Early childhood professionals know the many benefits of physical activity and play. They understand that young children are experiential learners -- that they need to move, and they move to learn. Today there is a clamor for more accountability and testing, although children have not changed. They still need to experience concepts using their whole bodies to understand the concepts completely, including literacy and language arts concepts.

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Your child should be seen by a health care provider at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 15 months, 18 months, 2 years, and 3 years.

Click on this link to information on healthy development, feeding, and safety issues.

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