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Why Is Outdoor Play Essential for Healthy Child Development?
09/11/2026Outdoor play is far more than a break from classroom learning—it is a powerful setting where young children build healthy bodies, flexible thinking, relationships, and confidence. For a practical next step, explore Creating the Natural Outdoor Classroom to strengthen your professional knowledg... Why Is Outdoor Play Essential for Healthy Child Development?
Social Studies Activities for Toddlers: Start With Home, Helpers, and Their Little World
08/27/2026Young toddlers learn social studies first through the people, places, and routines they experience every day. With simple, playful invitations connected to home and familiar helpers, providers can build language, belonging, empathy, and curiosity; Teacher & Me Playtime offers focused professiona... Social Studies Activities for Toddlers: Start With Home, Helpers, and Their Little World
How Can Child Care Providers Make Family-Themed Writing Activities More Inclusive?
09/23/2026Family-themed writing can help young children build language, identity, and connection—but a worksheet that assumes every child has a dad, or the same kind of family, can unintentionally leave someone out. Explore practical ways to adapt an “All About My Dad” activity while keeping... How Can Child Care Providers Make Family-Themed Writing Activities More Inclusive?
Conversaciones Duras con los Padres
06/01/2023Los maestros deben mantener a las familias informadas sobre el progreso de sus hijos en el aula y, a la vez, conocer los acontecimientos y las dificultades importantes que puedan afectar al niño. Esta comunicación recíproca ayuda a establecer una colaboración productiva e... Conversaciones Duras con los Padres
Transitions to Kindergarten
05/13/2013As many preschool classes prepare to conclude the year and support children moving on to kindergarten, this article offers practical transition strategies for educators and families. Going to #kindergarten is an important life event. Preschoolers can feel excited—and a bit worried, too. ... Transitions to Kindergarten
How Can Teachers Support Children Starting Kindergarten This Fall?
09/04/2026Starting kindergarten can feel exciting, uncertain, and surprisingly demanding for young children and their families. Teachers can make the transition more manageable by strengthening children’s independence, social-emotional skills, language, and confidence through everyday routines; for deep... How Can Teachers Support Children Starting Kindergarten This Fall?
National Grandparent's Day is September 11
09/01/2022National Grandparents Day is observed on the first Sunday after Labor Day. The Administration for Community Living notes that the observance has been designated since 1978 (National Grandparents Day: Sunday September 11). Relationships across generations can offer children opportunities to share st... National Grandparent's Day is September 11
How Can Child Care Programs Make Early Childhood Truly Trauma-Sensitive?
07/16/2026Trauma-sensitive care transforms everyday early childhood practice by helping young #children feel safe, understood, connected, and ready to learn. Rather than treating trauma-informed support as a separate initiative, child care directors and providers can embed it into predictable #routines, res... How Can Child Care Programs Make Early Childhood Truly Trauma-Sensitive?
Read Across America Day
03/02/2022March 2 is an important date in early childhood education: National Read Across America Day, observed on Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Reading aloud supports early language and preliteracy by enabling joint attention and mapping words to print; research links regular shared reading and interactive con... Read Across America Day
What Are Age-Appropriate Ways to Teach Gratitude Before Thanksgiving?
09/04/2026How can you help children experience gratitude without turning it into a forced holiday script? Developmentally responsive routines, play, art, and family partnerships can make appreciation meaningful while strengthening empathy and relationships; Brighter Futures: Social Emotional Development offer... What Are Age-Appropriate Ways to Teach Gratitude Before Thanksgiving?
