Download or read book The Playgroup written by Nelsie Spencer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before she signed up for the mommy role, Ellie Fuller was a stand-up comic, a good best friend, and on her way to substantial success in the TV world. Then good-looking Peter came along, and she was quick to succumb. Marriage redefined her personal landscape with a vengeance, and with what now seems like super speed, she's become a constantly nursing, sleep-deprived, double-stroller pushing mother of two on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Ellie loves her life. Doesn't she? She's about to find out. Day One of pre-school for her daughter, Ahnika. As Ellie gathers with the other moms on the stately steps of Park Avenue Playgroup, she meets ice princess Missy Hanover. Missy is tall. Missy is tan. Missy is the kind of woman who looks gorgeous even in running clothes. And, to Ellie's surprise, Missy looks vaguely familiar. They must have met before. But where? Missy decides that she and Ellie should be friends-close friends. As the school year progresses, Ellie finds herself pulled deeper, sometimes unwillingly, into Missy's Upper East Side world. From the rarefied, moneyed land of Hermes scarves and elaborate birthday parties for three year-olds, into the hidden reaches of a married woman's mind and the secrets of Ellie's past, The Playgroup shows what really goes on when the kids are in school.
Download or read book The Playgroup written by Janey Fraser and published by Embla Books. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janey Fraser's collection of uplifting, funny and relatable novels is back with a new look. Stay tuned for more this 2024!
Download or read book The Playgroup written by Nelsie Spencer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-13 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother of two meets a rich mother while at a Manhattan playgroup and is drawn into her world of money and demons.
Download or read book Goat Goes to Playgroup written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Join Goat and the other animals at playgroup. It's lots of fun, but--oh dear!--Goat gets into a muddle or two"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Playgroup Movement written by Brenda Crowe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1973, this reprints the fourth, updated edition of 1983. This book defines playgroups, examines their needs and problems and traces the growth of the association to meet the demands of a lively and demanding movement.
Download or read book The Playgroup Handbook written by Laura P. Broad and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1991-03-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised after 16 years in print, this indispensable handbook gives step-by-step instructions for over 200 easy and imaginative activities, including arts and crafts, cooking, games, exercise, storytelling, and more for anyone involved with child care--parents or playgroups. Line art throughout.
Download or read book Early Childhood Wisdom written by Meg Quinlisk and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families of young children today face a fast-paced world of consumerism and isolation. Many have lost touch with the traditions of their grandparents and the grounding rhythm of life connected to nature. To fill this void, the Steiner playgroup offers connection and meaning, supporting both the child starting out on a social life and the new parent creating a family life.Ebba Bodame's twenty years of experience in Rudolf Steiner early childhood education are distilled here in a treasury of insights-a must-have travel guide for anyone setting out on the journey of working with young children. Gathered together are all the ingredients of the playgroup morning, moving through the seasons of the year. Parents can harvest this wealth of stories, songs, games and activities to enrich the family's daily life. And sprinkled throughout are suggestions for the practical and spiritual roles of playgroup leading, homemaking and parenting.
Download or read book Preschool Day Hooray written by Linda Leopold Strauss and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paint hands andGooey glue.Tricky puzzlesI can do!What's a day in preschool like? Com inside and see! Every preschooler will relate to this lyrical and empowering text that is fun to read again and again! Hiroe Nakata's expressive and active illustrations celebrate the happy place where kids learn to love school.
Download or read book George s First Day at Playgroup written by Peppa Pig and published by Ladybird. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Peppa and George as they go to playgroup. It is George's first day and Peppa doesn't really want him there. But when all of her friends want a little brother too, will Peppa change her mind?
Download or read book Parents and Playgroups written by Pre-school Playgroups Association and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1981 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the birth of the Pre-school Playgroups Association, Parents and Playgroups brings together three wide-ranging reports which examine the role of the playgroup movement, its underlying philosophy and the contribution made by both playgroups and Mother and Toddler groups to the lives of thousands of mothers and children throughout Britain at the time. Formed following a letter to the Guardian in 1961, the PPA together with its sister organization the Scottish PPA had a membership of approaching 16,000 playgroups, serving nearly half a million children. Yet there had been very little research into the workings of the movement until 1975, when Barclays Bank funded a major research project which resulted in the three reports Parental Involvement in Playgroups, Mother and Toddler Groups and Patterns of Oversight published in this volume. The many questions explored and debated include: How should the playgroup movement develop in the 1980s and after? What do parents contribute to playgroups – and what do playgroups and Mother and Toddler groups offer in return? Should Social Service Departments take over the running of playgroups and Mother and Toddler groups? Do local authorities give playgroups enough support? Or does statutory ‘oversight’ inhibit flexibility and imaginative development? Are playgroups and Mother and Toddler groups too middle-class oriented – and do they work equally well in different kinds of neighbourhood? How do playgroups compare with nursery schools? As Lady Plowden writes in her Foreword, ‘the three studies will serve as an introduction to the developed thinking of the association, and point to further areas of research. They describe something increasingly vital in our present society, which is so often rootless and purposeless, as the group studying parental involvement says "one of the greatest strengths of the playgroup movement is that overall it is a positive force in a largely negative society."’ In the words of Max Patterson, President of the Scottish PPA: ‘This is a valuable set of studies... There is a challenge in the material to those with power to effect change. The experience and hard-earned knowledge of the Playgroups Association raises important questions for all whose interest is family and pre-school child.’
Download or read book Claudia and Mean Janine A Graphic Novel The Baby Sitters Club 4 written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baby-sitters are back in their fourth graphic novel! Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her art than her grades, feels she can't compete with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, makes straight As, and even takes college-level courses. The girls are nothing alike, and they can't agree on anything. While Janine devotes all her time to working on her Web site, The Baby-sitters Club is busy with their new summer play group. But when something terrible happens to their grandmother, Mimi, the two sisters discover they're more alike than they originally thought.
Download or read book The Ecology of Preschool Behaviour written by Peter K. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the preschool years in a child's development, education and their deployment in preschool institutions.
Download or read book YoYo Goes to Playgroup written by Jeannette Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bright, colourful lift-the-flap book featuring YoYo, the little yellow dog who loves to go. The bold illustrations will delight young children as they explore YoYo's adventures at playgroup.
Download or read book A Stay At Home Mom s Complete Guide to Playgroups written by Carren W. Joye and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with practical advice and step-by-step instructions, A Stay-at-Home Mom's Complete Guide to Playgroups covers everything a stay-at-home mom needs to know to start and maintain a successful playgroup for herself and her child! Various options along the way help you tailor your playgroup to your individual needs and those of your child's. Additionally, the book covers ways in which the Internet can help at every stage of the process. Use this book to: · Find existing playgroups · Start a playgroup with step-by-step instructions · Use the Internet to help · Prepare to host playgroup · Set guidelines · Design playgroups for working parents, adopted children, premature babies, and children with disabilities · Provide extra services · Get started with a week-by-week guide of children's activities · Overcome common problems Written by a stay-at-home mom of four children and "veteran" of five successful playgroups, A Stay-at-Home Mom's Complete Guide to Playgroups provides useful tips you can apply to your playgroup within the first few weeks, and even a few years later! Whether starting a playgroup or rejuvenating an old one, this book is an essential tool for a long-lasting, successful playgroup!
Download or read book Let s Go to Playgroup written by Pamela Venus and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pet Care Givers and Families written by Robert Berkelhammer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most pet owners want the best for their cherished friends. Sometimes, however, the nature of those relationships can be upended and getting back on track can be confusing and difficult. Here, Robert Berkelhammer provides an overview of what constitutes healthy pet family relationships and how pet parents can access services that will help facilitate better communication, behavior, and all around care. He outlines the kinds of work pet care companies can offer, and guides readers to getting the best possible level of professional caretaking to achieve behavioral changes in their pets. Dog playgroups, dog walking, pet sitting and other services are described in terms of how families can work with providers to accommodate their animal and family needs. Focused mostly on dogs, the book does also address the needs of and services available to cats and birds. No pet owner will want to be without this book when deciding on a pet care arrangement that suits the family’s needs.
Download or read book Effective and Caring Leadership in the Early Years written by Iram Siraj and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces an intriguing juxtaposition of "caring" alongside "effective", and it is a thought-provoking book. Including examples of early years leaders on their own reflective learning journeys, it provides a rich source of ideas for relational leadership that are firmly based in research and professional experience.′ - Professor Margaret Carr, University of Waikato, New Zealand Effective and caring leadership is an essential part of raising standards and increasing the quality of learning in early childhood settings. This book explains leadership practices that can make a positive difference to the provision offered and improve outcomes for both children and families. With theoretical, practical and research-informed perspectives, this book: Uses case studies to provide examples of effective leadership Integrates education and care with key practices in effective leadership Explores directional, collaborative, empowering and pedagogical leadership Offers readers opportunity to reflect upon their own leadership practices This is a key text for anyone studying Early Childhood, existing and aspiring leaders, graduate Early Years Leaders and those training to work in settings, schools and children’s services. Professor Iram Siraj is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Dr. Elaine Hallet is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
