Forum: Caring for children

I've got this daycare child, soon to be 3 years old. Came to me a year ago with no ability to use utensils, and parents handed me pureed food for...

I'm begining to think that I need to limit the food I serve to my day home kids! :ohmy: I'm a firm believer that kids will eat until they are full...

So I have a nearly 3 year old dcb who has some speech problems and has only recently started talking. He started to call me mom (he refers to all...

Wondering if anyone has experience with this... I have one dcb, almost 4, who is very delayed in play. He does almost no partner play and has...

I have a 16 month boy who has been in my care since 12 months. He was very very attached to mom and cried the first 3 weeks straight. He is now...

What is the norm for children in daycare? Im going to be opening one of my own but wondering what ages are the norm to expect so I have the...

At what temperature do you restrict a child from entering your daycare day or staying at daycare for day?

I know there was a post a while back about this that caused drama. I found an article that I found very informative that may be able to help us...

Hello everyone ! I'm new to the board and a new CCP. I have filled up all my 5 spots, first dcg is starting in a couple of weeks and I have 2 more...

Hi ladies, So, today I had a little one (22mths), get hurt in the playroom (of course while I was changing a diaper so I didn't see the incident)....

Alrighty. Here is my situation. And I am sorry that it is an essay :p Currently, the youngest in my care is my own 2 year old. After that, it is a...

So my group has always preferred free play to a ton of structured activities. Since returning from the holidays they have really struggled with the...

So since this past Friday it seems that the two worst words ever have invaded my daycare and its making me want to pull out my hair. All of my...

At what age do you expect a child to eat their meals without making a total mess all over their faces, trays, floor?? I have one little girl that...

I have 2 3.5 yr old boys (one is mine). One only comes 2 days a week, but when they are both together, they are impossible to keep quiet. I usually...