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	<title>The Preschool Times &#187; preschool</title>
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	<description>Adventures in Early Childhood Development</description>
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		<title>Fall and ADHD in the Preschooler…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/03/fall-and-adhd-in-the-preschooler%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/03/fall-and-adhd-in-the-preschooler%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The days are growing shorter and cooler and more and more of our activities tend to focus us indoors, especially if we have an older child who, more often than not, has homework. Today’s children spend an inordinate amount of time indoors.  Think about it…..  A good portion of their time is spent is school, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costumes, Frights and Some Sugary Delights!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/27/costumes-frights-and-some-sugary-delights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/27/costumes-frights-and-some-sugary-delights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poem]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a lovely day not a cloud in the sky, When all of a sudden I saw with my eye A parade of creatures some scary some not, Till the school filled up with a nefarious lot One by one they came tumbling on in, till it was bats in the belfry and various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool a Place to Make Friends and So Much More…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/13/preschool-a-place-to-make-friends-and-so-much-more%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/13/preschool-a-place-to-make-friends-and-so-much-more%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fire safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preschool]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we made friends with our local firefighters. They showed us how to keep safe and to understand that sometimes a firefighter may look scary but we shouldn’t hide from him/her. The children were amazed to see how a person could turn into a firefighter by putting on specific clothing. As they slowly became accustomed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Music Matters in the Preschool and Beyond…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/06/why-music-matters-in-the-preschool-and-beyond%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/06/why-music-matters-in-the-preschool-and-beyond%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While having breakfast in a local diner before heading to the beach this weekend; I overheard one waitress ask another to turn up the radio. “I love that song. Every time I hear it, don’t feel like a grandma.” Her comment made me smile. I knew exactly what she was saying.   Music has the ability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Simple Ways to Identify Quality Care in the Preschool:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/15/5-simple-ways-to-identify-quality-care-in-the-preschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/15/5-simple-ways-to-identify-quality-care-in-the-preschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[quality care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the South we are completing our third week of school. The children are settling into a routine and the classes are beginning to flow smoothly.  By now the children are becoming comfortable with their schedule, and environment is becoming ripe with new activities. Although our classes are settling in, my director and I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show me some respect!&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/08/show-me-some-respect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/08/show-me-some-respect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manners]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, while out to breakfast, two men got up to pay their bill and I overheard a comment voiced by one of them. He complained that the subject of their conversation did not show him adequate respect. His comment sent me to wondering about the concept of “respect” and its importance in everyday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool, your child’s first driver’s education program…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/01/preschool-our-child%e2%80%99s-first-driver%e2%80%99s-education-program%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/01/preschool-our-child%e2%80%99s-first-driver%e2%80%99s-education-program%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[attention span]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[soft skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I travel approximately 20 minutes on the highway and streets to get to work each morning. During the course of my daily commute I encounter many different types of drivers. And I have come to believe that their driving skills are reflective of their personalities and learning styles. For instance, the gal behind me at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions, the Spaces in Between&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/08/25/transitions-the-spaces-in-between/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/08/25/transitions-the-spaces-in-between/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=443</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I started thinking about this posting long before my fingertips hit the keyboard. In real life, there is a definitive beginning and ending for most events and situations. We often focus our attention on these two points and spend very little time or attention on the space in between. For instance, we feel the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Clean Up Time….10 ways to help your preschooler clean up!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/24/it%e2%80%99s-clean-up-time%e2%80%a6-10-ways-to-help-your-preschooler-clean-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/24/it%e2%80%99s-clean-up-time%e2%80%a6-10-ways-to-help-your-preschooler-clean-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[organizational skills]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching young children to clean up is not as difficult as it seems. First you will need to provide an environment that is conducive to organization. Here is how to get started:]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Words…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/13/the-power-of-words%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/13/the-power-of-words%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Early Learning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I walked into my toddler room after the holiday break and I was greeted with a room full of toddlers eager to share their thoughts and desires. Over the break many of them began to string words and short phrases into sentences. I could literally look at their faces and watch them manipulate their vocabulary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Preschooler and the Sippy Cup…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/04/the-preschooler-and-the-sippy-cup%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/04/the-preschooler-and-the-sippy-cup%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I walk into my toddler classroom and the counters are littered with labeled Sippy Cups; all of them from children who were using them on the way into the classroom. Apparently our little ones have picked up the adult obsession of having a water bottle with us at all times. The difference with water bottles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Preschoolers…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/21/testing-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/21/testing-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[early childhood advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Examine the long term results of testing; do children testing exceptionally well on SATs, FCATs, FLCKRs. Brigance, IQ etc. lead more productive lives than the average testing children? The answer is complicated, not a simple Yes or No.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Why celebrate International Peace Day in a Preschool?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/23/why-celebrate-international-peace-day-in-a-preschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/23/why-celebrate-international-peace-day-in-a-preschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The day began like most in the preschool, bustling with activity and yet it was different. Today was the day we set aside the majority of our “general” curriculum and focused on teaching children techniques to quiet their insides when they were feeling frustrated and angry. We talked about using our words to express our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Preschool to Kindergarten…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/02/from-preschool-to-kindergarten%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/02/from-preschool-to-kindergarten%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The school telephone has been very busy these last two weeks as we fielded two different types of phone calls. One was the predictable call from parents checking on their child’s adjustment to the preschool setting, the other (also predictable) parents of recent graduates, now in Kindergarten. The last few weeks I’ve shared some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New School Year:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/26/a-new-school-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/26/a-new-school-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall 2010 school year has begun in our preschool and the classrooms are bustling with activity. The front desk’s phones are ringing and the administrative staff is busy checking on the children who have been left in our charge. From the back of the school we can hear a mixture of happy and sad voices. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What makes a teacher good or even great?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/12/what-makes-a-teacher-good-or-even-great/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/12/what-makes-a-teacher-good-or-even-great/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Class assignments went out this week and the phone calls from parents began to trickle in. Each person had a different idea of what made a teacher a “good one.”  Some parents want their child to be with their “friends,” others felt the teacher’s personality better suited their child’s personality, and still others were curious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just don’t call us “Day Care!”</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/09/just-don%e2%80%99t-call-us-%e2%80%9cday-care%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/09/just-don%e2%80%99t-call-us-%e2%80%9cday-care%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Successful endings are preceded by hard work. The hard work of the Two year old teachers helped prepare the children for the Three year old program; and the hard work of the Four year old teachers, prepared the children for Pre-K. The hard work of the parents prepared the children to grow and be ready to receive direction.]]></description>
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		<title>SMALL STEPS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ:  #7</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/03/small-steps-to-teach-your-child-to-read-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/03/small-steps-to-teach-your-child-to-read-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ideally, you will coordinate the language and vocabulary with what you present via technology.  The best part is that you, the parent, can and should always be with your child when either TV or the computer is “in charge” of your child’s attention.  Delayed recordings of children’s shows provide you with the ability to show selected parts of a show that your child would especially enjoy.  Attention spans are short, and viewing should be, as well.  There’s always another day and another time.  More is not better.]]></description>
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		<title>SMALL STEPS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ:  #5</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/05/20/small-steps-to-teach-your-child-to-read-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s time to share another step along our journey to reading.  This concerns the realization of the strange looking “marks” on some of the pages in your books.  These marks are the keys that open and share each book’s story.  Your child needs to know that reading is talk, written on the page.  Each book is telling you something to share with your child….not just words.  This is the guiding step to reading comprehension.  Understanding and remembering what the words tell us is the meaning of reading.  It’s why we read.]]></description>
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		<title>The Preschool Art Show</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/22/the-preschool-art-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across the preschool, classrooms are humming with activity.  Each class is laden with an abundance of raw art materials waiting patiently to be turned into a masterpiece. Hands: drip with finger-paints, cake with clay, clench hammers, and pound wood, as each new creation begins to take form.  There is no more colorful place than a classroom of preschoolers set free with their imaginations. After a year filled with experiences which demonstrated each medium’s varied capabilities, they are ready to strike out on their own.]]></description>
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		<title>SMALL STEPS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/08/small-steps-to-teach-your-child-to-read/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/08/small-steps-to-teach-your-child-to-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is the first in a three part series by guest author Sharon Alm: You are overwhelmed from the moment your little bundle is put into your arms.  You feel great love and great responsibilities &#8212;the two greatest realizations a baby brings to your life. Both realizations are wonderful!  Both realizations are acted upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perceptions of a Preschooler:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/01/perceptions-of-a-preschooler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preschoolers are the smartest people I know. Don’t get me wrong; I have the opportunity to meet and speak to some of the most complex minds, but it is the youngest members of society who constantly remind me of true “smartness”.  Preschoolers have the innate ability to discern that which is important from that which is not. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Arts in the Preschool</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/25/fine-arts-in-the-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few years we have all had an opportunity to examine our expenses for areas in which we could fine tune our spending. I, like many of you, have taken the opportunity to evaluate that which is necessary and enriching and that which is just plain fluff. Doing without certain items has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What did you do in school today?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/08/27/what-did-you-do-in-school-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first week of school is just about over and the questions have begun to roll in. Some families have stopped in my office and inquired about their child’s first days. They so want to know that their child is receiving the education they enrolled them in the school for but their child insists on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back To School Preschool Style</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/08/13/back-to-school-preschool-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There it is… that one single moment that summer slips from being a long stretch of time before you, to mostly behind you; heading swiftly to the past. Everyone has their own benchmark for the demise of summer. For my sister, it is the advent of her birthday at the end of July. For me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alumni</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/02/25/alumni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been a very busy one at the preschool. The front desk personnel have been taking in the paperwork for new fall enrollments and families are making the very difficult decision about whether or not preschool is important for their child during this difficult financial time. The newspapers have even made me question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love is in the air!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/02/11/love-is-in-the-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love is in the air!  What better place to be then in a preschool during Valentine’s week. That’s right; here at A Children’s Carousel we celebrate Valentine’s Day for the whole week. Children just can’t bundle all that love into a day; it just over flows. So we dress in red, pink or purple, tie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/01/29/school-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The VPK test scores are in and preschools around Florida are positioning themselves to advertise their programs. Of course we are proud of the scores we receive, but are they true indicators of a “good” program? Testing has always been a very arbitrary way of evaluating programs. To really evaluate a program you must pre-test [...]]]></description>
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