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Daycare vs. Preschool: What’s the Difference?
Choosing care for your child is one of the first big parenting decisions and it’s not always easy. While ‘daycare’ and ‘preschool’ are sometimes used interchangeably, they serve different purposes. Daycare centers (also known as childcare centers) typically serve a broad age range from infants as young as 6 weeks old up to age 5…
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The Benefits of Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education
Play-based learning is a child-centered approach that uses play as the foundation for exploring ideas, building skills and making sense of the world. It’s often guided by educators or caregivers, but led by children’s natural curiosity and creativity. In this article, we’ll break down how the benefits of play-based learning, how it helps children thrive—and…
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Spanish Alphabet Activities: How to Teach the ABCs in Spanish
Learning the Spanish alphabet is one of the most important steps in helping your child become bilingual. Beyond learning letters, it builds a strong foundation for reading, writing and communicating in Spanish. Teaching the ABCs in Spanish can be fun, engaging, and full of movement. Using interactive methods like games, songs and hands-on activities helps…
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Bilingual
When Do Bilingual Babies Start Talking?
Across the world, more families than ever before are raising bilingual children — and it’s natural for parents to have questions. When will my bilingual baby say their first word? Can learning two languages delay talking? Will my child be confused? At Casa de Corazón, we meet many families curious about bilingual child development. One…
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How to Teach Kids to Lose Gracefully: Practical Tips for Building Emotional Resilience
We live in a winning oriented culture. Children pick up on these social cues from a young age. They, even from early childhood, can feel pressure to always win. This can make losing a profound emotional experience for a young child. It’s important to teach children how to lose gracefully from the get-go. Read on…
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Tips for Helping Your Child Learn Spanish at Home
Research shows there are many benefits for kids who learn a second language. Learning a second language in early childhood enhances memory, problem solving skills, empathy, and neurological development. Even if children aren’t exposed from infancy, a language immersion preschool, like Casa de Corazón’s program, can ensure that they become fluent before kindergarten. If your…
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How to Teach Cultural Diversity to Preschoolers
From a very young age, culture shapes our perception. NAYEC, the authority on early childhood education policy, reports that these perspectives can manifest in ways we aren’t always consciously aware of: gender roles, family structures, languages, dress, food, etiquette, approaches to disabilities, child-rearing practices, and behavioral expectations. Different cultures and beliefs coming together is what…
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How to Teach Toddlers About Healthy Relationships
Parents want their children to grow up to be kind and supportive members of their communities. The most significant step in reaching this goal learning how to foster healthy relationships. Young children can gain relationship-building tools by learning how to check-in, name their feelings, communicate well, and resolve conflict in a productive way. It’s never too…
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Private vs. Public Preschool: Understanding the Differences and What’s Best for Your Child
Pre-K is more than just daycare. A quality early childhood education program, like an accredited pre-K, uses research-based curriculum designed to nurture the cognitive and social development of children under age five. Both public and private pre-K uses age-appropriate teaching strategies to maximize learning in the key developmental window of early childhood. Choosing the right…
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