Tips to Keep Your Outdoor Play Area Safe
1. Have organic or natural insect repellent on site to keep children safe from bug bites after the rainy season. 2. Make sure all bodies of water are dumped before allowing children […]
Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
It is a special day to recognize child care providers, teachers, and other educators of young children everywhere. Started in 1996 by a group of volunteers in New Jersey, Provider Appreciation […]
Free Preventive Health & Training Courses
Childcare Resource Service (CRS), in collaboration with the California Department of Education, is now providing no-cost training on a variety of topics related to Preventive Health and Safety. Click here to […]
“How to Calm Down When I’m Feeling Upset”
Click here for a quick, easy to print out, social story about all of the different things we can do to calm ourselves down when we are having some “big” […]
101 Sensory Activities You Can Do At Home!
1. Animal walks – crab walk, bunny hop, frog jump, seal walk… 2. Ball pass – around a circle, overhead, under legs. 3. Balloon volleyball. 4. Batting at balls – […]
Tips to Celebrate National Walking Day!
To keep the children safe while walking out to the park, have the children can hold a Ring Walking Rope. Play the “What Am I” Game while you are walking! […]
Our New Executive Director
DEAR Y FRIENDS, We wanted to update you on a few positive changes that have occurred within our leadership at YMCA Childcare Resource Service (CRS). Carolyn Woempner, PhD, has accepted […]
Understanding Challenging Behavior
Back to School Jitters
Ways to Avoid Summer Learning Loss
