Author: Susan Bencini, BA, BEd, PGDip (Ed) The new year is the time we often make plans and resolutions to lose weight or exercise more… But January is also a great time to check in with day home your business. What’s going well? What could use improvement? What...
Here are some ideas and tips that we have gleaned over the years to help you run your day home business more smoothly. In this guide, we’ll be covering a variety of topics: Daily operations Optimizing your environment Setting up your outdoor space Creating an...
Did you know the Alberta Government has a grant program available to assist with the costs of further education and professional development for Early Childhood Educators? This funding is available to day home educators that are contracted with a licensed agency. The...
Outdoor play can be the greatest vessel for exploration… providing endless opportunity to slow down, observe, and inquire, or speed up, run, and be active. We can take a quiet moment to watch a bug, or spend an afternoon lugging around sticks and logs to build an...
There is no real definition of stress that everyone agrees on; what is stressful for one person may be pleasurable or have little effect on others. We all react to stress (and anxiety) differently. So, what exactly is stress? Stress is the body’s reaction (feeling...
Down Syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, yet there are many of us that know so little about it. As a mom of a little guy with Down Syndrome – and having been a program educator to a little one with Down Syndrome – I’d like to touch on the...
