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The early years of life are very important for all areas of children's learning and development. That's because the human brain develops faster during the first five years than at any other time in a person's life! High-quality child care and preschool programs support children during a sensitive and important time of life. Research shows that quality child care and preschool programs help children prepare for kindergarten and success in school.
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"Darcy Cotterill, 30 and divorced, works at the Nantucket library during the day. She spends most nights in her backyard, gazing at the stars. She's on the brink of starting a relationship with a local carpenter, Nash, when she gets new neighbors for the summer, the most unexpected of whom are her ex-husband, his new wife, and step-daughter. As Darcy is drawn into the lives of her neighbors, she develops a crush on another vacationer, Clive, a musicologist...
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The goal of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is to improve the health and nutrition of children and adults in care while promoting the development of good eating habits. This manual has been designed to provide additional information on creditable and non-creditable foods in child care centers, outside school hours centers, family child care homes, and adult day care centers. Creditable foods are those foods that may be counted toward...
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The goal of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is to improve the health and nutrition of children and adults in care while promoting the development of good eating habits. This manual has been designed to provide additional information on creditable and non-creditable foods in child care centers, outside school hours centers, family child care homes, and adult day care centers. Creditable foods are those foods that may be counted toward...
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"On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results...
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The availability of an appropriate workforce is critical to the delivery of mental health consultation in early childhood settings. Consultants need to have knowledge and skills specific to early childhood mental health, early care and education, typical and atypical child development and behavior, and working in a consultative role. The self-evaluation checklist describes competencies that professionals need to provide effective mental health consultation...