Tis the season for colds and flu. Lorain County childcare facilities take particular care to keep the spread of colds and flu to a minimum, but it can be an uphill battle. The very nature of cold and flu viruses combined with the close confines of daycare centers and the way children interact and play create a triple threat that aids the spread of cold and flu viruses. By knowing the facts about colds and flu, parents can augment the precautions taken at toddler care and preschool programs to help keep their families healthy this winter.

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Topics: Safety Tips, Child Nutrition, Child Benefits, Child Care, Health Tips

With the beginning of the New Year, the menu served at Horizon will become healthier. Your children and students will be enjoying new and more natural foods.
Horizon is participating in the First Ladies anti-childhood obesity program called, “Let’s Move!”

Here are some of the guidelines:

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Topics: Child Nutrition, Horizon Education Center, Child Care, Toddler Care, Health Tips

At Horizon Education Centers, we provide a safe and nurturing environment for toddlers starting with those of 18 months of age in our Toddler Care program. We know that at that age some children still use a pacifier and Time.com reported on research published this year in Pediatrics [by researchers from Sweden found that "picking up a dropped pacifier and sucking it clean may help infants be better germ fighters."

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Topics: Toddler Care, Health Tips

“It’s a beautiful day. Turn off the TV and go outside.” When you were a child, your mom probably uttered those words as she shooed you out the door on a sunny Saturday morning. A quarter century or so later and you’re the mom admonishing her kids to turn off the Wii and go outdoors to play. We know our children need to spend time outdoors, but running off steam and energy and soaking up vitamin D aren’t the only benefits they receive from nature.

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Topics: Skill Building, Child Nutrition, Child Care, Health Tips