Sentences with phrase «preschool age or younger»

Nearly 17 % of children who are of preschool age or younger are reported as being cared for by their father during normal business hours.

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I often use television as a tool when I need to get something done (like call customer service, etc.) or just need to take a deep breath because, you know, I have a young infant, toddler, and preschool - aged kid.

Then, in September, API Reads is launching a new and exciting opportunity: Participants will have the opportunity to read and discuss a book focused on the younger child (birth to preschool) and / or a second book focused on the older child (school - age and above).

One parent and three or four young preschool age kids or toddlers are probably not going to work well.

If your child is preschool - aged or younger and has a favorite show, chances are there's an episode out there about new babies.

«While many state - funded preschool programs in the U.S. do not begin until age three or later, this study provides some of the first large - scale evidence that public early education for children as young as age one can be critical for children's language skills,» said Dearing.

[James L. Hadler et al, Impact of Requiring Influenza Vaccination for Children in Licensed Child Care or Preschool Programs — Connecticut, 2012 — 13 Influenza Season] The state had the biggest drop in flu hospitalizations of kids aged 4 and younger of 11 areas evaluated by the CDC.

Sensory - enhanced storytime at Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries (DCL) is an inclusive program developed for all ages, children through young adults, who are on the autism spectrum or differently abled, and presented at a preschool level of development.

Depression, reflected in prolonged sadness and feelings of despair, is associated with less engaged, stimulating and proactive parenting, and with a range of social and cognitive problems in young children during infancy, toddlerhood and the preschool years.4 Because young children are so dependent on their mothers for cognitive stimulation and social interaction, they are more likely to be vulnerable to the impact of maternal depression than school - age children or adolescents.

As research across neuroscience, developmental psychology, and economics demonstrates, early social - emotional, physical, and cognitive skills beget later skill acquisition, setting the groundwork for success in school and the workplace.15 However, an analysis of nationally representative data shows that 65 percent of child care centers do not serve children age 1 or younger and that 44 percent do not serve children under age 3 at all.16 Consequently, child care centers only have the capacity to serve 10 percent of all children under age 1 and 25 percent of all children under age 3.17 High - quality child care during this critical period can support children's physical, cognitive, and social - emotional development.18 Attending a high - quality early childhood program such as preschool or Head Start is particularly important for children in poverty or from other disadvantaged backgrounds and can help reduce the large income - based disparities in achievement and development.19

The authors describe how babies, toddlers, and preschool - age children typically respond to overwhelming loss, explain complications in the grieving process that are associated with the sudden or violent death of a parent, and offer vignettes that illustrate therapeutic interventions with traumatically bereaved young children and their families.

It has commonly been thought that preschool - age and school - age children are too young to understand or correct distortions in their thinking.

For young children birth to age 3, federal funding plays its greatest relative role in financing services, much more so than in either the preschool or school - aged years.

or more), ability to move quickly from sitting on the floor to standing position repeatedly, and the ability to run if needed; • Knowledge of teaching and activity methods used with infant, toddler, preschool or early elementary school - age children and principles of child development, the behavior of young children, positive discipline and redirection techniques.