#playgrounds

#playgrounds

Central objective: Playgrounds — creating safe, stimulating outdoor environments in early childhood education and child care centers that build gross-motor skills, spatial awareness, and healthy active habits. Supporting elements: practical, curated articles on playground safety, spatial awareness, active-play impacts on eating, gross-motor activities and family-daycare best practices, plus related resources and job listings to help centers implement improvements.

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Spatial Awareness: How to Stop Your Kids from Walking into Walls

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ChildCareEd shares the importance of spatial awareness in children's lives and provides practical st ...

Picky Eater Solutions from the Playground: How Active Play Influences Kids' Eating Habits

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Recent research has illuminated a promising solution that lies beyond the dinner table: active #play ...

The Ultimate Playground Safety Checklist: Keeping Kids Safe

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Each year, thousands of children experience injuries on #playgrounds, many of which could be avoided ...

Gross Motor Spring Activities for Kids: Fun Ways to Build Strength and Coordination

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Spring is not just a season of blooming flowers and longer days; it is a time for children to step o ...

How Family Daycare Providers Turn their Homes into Safe, Nurturing, and Imaginative Worlds

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As #parents seek quality care that aligns with their values and #nurtures their children''s #growth, ...