Sentences with phrase «fewer children in the area»

Some are in hard - to - get - to locations with fewer children in the area; can the district or city provide transportation?

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This statistic, which has been going around for a few years now, in fact refers to single, child - free women under age 30 and living in metropolitan areas.

While property is relatively more affordable in other parts of the country (six times the average salary in the North - east rather than 14 times in London) it's impossible to ignore that even in the most affordable areas house prices are geared towards two - earner families with two or fewer children.

The charity currently recruits volunteers in three areas - host families who are able to look after a child for anywhere between a few days to a few weeks, family friends to befriend and mentor parents through difficult times and resource friends to supply a range of goods and services depending on what the individual family needs.

After taking a few years off when her children were young, she began coaching youth basketball here in the Tri-Valley area 6 years ago, coaching multiple levels of basketball, including CYO, Town of Danville, YMCA and AAU boys and girls teams.

If you think you'll be out of sight of your active child for more than a few minutes, look for ways to set up the secure play area near you, such as setting up the play yard in the kitchen.

™ website to use the Sick Sense Relief Finder to determine the best solution to your child's symptoms, track the sickness reports in your area and even learn a few sickness hacks.

And perhaps most importantly there are quite a few children whose major area of intellectual strength is in their creativity.

To me, the solution to the attrition issue, whether it's at a KIPP middle school or the Promise Academy middle school, is the Harlem Children's Zone's «conveyor belt» model, which provides continuous, high - quality early - childhood and elementary education to precisely those «disengaged families and students,» so that when those children arrive in middle school, they won't have the kind of difficulty doing demanding work as did the kids who left the Bay Area KIPP schools or who underperformed at the Promise Academy middle school in its first feChildren's Zone's «conveyor belt» model, which provides continuous, high - quality early - childhood and elementary education to precisely those «disengaged families and students,» so that when those children arrive in middle school, they won't have the kind of difficulty doing demanding work as did the kids who left the Bay Area KIPP schools or who underperformed at the Promise Academy middle school in its first fechildren arrive in middle school, they won't have the kind of difficulty doing demanding work as did the kids who left the Bay Area KIPP schools or who underperformed at the Promise Academy middle school in its first few years.

Similarly, while about six - in - ten mothers say they do more than their partners when it comes to managing their children's schedules and activities (64 %) and taking care of their children when they're sick (62 %), fewer fathers agree that, in their households, mothers do more in each of these areas (53 % and 47 %, respectively).

If your child can eat a few menu items, you will be relying upon them to clean up after unsafe foods are made in the kitchen area.

You may not want to let a two - year - old have complete control over all the decorations in the room, but giving your child a few choices between bedspreads, area rugs or fun kid - friendly room décor can be an exciting experience for everyone involved.

People try their best, but they still miss out a few areas in the parenting domain that is why I have made a skill set which will significantly positively affect your parenting and will bring you closer to your children.

According to the Bishop there are currently no fewer than 34,000 children, «all in areas of significant social deprivation,» being educated in Church of England - sponsored academies.

At that time, few Providence - area children took part in the pre-college programs.

I have a few friends with some supernatural ability to keep their carpet from ever getting stained (and with children who are naturally spill - immune), but for us mere mortals, stains are a fact of life in carpeted areas of the home.

We have quite a few passes to a free advance screening of Men, Women and Children to give away to our readers in the NYC area.

12, started Anseye Pou Ayiti because she says her native country lacks a datadriven, culturally relevant system for recruiting and training highcaliber teachers where they are most needed — in rural and underserved areas where about 70 percent of Haitians live but fewer than 30 percent of children from low - income households will complete even...

The bad schools tended to be in poor areas because the poor lack political clout and possess fewer alternatives, such as sending their children to private schools, than the privileged.

In Australia, fewer children from provincial and remote areas meet standard Year 7 milestones than their metropolitan counterparts.

«In 1998, the U.S. Department of Education found that fewer that 75 % of America's teachers could be considered fully qualified (that is, have studied child development, learning, and teaching methods; hold a degree in their subject areas; and have passed state licensing requirements)» (Schargel & Smink, 2001, p. 143In 1998, the U.S. Department of Education found that fewer that 75 % of America's teachers could be considered fully qualified (that is, have studied child development, learning, and teaching methods; hold a degree in their subject areas; and have passed state licensing requirements)» (Schargel & Smink, 2001, p. 143in their subject areas; and have passed state licensing requirements)» (Schargel & Smink, 2001, p. 143).

So today, a classroom of 25 students in the Texas Rio Grande Valley has 250,000 fewer dollars for the education of its children than does a district in a high wealth area of the state.

Mr Gibb says too few children reach the level expected and those in poorer areas are doing worse than others.

Far too predictably, our study reported that children who attended schools in the most severely low - income neighborhoods were likely to hear far fewer explanations, with those explanations offered at lower difficulty levels, than children in middle - and upper - income areas.

Low - income children have fewer or smaller designated play areas in the home and spend more time watching television and less time exercising than non-poor children.

Few areas in the education of children with exceptionalities are as controversial and critical as appropriate identification of children who are gifted.

In a million - person - plus metropolitan area with tens of thousands of secondary students, only about 8,000 were unable to exercise their choice and were thus left behind in these schools that tend to serve our relatively few neighborhoods that have exceptional numbers of homeless families, foster children, incarcerated parents and low levels of social capital and relational trusIn a million - person - plus metropolitan area with tens of thousands of secondary students, only about 8,000 were unable to exercise their choice and were thus left behind in these schools that tend to serve our relatively few neighborhoods that have exceptional numbers of homeless families, foster children, incarcerated parents and low levels of social capital and relational trusin these schools that tend to serve our relatively few neighborhoods that have exceptional numbers of homeless families, foster children, incarcerated parents and low levels of social capital and relational trust.

She pledged «a new focus on achieving excellence in areas where too few children have access to a good school and there are not yet enough high quality teachers, school and system leaders, governors and sponsors to turn them around».

And you can believe that graduates of traditional teacher education programs (who spend 4 to 5 years studying their content area, pedagogy, learning theories, child development, and gaining experience in school classrooms working with actual students and practicing teachers) aren't as «good» as the graduates of elite colleges and universities (who didn't major in education and only get a few weeks of training before entering the classroom.)

The «Captain's Chair» second row seats, complete with winged head restraints and flick - out footrests similar to those encountered on business class airline seats were used for carrying coats, gloves and hats in cold areas on most days and child seats for a few.

The title story, «The Lives of Rocks», in which a geologist, living in the forest and weakened by cancer treatments, comes to rely on the help and company of two children from a rigidly fundamentalist family who are happy to help until she teaches them that the earth is millions of years old; and «Fiber» in which a logger muses on his job in the Yaak Valley before turning on the reader with a direct plea to help protect the area - in a few swift words changing the reader from casual observer to participant.

Create a Welcoming Area — I remember as a child my parents would always crack the garage door a few inches and leave some food and water to allow for the cats to come in and out as they please.

- Meeting new people of all types, including children, men, crowds, people wearing hats, in wheelchairs, etc. - Meeting new dogs (do not bring your pup to areas with lots of dogs until after 4 months)- Exposure to other pets such as cats, horse, birds - Teach him to enjoy his crate - Riding in the car (be sure to restrain him using a crate or seatbelt for safety)- Being held, touched all over and in different ways, being bathed and groomed - Visiting the Vet's office, groomer, daycare, boarding kennel - Exposure to loud noises and strange objects (example — umbrella opening)- Exposure to traffic, motorcycles, bicycles, skateboards, joggers - Getting him used to being left alone for a few hours at a time

If you save just a few inches of space in your suitcase and take supplies for area schools (St. John's Memorial School) or pet medical clinics (Placencia Humane Society) in need, you'll make a priceless impact in the lives of our local, Placencia, Belize children and families.

If you save just a few inches of space in your suitcase and take supplies for area schools or medical clinics in need, you'll make a priceless impact in the lives of our local, Placencia, Belize children and families.

It sits in a vast swathe of land only 20 miles north east of the capital and a few minutes» drive from the A1, encompassing formal and informal gardens complete with a maze, a children's farm and play area, endless acres of rolling countryside to lose yourself in and even its own 12th century church.

Can accommodate 6 adults and one or two small kids Fully Equipped, kitchen including coffee percolator and fridge with ice and filtered water dispenser Living room with view and flatscreen tv with full DStv Entertainment area with braai and view 3 x Bedrooms, two with queen sized beds and TV» s and one with double bed (two bedrooms with beautiful views) 3 x Bathrooms (two with bath and shower and one with shower only — one bathroom with awesome views from the bath) 1 x Sleeper Couch (one more can be added if required) Suitable for 6 adults and few kids Wi - Fi Safe parking for 2 or 3 cars behind electric gate Daily cleaning service and laundry service included in offer 50 % Deposit due upon confirmation Balance plus key deposit due upon arrival NNB: BRING YOUR CAMERA — THE PHOTO OF VIEW BELOW WAS TAKEN BY ME EARLY ONE MORNING HIGH SEASON OFFERS: House can very comfortably accommodate 6 Adults and few children Requirements: Minimum stay of 5 nights OPTION A: 5 Nights, (R20 000 for total package) R4000 per night Full daily cleaning with laundry included Welcoming Basket OPTION B: 7 day PACKAGE includes: If booking for 7 Nights, Package for R26 000 for the period Full daily cleaning with laundry service included 3 bottles of wine Welcoming Basket OPTION C: 10 day PACKAGE includes: If booking for 10 Nights, Package for R32 500 Full daily cleaning service with laundry included 6 Bottles of wine Welcoming basket OPTION D: FOR STAY LONGER THAN 10 DAYS R3000 PER NIGHT Full daily cleaning service with daily laundry included 12 bottles of wine Welcoming basket Dates still available December 2018 and January 2019 Self Catering - laundry and daily cleaning, amazing kitchen, Sleep 6 - 8 - 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 sleeper couch in living area, inside braai facility and a amazing view.

At the Fergus Style Suites, you can even enjoy your family holidays with your pet, as it's one of the few pet friendly hotels in Majorca with relax areas for adults and children.

The Great Wolf Lodge Resort is a family - friendly resort located a few miles from the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Grapevine and offers deluxe accommodations, upscale amenities, and an indoor water park with several swimming areas and wave pools, water slides and rides, waterfalls, hot springs, and entertainment for children.

As a child of the 80's, it was a big deal when my school was one of the few in my area that had a complete computer lab in the library with an Apple II for each student in the class.

Child of Light makes a few changes to the basic Grandia system — you only have 2 characters at any one time (Grandia had a 4 person party) but you can swap characters in and out mid-battle with ease, there is no positioning aspect (in Grandia, allies & enemies moved around the battlefield & different attacks had different ranges & areas of effect), ALL attacks can interrupt enemies (in Grandia, only specifically marked interrupt abilities did this), and you have a firefly friend who can slow enemies down.

When I was a child a few farms in the area had windmills to pump water for farm animals, and a few actually used the windmills to charge batteries for some uses.

However, the city - state did fall down the rankings in a few areas, including work - life balance (35th in the world) and the overall cost of raising children (42nd).

While a number of countries have implemented area - based interventions designed to improve outcomes for children in disadvantaged areas, few have been rigorously evaluated.2 An exception in the UK is Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLP), which was an area - based intervention that targeted all children aged under 4 years and their families.

America's Children 1999 shows that youth are less likely to smoke, die and or be victimized by crime, but they have made fewer gains in areas that predict their economic futures... Among the report's most positive results is a 40 percent drop in serious violent crime involving juvenile offenders since 1993.»

This assumption has underlain the investment of many home visitation programs in family - level changes in areas such as maternal mental health, family planning, partner violence, parental workforce participation, and similar outcomes.2, 5 — 7 Although it has been assumed frequently that family - level change is a prerequisite to child - level change, relatively few studies have compared program effects for family - level and child - level outcomes.

Somerset County improved in a few areas, including a decrease in child poverty and increases in median family income and the percent of low - income children receiving breakfast at school, the report said.

Excited and bounding with energy, the child worked on some new moves for a few minutes and then she proceeded to dive again in the shallow area.

In the UK, there have been only a few attempts to deliver and evaluate area - based services to families living in deprived locations with the aim of improving outcomes for children under 3 years of age, perhaps most notably being Sure Start.9 This programme was based on the US Head Start10 and Early Head Start Programmes, 10 which found mixed although mostly positive evidence of benefits in terms of education and parenting outcomeIn the UK, there have been only a few attempts to deliver and evaluate area - based services to families living in deprived locations with the aim of improving outcomes for children under 3 years of age, perhaps most notably being Sure Start.9 This programme was based on the US Head Start10 and Early Head Start Programmes, 10 which found mixed although mostly positive evidence of benefits in terms of education and parenting outcomein deprived locations with the aim of improving outcomes for children under 3 years of age, perhaps most notably being Sure Start.9 This programme was based on the US Head Start10 and Early Head Start Programmes, 10 which found mixed although mostly positive evidence of benefits in terms of education and parenting outcomein terms of education and parenting outcomes.

This study also shows that poor children with fewer siblings, whose parents are more educated, with higher household income, and living in urban areas are more likely to complete secondary education and escape the poverty cycle.