Family Child Care, Inc. is an organization of licensed family child care providers committed to developing and promoting
high quality child care in our community through education, resources, and support.
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Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
"If your child's preschool years are coming to an end, your thoughts are probably turning toward kindergarten. But is your child ready to move on to the "big" school? What skills do kindergarten teachers expect their new students to have? To help answer those questions (and ease your mind), we've asked highly regarded kindergarten teachers from around the country to share their insights on helping your child gain the right mix of kindergarten-readiness skills.
The skill sets they are looking for might surprise you. Because of the national focus on improving education and meeting standards, you might think that it's most important for children to enter kindergarten knowing their ABCs, numbers, shapes, and colors so they can keep up with the curriculum. While teachers would love children to come in with some letter and number recognition, they don't want you to drill your kids on academic skills. There are equally — if not more — important readiness skills that set the stage for your child's learning. Raising an eager learner is the goal, and it can be achieved easily through play and day-to-day activities.
What follows are the top readiness skills that kindergarten teachers look for."
Click here to learn more from scholastic.com
More Links are provided to age-specific information on helpmegrowmn.org
"If your child's preschool years are coming to an end, your thoughts are probably turning toward kindergarten. But is your child ready to move on to the "big" school? What skills do kindergarten teachers expect their new students to have? To help answer those questions (and ease your mind), we've asked highly regarded kindergarten teachers from around the country to share their insights on helping your child gain the right mix of kindergarten-readiness skills.
The skill sets they are looking for might surprise you. Because of the national focus on improving education and meeting standards, you might think that it's most important for children to enter kindergarten knowing their ABCs, numbers, shapes, and colors so they can keep up with the curriculum. While teachers would love children to come in with some letter and number recognition, they don't want you to drill your kids on academic skills. There are equally — if not more — important readiness skills that set the stage for your child's learning. Raising an eager learner is the goal, and it can be achieved easily through play and day-to-day activities.
What follows are the top readiness skills that kindergarten teachers look for."
Click here to learn more from scholastic.com
More Links are provided to age-specific information on helpmegrowmn.org
What is Parent Aware?
For parents: Parent Aware is a star rating system to help you find the type of quality, nurturing program that will help prepare infants, toddlers and preschoolers for school and life. Families use Parent Aware Star Ratings to find programs using best practices that prepare children for kindergarten. When a program volunteers to participate in the Parent Aware Star Rating process, we like to say they are letting their stars shine. Click on the logo to visit the Parent Aware website.