Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct

Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct Furniture

Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct

Early Childhood Manufacturers' Direct (ECMD), the premier distributor of Early childhood furniture! Always find the lowest prices on early childhood furniture and equipment GUARANTEED! Choose from the broadest selection of age-appropriate Chairs, Tables, Rest Mats, Classroom Storage and more, all 20-55% off retail pricing! Sipped direct from manufacturers to schools, preschools and learning centers.

Our Customer Guarantee  "The Lowest Prices on Early Childhood Furniture & Equipment GUARANTEED."

If you find a lower price on any identical item offered in any school supply print catalog that offers net 30 day accounts, simply show us the price and we’ll match it. Fax or send a copy of the print catalog page to us within 30 days of receiving your invoice we’ll do the rest.

ECMD's price guarantee does not apply to other school supplier's internet, bonus, mail-in rebate, specials, wholesale, discontinued, clearance orders, typographical errors or liquidation sales. If the offer is footnoted by "while supplies last" or "only (x qty) at this price", ECMD reserves the right to confirm that the competitor still has stock available for the item.

Early Childhood Manufacturers’ Direct (ECMD) markets and sells the largest selection of early childhood furniture and equipment shipped direct from manufacturers to schools, preschools and early childhood programs.

A web-only business, ECMD’s goal was to bring early childhood educators the lowest price possible on the broadest selection of product. By concentrating on excellent customer service, ECMD has grown quickly since its inception.

In February 2003, ECMD and became part of the Excelligence Learning Corporation family of companies. In May 2003, the first ECMD catalog was published to extend ECMD’s reach into the early childhood education community.

There are a variety of avenues a parent can take to assist their child in their early learning ability procurement. From only purchasing beneficial as well as educational toys the parent risks to alienate themselves from their child's learning environment. The better course to partake in is to develop a relationship above and beyond that of parent and educators to the child yet do not become that child's friend. While it is important to have a friendly relationship with one's child it is never advantageous to place friendship above love and support in a parental role for any family unit. To best integrate early childhood learning skills into a fun atmosphere with the assistance of toys and play sets, the parent must lay concrete foundations to both expectations and boundaries.

Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct Furniture

Listening;
One of the best factors in assisting the child's learning ability and development is through listening. Many parents attempt to circumvent this basic form of parent-child association relationship skill building and go directly to the totalitarian-tactics that have little or no effect. This will not work and has been proved ineffective for centuries. A better course of treatment and action is to sit down and really listen to what the child's needs are when it comes to play activities and basic toys. A count of information, factual and relevant information at that, can be gleaned from even a short 15 to 30 minute meeting with your child.

Peer Pressure Will be a Heavy Deal;
One of the greatest benefits of being a parent is having the ability to 100% determine what a young child has access to and around toys and other entertainment factors. It is within the age groups of 4 to 8 where the most implementable and influential activities in the form of positive games will have the most benefit and exposure as the key to learning. While it is understandable that peer pressure will be a heavy deal towards the older children of the family it is the intent of the toy manufacturers and the scholastic population that early childhood learning develops early. This ability to obtain only the finest quality in education entertainment play sets and toys for your child is one the most important factors in parenting and social learning skill sets for the child.

Building Blocks and Learning Shapes;
A great way to solidify apparent intention of giving both entertainment and education in one toy product can be best laid down early and often. The child will have education and entertainment through exposure to almost redundant activities such as building blocks and learning shapes yet will be better prepared to handle complex and unique idealistic endeavors such as mathematics and science in the future. Toys are important and need to be seen as learning activities instead of just pure entertainment functions.

As parents and caregivers make their annual pilgrimage from toy store to toy store this holiday season looking for that one toy that according to their child, they must have, it is important for them to know that there is no greater gift for their child apart from themselves. The most successful toy is the one that engages parent - caregiver and child.

When considering which toy(s) to purchase, decide what you hope that toy will accomplish. Is it for entertainment only or is it to help stimulate your child's educational development. If it is for educating, then there are basically two styles that parents/caregivers may want to take into consideration, curriculum base or cognitive base learning.

Curriculum base toys are directed towards a set of subjects, such as math, science, etc. with the objective of increasing knowledge in a specific area by presenting facts and understanding concepts. Cognitive base learning is associated with a broader variety of mental processing, such as, analyzing various sounds, images and information, comprehending information, recalling information from memory, organizing ideas and the development of various physical skills.

The truth is all experiences that children have between infancy and six years of age, will be a learning experience and will help develop their brain. However, understanding the two aforementioned basic concepts of learning gives parents/caregivers a better understanding when reviewing vague manufacturer's claims. So when a manufacturer claims that their toy(s) "Improves learning" or "Makes children smarter", parents/caregivers can now ask themselves, "How will my child's learning improve", "In what ways will this toy make my child smarter".

The objective behind early childhood education and development through the use of educational toys especially at this early age is for parents/caregivers to provide their child with a wide variety of experiences through play. In doing so the potential for them to learn and grow in areas of logic and analytic thinking as well as the development of physical skills are much more challenged and enhanced.

So when looking for toys that claim to be educational, parents/caregivers should keep a few things in mind...

• What am I as a parent/caregiver specifically looking to accomplish when purchasing toys for my child
• Is the toy age appropriate
• Is the toy safe for the age of my child
• Is the toy educational or entertaining only
• Are the manufacturer's claims vague are specific
• Be sure that the toy is challenging and not too easy or difficult...

But no matter how good a toy may claim to be, keep in mind these two very important tips when purchasing toys this holiday season. The more informed a parent/caregiver is the more success they will have with their purchases and whatever toy you purchase, your child will benefit most with your loving, caring personal interaction with them.

A Plus Educational Toys is committed to helping children have fun while they learn and grow as well as providing parents/caregivers tools to make this happen. With over 30 years of experience in child development, early childhood education and over 25 years experience in children, youth, family counseling, we offer you expert advice and guidance choosing age appropriate, creative educational toys for your child.

Early Childhood Manufacturers Direct Furniture