Oct 10, 2017

High quality child care programs are dedicated to establishing and maintaining relationships with each child’s family. A high quality early learning program will provide opportunities for and encourage parent involvement in the program’s activities. As a part of family engagement and communication, a quality daycare will also provide a parent or family handbook designed to let you know important information about the program.

Oct 3, 2017

Healthy meals are vital to shaping our physical bodies and also play a key role in shaping our minds. Considering that 90% of all brain development occurs between birth and age five, it is especially important for children to receive healthy meals and snacks throughout the day to aid in forming strong brain connections and healthy bodies.

Jul 25, 2017

Though children love to play outdoors, they are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of heat and sun.  The heat of the South Carolina sunshine can put children at risk of sunburn, dehydration, or even heat exhaustion and heatstroke.  Keep little ones safe this spring and summer with these precautions and tips.

Apr 4, 2017

Children now spend less time outdoors than many previous generations. Just how much less might surprise you. According to several studies, children spend half as much time outdoors as children did 20 years ago.

Mar 28, 2017

Did you know that 58% of working families with children five years old and younger — or about 6.38 million households across the nation — use center-based child care options? That means that a great number of South Carolina children spend their weekdays—including lunch and snack time—in the care of a trusted child care program.

Nov 8, 2016

Few things will induce parental guilt quite like food. More specifically, parents worry a lot about what their child eats — or refuses to eat— just about every day whether their child is a toddler or a tween.