Is Your Little One Ready For Preschool
Toddlerhood is a fun and exciting time where your little one is discovering the world and making up their own mind about how things work and their role in the world. Around the age of two, parents usually find themselves discussing the education and academic development of their child. This is an age where vocabulary […]
Packing For a Day at Summer Camp
Packing for a day at summer camp isn’t quite the same as packing for a day at school or a typical day at daycare. Summer camp is the place that kids of all ages get to explore their physical world while learning. Summer camp is all about taking the lessons beyond the classroom and engaging […]
Helpful Ways To Support a Diversity-Rich Preschool Classroom
The golden hour to cultivate diversity is in preschoolers! Even in our modern-era, racial and cultural biases are still prevalent which makes teaching diversity and bringing awareness to this issue crucial for the developing preschooler. We know that after the age of nine racial and cultural attitudes tend to stay the same unless they have […]
Preventing Childhood Obesity – Why Your Child Care Matters
Childhood obesity affects nearly one-third of American children. While historically, many parents and adults did not worry about heavier weights on children — and some, in fact, claiming that it was a sign of good health — research has shown that it is in fact very unhealthy and downright dangerous. Childhood obesity sets a person […]
How After School Care Helps Students Succeed
After-school care, for most children, is viewed as little more than babysitting that covers the time the school day ends for the child and when their parents get off of work. This line of thinking causes a severe undervaluation of what a quality after-school program offers school-aged children. At Darlene’s Wee Care 4 Kids, we […]
Benefits of Summer Camp for Kids
The days are longer and the temperature is hotter. That’s right, it’s summertime, and with summer, comes one of the most enduring traditions in America — summer camp. Summer camp is a time when we meet new friends, go on new adventures, and learn new skills. At Darlene’s Wee Care 4 Kids, our summer camp […]