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Hope you had a great Christmas and a wonderful new year. This past year has been another great experience with your children. We have thoroughly enjoyed watching them grow, and I do hope we have had a positive impact on their development. In this issue, we will continue to review toddler development. Please do not forget to check the announcement section for news and resources. Our teacher’s corner, discusses making sense of Accelerated Reader (AR). If you ever have any questions, comments or suggestion that can improve the service that you receive, please do not hesitate to contact us either via email or phone. (peggeysster@gmail.com, 346-5551 Rafee Saba, Owner).

        Educational Tips for Parents 

        Toddlers between their second and third birthdays are becoming more aware of others, and their own feelings and thoughts. (“Helping Your Preschool Child” U.S. Department of Education, 2005)

        We should provide some of the following developmental Opportunities.

        Develop hand coordination. For example; holding crayons, pencils, putting together Puzzles or stringing beads, play-doh etc.

        They should have opportunities to socialize with other children.

Announcements:

·        Whilst we were closed for Christmas vacation we were able to sterilize our carpet, sterilize toys and costumes as well as do some touch up painting.

·        Our Tutoring program is offering EOG prep, price is $25 an hour if interested please contact us either via email or phone.

·        Starting this January we have customer appreciation cards. Each visit we will stamp your card, every fourteenth visit you will receive a free hour for your primary child (do not forget to pick-up your card at the front desk next visit).

·        We also have referral cards available. These are business cards that you write your name on. Give this card to someone you recommend our service to and tell them to turn in the card when they register and you will receive a free hour for your primary child.

·        Check out our website, I am continually adding new content and news information (such as days we are closed or special events) as well as adding  more and more parent resources (our parent resource page is continually adding new and useful websites and information). We also have a download site were parents can download registration forms, in the future I am going to try to add useful things for you to download.

·        Looking for books for your child? Check out Barefoot books at http://ginaciarcia.mybarefootbooks.com/

·        Another great online resource for parents in Onslow county is the Onslow Kids Center at http://onslowkidscenter.com/