Where can I find FREE childcare / daycare ideas for activites, forms, and / or menus?

Try your state's department of education, licensing division. They will have all the forms you need in your state to operate a daycare business. Menu ideas can be retrieved from your local school district's nutrition center (these are the people who create the menus for the schools in your area). These meals have to meet state standards for nutrition, so it is a good place to go to get balanced meal ideas (ask for a copy of their menu for the month). Activities for children can be found on many websites.... a few of my favorites include: http://www.perpetualpreschool.com http://www.environments.com/r_pages.cfm?ID=92 http://www.preschoolrainbow.org and, http://familyfun.go.com

google is your best friend - just type in preschool activities - preschool forms (check with your NAEYC) and preschool menus. They will have all kinds of ideas. Also, you can check with your local job and family services to set you up with a licensing specialist who will help you with the forms, licensing and certification. Good luck!

preschooleducation.com everythingpreschool.com You can also go on google and type in preschool activities, and find lots of more resources, but the ones I gave you are my favorite.

Here are some websites to try: www.enchantedlearning.com www.familyfun.com www.nickjr.com Also, try your local library - search under crafts and preschool activities - there are some great resources there! Good luck!

www.underfives.co.uk look up Pre-School Learning Alliance Look up-Early Years Foundation Stage www.sparkle-box.com

You can find them online.www.free childcare/daycare activities.com.

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/ http://www.bry-backmanor.org/activitypages.html http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/topics.html http://www.education-world.com/ http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/ http://www.bry-backmanor.org/ try these for starters, i always found lots on the preschoolprintables page. good luck and have fun.

you can google it and a lot of sites will pop up.

Contact NAEYC for guidelines in your state. You can search for forms and preschool curriculum on line. Google preschool lesson plans/curriculum. Have a great time with your school :)