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It Takes a Village
Strong Start Early Care and Education Center is a daycare center in Trumbull, but a daycare with a difference. We pride ourselves in giving children from six weeks to four years old a safe and stimulating start in life. From the time they enter our welcoming, clean and specially designed spaces, until they head off…
Summer Day Care Solutions
Summer break will be upon us and with it changing day care needs can arise. If you need a summer day care solution, turn to Strong Start Early Care and Education for help! With little ones, in the years before they are in elementary school, their schedule may not change much, but yours may because…
Is Waiting for Kindergarten Right For Your Child?
When you are looking forward to the momentous day when your child will start kindergarten, you may be experiencing some trepidation as you wonder if your child is truly ready to start their formal schooling. Having mixed feelings is completely normal when sending your baby off to meet their future. Some parents wonder if it…
Teaching Children Emotional Intelligence
Experts recognize that there are other types of intelligence than just the IQ that we’ve become accustomed to. It is becoming increasingly apparent that emotional intelligence also plays a role in a person’s success, both personal and business. The daycare teachers at Strong Start Early Care and Education have elements built into the curriculum that…
Tantrum Coping Skills
Between the ages of three and five, your toddler blooms into a preschooler. This time with your precious child is full of delights and new challenges. One such challenge is dealing with tantrums. During this phase of development, most children are learning to deal with their emotions. Outings can become a new kind of challenge.…
A Bedtime Routine Sets the Stage for Good Night
Our day care in Trumbull is called Strong Start Early Care & Education and we believe in doing everything we can to give children just that, a strong start in life and education. We offer programs for preschoolers, toddlers, and infants. During these early years of life, patterns are set that will determine future behavior,…
The Importance of Nighttime Self-Soothing
It has been said that the most important thing we can teach our children is frustration tolerance. Every adult needs this skill and it is important to learn this skill early, as life will deliver frustrations at regular intervals from the earliest days. One of the earliest chances we have to teach our children this…
Attachment and Separation Anxiety
It’s hard to imagine a world where children were purposely separated from their parents in order to avoid them becoming attached. This attachment was seen as coddling, and it was thought that the child would grow up to be weak and a less effective adult. This was the case in Western culture up to and…
Overcoming Hurdles to Learning
No two children are the same. They all vary in their personalities, interests, and learning styles. Here at Strong Start Early Care & Education, we are focused on many aspects of childcare, from daily needs to an overarching interest and passion for educating young children to give the best, strongest start in life. We believe…
Natural Cold Remedies For Kids
If you’re a parent to toddlers and young children, it may seem like they catch colds every other week. The truth is, no matter how clean your home is and the daycare facility your child attends, kids transfer their germs to one another at nearly every interaction. Unfortunately, there is still no cure for the…
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