Creating a Supportive Environment

A safe and comfortable environment is crucial to your child’s language development. Warm and caring relationships at home promote a healthy environment for learning. Child care can be an equally warm and supportive place for your child’s learning and development to continue. The interaction your child will have with the other caretakers and children will [...]

Sit Still at Your Desk? Not Always

Years ago, a student who misbehaved could have been sent to the back corner of the room and told to stand, back to the class, for a period of time, presumably to consider the consequences of his or her actions. The punishment was for not sitting still in class. The two key words in that [...]

School Success for Your Child

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 helps to ensure that all children receive a high-quality education and holds schools responsible for making sure that all children are learning. The information below is consistent with this important law. This brochure includes information on things you can do at home and at school to help [...]

Kids and Cell Phones: Staying Connected

Do you know where your kids are? For many parents the answer is a resounding yes; they always know where their kids are. Cell phones have changed family life in many ways. They provide parents with peace of mind, and they’re great in emergencies. Family members can always reach each other or call 911. Cell [...]

Language Development

Language development is the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood. Description From birth up to the age of five, children develop language at a very rapid pace. The stages of language development are universal among humans. However, the age and the pace at which a child reaches each [...]

Home Schooling

Home schooling is the process of educating school-aged children at home rather than at a school. As of the early 2000s, it is perhaps one of the fastest growing trends in education in the United States. Since 1993, the practice has been legal in all 50 states. About 1.1 million students were being home-schooled in [...]

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