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Activity centers in the home: Ideas for family day care providers and parents

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The home is where young children spend most of their time. Whether it is the home of the day care provider or their own home, it is the place where much of their learning takes place during their early years. Providers and parents can arrange the home environment to maximize learning for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers. Setting up activity centers is a good way to organize space, ensure optimum learning opportunities, and facilitate supervision.

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  1. Jean Billman
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Jean Billman is Professor of Early Childhood Education at Winona State University in Minnesota. She has been a center director and now directs a laboratory preschool on campus.

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Billman, J. Activity centers in the home: Ideas for family day care providers and parents. Early Childhood Educ J 20, 25–29 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01617677

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