Outdoor preschool could be good for the mind — and the gut
Outdoor education has the potential to affect children’s physical and mental health while fostering an appreciation for nature.
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Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark
But now, James’ company, Soma Bags, is providing a solution: backpacks equipped with solar panels that charge a reading light. What started as a small-scale project with some discarded cement ...
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Why Is the Riverside Church’s Century-Old Preschool Facing Closure?
From its beginning, the Riverside Church ran a preschool, one that doubled as a microcosm of Fosdick’s mission of inclusivity and social justice. The Weekday School, as it came to be known ...
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Toddler found alone in freezing cold after babysitter nearly drinks herself to death on family’s booze: cops
A toddler was found wandering alone in the freezing cold outside a Jersey Shore home Monday after the child’s babysitter drank herself nearly to death, cops said. A horrified neighbor rescued ...
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Toddler’s choking death leads state to shut down Alpharetta preschool
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) has ordered an Alpharetta preschool to close after a toddler choked to death last month. On Dec. 20, the ...
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2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Suffering 'Fatal Medical Episode' at Preschool: Police
"His family is being supported," police said on Wednesday, Jan. 15, while confirming the toddler's death Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
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Toddler found wandering alone outside a N.J. home after nanny had been drinking, police say
A nanny who passed out after drinking alcohol while caring for a toddler in Brigantine was charged by police with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, police said. A neighbor found ...