Dr. Day Care Pawtucket Thornley received a helping hand from their community this weekend! The Mercurio Group Real Estate teamed up with Precision Graphics and Jimmy’s Painting and Repairs to give a makeover to the Dr. Day Care Pawtucket Thornley St. playground. Sherri Mercurio gathered a crew to paint, clean, and beautify the playground and child care building! Work included a coat of paint on the playground equipment, painting exterior building walls, educational signage along the fence, and spring cleanup throughout the entire playground. Dr. Day Care Pawtucket Thornley … [Read more...]
Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge
Rhode Island's first statewide business pitch competition for Rhode Island high school students Dr. Day Care Learning Center donated $1,000 to support the Lt. Governor’s Entrepreneurship Challenge! There are now $12K in scholarships available for high school entrepreneurs this year. The Lt. Governor's Entrepreneurship Challenge is Rhode Island's first statewide business pitch competition for Rhode Island high school students, grades 9-12, aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship and promoting business ownership right here in the Ocean State. Through this program, … [Read more...]
Spring Flowers – contest for our families
Spring time is here and flowers are in bloom. One of my favorite things to do in spring has always been to plant a flower garden with children. As part of my educational curriculum I had the children in my child care bring home a pot of flower seeds they planted. I encouraged parents to transplant the pot of flower seeds as they began to grow in their yard and watch the flowers grow with their children! Take time through the seasons to count with your child how many flowers bloomed - teaching child hands-on math lessons. My favorite flowers to plant were morning glories because they … [Read more...]
Senate President Ruggerio reads to DDC North Providence children
Thank you Senate President Ruggerio for reading to our #DDCNorthProvidence students this morning! Dr. Day Care was excited to participate in "RI Reads to Young Children" — a week where community leaders visit early learning centers to read to some of our littlest learners! Reading aloud to young children is so important. This was a great opportunity for our children and teachers, thank you to everyone who helped coordinate this event for our young children. Infants and toddlers are developing language, motor, and emotional regulation skills through daily activities. Reading helps … [Read more...]
Representative Tobon reads to DDC Pawtucket Concord St. children
Thank you Representative Tobon for reading to our #DDCPawtucketConcord students this morning! Dr. Day Care was excited to participate in "RI Reads to Young Children" — a week where community leaders visit early learning centers to read to some of our littlest learners! Reading aloud to young children is so important. This was a great opportunity for our children and teachers, thank you to everyone who helped coordinate this event for our young children. Infants and toddlers are developing language, motor, and emotional regulation skills through daily activities. … [Read more...]
Ouch He Bit Me!
Dear Dr. Day Care, I have 2 toddler sons - 18 months and 2 ½ years old. They are always together. At least three times a day (some days it seems like a lot more!) my 18-month-old bites his brother. What can we do to stop this behavior? Signed, Ouch He Bit Me! Dear Ouch, Biting is one of the most frequent questions I have received in my career! Over the course of my 47 years working in child development, I have found that parents often have the most concerns about biting, sleeping, or eating. Fortunately, biting is a stage. I understand that it is a … [Read more...]
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