ELMO EXTREME Tickle Me Elmo 10th ANNIVERSARY

ELMO EXTREME Tickle Me Elmo

ELMO EXTREME Tickle Me Elmo 10th ANNIVERSARY is a MUST Have toy this holiday season.

Elmo Extreme is already SOLD OUT in most stores.

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You can buy the Hard to find Tickle Me Elmo Extreme 10th Anniversary edition, New In Box and UnOpened now.

Elmo Extreme will tickle America’s funny bone with three interactive tickle spots on his chin, tummy or toe. When kids tickle Elmo Extreme once on any of the tickle spots, he starts to laugh and slap his leg twice, then falls down into a sitting position and rocks himself back up to standing while laughing. When they tickle him a second time, he repeats the pattern even more, then sits down again and falls backwards onto his back and starts kicking his feet while laughing even harder. He then stands back up and asks to be tickled again. And on the third tickle he absolutely lets loose going through the first two patterns and then rolling over onto his tummy where he starts hitting the floor with his hand in gales of laughter, then rolling onto his back, standing up again, and ending with a deep sigh. Elmo Extreme comes with 6 "AA" batteries.

New Child Care Program shows businesses care

A new Child Care program called the Work-Life Alliance is hoping to bridge the enormous gap between need and affordability. The Alliance is a collaboration of representatives from government, businesses, child care facilities and individual communities and was formed to address these issues head on.

According to the California Child Care Portfolio statistics released a few months ago, in 2004 there were 21,492 children under the age of 13 in Humboldt County. Of those, there were 12,606 children with working parents. Child Care costs for one preschooler in a licensed facility takes up to 22 percent of a family budget with an annual income of $28,080. On top of affordability issues, parents and employers have to deal with limited availability.

Carole Crossley, Humboldt Child Care Council director of child care and development programs, said her organization subsidizes child care for 594 area families representing 902 children. Currently, there are 1,300 children on the waiting list. The good news Crossley said, is the program is looking to enroll some from the waiting list into their family child care network. The bad news? There are only 11 slots for infants within the entire program encompassing their 127 licensed facilities.

Read the full story. Program unites businesses and child care

Montana House concurs on child care bill

The Montana State House on Friday voted to concur with a conference committee report that recommended restoring some funding for a program for rating and subsidizing private child care operations. The State Senate postponed action on the matter until Saturday.The conference committee agreement called for restoring nearly $1.4 million for the coming fiscal year for a task force to study how to establish the program. The agreement called for next year's Legislature to spend up to $6 million if it's satisfied with the progress.Rep. Elaine Harvey, R-Lovell, served on the conference committee and urged House members to approve the compromise bill on Friday."Help us with access to child care, and help us with quality child care," Harvey said.

Read the Full Story on Montana's Child Care Bill

Child Care Providers may get meal compensation

Child care home providers in rural Nebraska are eligible for payment for meals served to children in their care.

CACFP reimburses child care home providers for meals and snacks served to children. If more than 40 percent of the children in an area are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals, the child care homes in that area are eligible for reimbursement through the pilot project.The rates of reimbursement in the pilot areas through June 30, 2006 are: breakfast: $1.06; lunches and suppers, $1.96; and snacks, $.58. Rates are expected to increase on July 1, 2006.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) established in 1968, administered by the Nebraska Department of Education is funded by under a two-year project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA).

To find out more about eligibility requirements child care providers may learn which sponsors serve their county visit the Nebraska Department of Education Nutrition Services website or by calling Nutrition Services at 402.471.2488.

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning 2/9/2006
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WOW! The Best Kid Friendly Pediatric Kansas City Dentist

WOW! Do You Want to Know the Best Kid Friendly Pediatric Kansas City Dentist?

All I can say about the Best Kid Friendly Pediatric Kansas City Dentist is WOW! What a Great Time for everyone. The dentist’s office is very family oriented and caters to children and adults.

We just took our children to a new dentist in Kansas City where parents can help themselves to a Starbucks coffee or hot cocoa. Parents can check their email or make a phone call while their children play a variety of video games at different play stations, watch a kid friendly movie on a wide screen TV for everyone to enjoy.

Once you enter the actual patient area you will see an aquarium filled with Clown fish like in the movie Finding Nemo. Children are entertained with a movie shown on a flat screen TV attached to the ceiling. This makes teeth cleaning and other dental work easy for the dental assistants as your child is being entertained and comfortable lying on their back.

The dentist assistants use bubble gum flavored tooth paste and the children are rewarded with stickers and a gift for participation. There’s also another video game room in the patient area if your child needs to wait to get x-rays done of their teeth or are waiting to see the dentist.

Once your children have finished they are rewarded with a cup of ice cream and get a balloon on the way out. Talk about family friendly. It’s a child care oriented dentist’s office.

If you want the most kid friendly pediatric Kansas City Dentist you need Dr. Jill Jenkins DDS and Dr. Michael LeBlanc, DDS. You can visit them online at http://www.kidsmilekc.com or schedule an appointment at their high-tech kid friendly Western Shawnee location at 6850 Hilltop Road, Suite 160, Shawnee, KS 66228. Call them at (913) 745-2500. They are located in the Prairie Star II Building in the Shawnee Crossings. If you live nearby and need an Overland Park dentist or Olathe dentist this kid friendly environment and pediatric care you receive is well worth the trip.

For the most kid friendly Pediatric Kansas City Dentist, take your child to Doctors Jill Jenkins, DDS and Michael LeBlanc, DDS.

Remember to tell them you heard about in online at ChildCareKC.com Kansas City’s Child Care Directory.

Questions to Ask Day Care Providers

When shopping for a new day care provider you need to know how they would handle delicate situations. Here are a few questions to ask day care providers that may help in your search for the best day care provider.

Is this a licensed day care facility?

How many children are there per teacher?

What is the daily routine?

Is there a daily report card on the child's behavior or progress?

What’s the staff demeanor?

What is the rate of employee turnover?

How do you handle a crying baby?

How do you handle a situation if the baby will not stop crying unless the baby is held or carried?

What is your process for putting children/babies to sleep?

What are your emergency plans when a child is hurt?

If you have more Questions to Ask Day Care Providers we highly recommend reading Child Care: A Parent's Guide by Sonja Cooper.

Parents needing day care now but still have Questions to Ask Day Care Providers now have a solution as this book covers a range of possibilities, discusses the pros and cons of each option, and offers solid advice on how to decide which one is best. From the parent needing full-time day care to one who requires only a few hours a week of baby-sitting, Child Care offers concrete, practical advice is filled with the latest information, and answers the questions of every parent.

Cooper’s book Child Care outlines how to decide what type of child care is best for you and your child along with references and guidelines for each state. Child Care: A Parent's Guide describes the different types of child care services, guilt associated with child care, long term effects of child care, and provides a variety of child care website resources.

Let us know if you have more Questions to Ask Day Care Providers.