?
A Guest blog post by Linette Daniels, ” The Youth Success Doctor” If we teach children everything we know their knowledge is limited to ours. If we teach children to think, their knowledge is limitless. Research shows that a child’s ability to succeed in life is directly proportional to their ability to solve … Read more
25 ways to Promote Creativity with School-age Children
Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience. ~Masaru Ibuka When children reach school-age years they are eager learners, naturally imaginative and creative. Moreover, school-age children learn by doing as they interact with their peers and explore the materials in their environment. This is why it is vital … Read more
