One of the important fun tools in a day center is the sand and water table.
This day care supply can provide little kids with endless hours of recreation and enjoyment.
It has remained a constant sight in day care centers despite the mess that it creates because it is truly a great learning resource for kids.
Sand and water tables are essential day care supplies in the sense that they promote motor and sensory development in the children.
Kids can touch the rough particles of the sand and feel the splashing water in their hands.
They can also heighten their sensory perceptions by correctly guessing buried objects in the sand or water.
These tables also help children develop social and language skills.
Children get to interact with other kids during play and they can work and build together their miniature ocean, beach and sandcastles.
The children get to learn nature and science concepts using this table.
Day care teachers can show them different soil types, experiment how soil erosion takes place and plant seeds to show how plants grow.
This equipment is a far cry from the traditional sand box because kids need not end up having to mess with their clothes and get dirty all over.
Exposed sand boxes outdoors might have rainwater puddles that could easily be breeding grounds for mosquitoes and bacteria.
The sand and water table, on the other hand, can be kept indoors and can assure parents that the sand is kept clean and only clear water is used on the table.