Nutcrackers Daycare Academy

How can we help preschool children get along with their peers?

Preschool programs can teach children valuable skills to help them get along with their peers. For example, they can show them how to...

Children’s brains mature significantly before birth to age 2, however it’s also a period of great vulnerability. The brain is shaped...

How children play outdoors is different from their play inside. It tends to be more physically active, children report feeling more freedom...

Play-based learning, which encompasses free play and guided play, provides an excellent environment for fostering young children’s cognitive...

Toddlers infer a speaker’s communicative intent and use that information to guide their language learning. For example, as early as 24...

We typically think of writing as something that is out of reach for preschool children. After all, young children can’t write recognizable...

Visit any preschool classroom during free play and you will likely see a child pretending to be someone else. Make-believe play is a...

Neuroscience has shown the early years, particularly birth to eight years, are critical for optimal learning and development. Preschool...

Identify Opportunities and Prioritize Them First, make a list of what your child could be doing without help. Then ask which ones he...

If you have a toddler who will enter a structured child care program for the first time, he or she may experience some separation anxiety....

The social skills we learn as children prepare us for adult life. Socialization techniques learned during early play and daycare experiences–...

Every parent knows the old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” is absolutely true. While there are many important factors...