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Be Child Care Aware: Reading To Children Helps Develop Important Literacy Skills
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Literacy activities are an important part of any early childhood curriculum, stresses LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe, who says introducing children to literacy occurs in many ways.

Be Child Care Aware: Building Blocks Help With Foundations Of Early Learning
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Building blocks can serve as a major foundation in helping children to learn important skills, says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. Gioe explains that child-care and early childhood educational programs most often arrange their classrooms into a series of "learning centers," and she says the area involving blocks is one of the most important.

Multicultural Curricula Foster Respect of Others
Early care and education programs should offer a multicultural curriculum.