Dear Dr. Day Care, I recently attended my niece’s preschool graduation. Don’t you think preschool age children are too young for a graduation ceremony? Don’t we have too many ceremonies and “achievements” that they are losing importance? Signed, A Great Aunt Dear Great Aunt, I am a big fan of the ceremony behind a […]
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Graduation is such a special milestone in a child’s life. This ceremony is a great opportunity to celebrate learning and to recognize an important milestone, one that may be the first of many milestones. The innate feeling of pride and accomplishment as you walk across the stage to receive your preschool diploma is so amazing. […]
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Celebrating a graduation? Read Edgar Graduates! This book would make a great gift! Read this book with graduates to celebrate this important milestone. Enjoy a video of Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith reading of Edgar Graduates! Click the video below to watch, or view on Facebook. Purchase Copies Edgar Graduates is available for purchase online at […]
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Free courses available for Rhode Island educators! If you are an Early Childhood Educator working with children ages birth through 5 in a DHS licensed center or family childcare setting, you may qualify to receive 12 free college credits in Early Childhood Education with use of textbooks. Applications are now being accepted for the Fall […]
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The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2022 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island. This year’s honorees include two regional award winners and 13 awardees. Our Founder, Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith recently won the Small Business Association Rhode Island & New England Woman-Owned Small Business award! The award recipients were honored on […]
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Dear Dr. Day Care, My child just turned three years old and is drawing a picture of himself with his head bigger than his body and his legs and arms are coming out of his head! He didn’t draw any details like fingers or toes. Should I be alarmed at his portrait of himself? Signed, […]
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