December 11, 2024

“My First Day at Doodle Bugs!” a Story to Celebrate Our Learning Community, Is Making Its Debut

Jennifer Horner, Director of Education Development Our first Doodle Bugs! children’s picture book is finally out in the world greeting children, parents, teachers, and hopefully...

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November 12, 2024

Cold & Flu Season: Fun Activities for When Your Child is Home Sick

Fall is in full swing, and that means it’s the time of year when colds, flus and other viruses may make their way through schools,...

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October 28, 2024

Five Halloween Activities to Try at Home!

Kate Puzan, Education Specialist While Halloween is typically thought of as a “spooky” and “scary” time of year (especially for young children), it is also...

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October 23, 2024

8 Green Flags to Look For on Your Child Care Center Tour

Choosing a child care center for your little ones is an important decision. You want to make sure your child will be somewhere safe, with...

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September 10, 2024

Improved Literacy, Stronger Bonds & Better Sleep: The Benefits of Bedtime Reading

For many children, developing a simple but consistent bedtime routine helps ease them into sleep mode while signaling to their brains that it’s time to...

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August 1, 2024

Daycare vs. Early Childhood Education: What’s the Difference?

If you’ve made the decision to seek outside care for your child, that is the first of several choices you’ll be faced with. When it...

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July 30, 2024

The Power of Being Present

Jennifer Horner, Director of Education Development When you’re little, early childhood can feel like a time warp; an illusion of time that sometimes seems to...

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September 1, 2016

6 Tips for Easing Back into Routine

Happy September! For most (children and adults!), the month of September and the Labor Day holiday comes with a lot of mixed emotions. Excitement for...

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September 12, 2014

Still Struggling with Back-to-School Routines? It’s Not Too Late to Make It Easier.

For many families, there’s a long list of to-dos for the fall and back-to-school season; from adjusting bed times to mastering the art of lunch...

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September 4, 2014

Calming the Back-to-School Jitters

Introducing our guest blogger: WatchMeGrow. Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers partner with WatchMeGrow to offer high-quality streaming video at all of our centers. Parents of children...

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April 7, 2014

Help Teach Children to Minimize the Germ Farm

It can sometimes be a challenge for a young child to stop playing long enough to use the bathroom, let alone getting them to hold...

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December 6, 2013

Doodle Bugs! Suggests Top Five Educational Toys this Holiday Season

For many parents of young children, the holiday shopping season becomes a painstaking session of research and deliberation in deciding what toys to purchase. There...

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