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New Year’s Activities for Preschoolers From Chester Child Development Center

Early Childhood Development, Holidays, Parents and Children, Uncategorized / Hailey Southard

A New Year feels like a fresh start—even for the littlest members of the family! The best New Year’s activities for preschoolers are about playful learning that nurtures and coincides with their early childhood education and development. Research consistently shows that play is a powerful driver of growth in early childhood education, helping children build […]

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Creating Christmas Magic: Holiday Traditions That Strengthen Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Development, Holidays, Social Skills, Transition, Uncategorized / Hailey Southard

Watching Christmas through the eyes of young children is truly an enchanting experience. Creating Christmas magic is more than just building sweet family traditions, it supports your child’s early childhood education, as well! The simple, repeated traditions at home or in daycare or preschool classrooms can do everything from building stronger language skills to creating

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Navigating Holiday Family Gatherings With Preschoolers

Anxiety, Holidays, Parents and Children, Social Development, Transition, travel, Uncategorized / Hailey Southard

Tips for Keeping the Holidays Happy The arrival of the holidays also tends to bring lots of events, busyness, and schedule-disrupting activities. Because preschoolers thrive on predictable rhythms, this can bring a lot of chaos to an already busy season. Rather than embracing a ‘Grinchy’ mood and avoiding all festivities that you can, with a

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