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How Can Child Care Providers Use Sensory Play to Support Young Children’s Development?
09/07/2026Children learn with their whole bodies, and well-planned sensory experiences can turn ordinary materials into powerful opportunities for exploration, communication, and regulation. To strengthen your ability to create inviting, developmentally appropriate environments, explore ChildCareEd’s Pl... How Can Child Care Providers Use Sensory Play to Support Young Children’s Development?
How Can Child Care Providers Use Art and Creative Expression to Support Young Children?
09/07/2026What if a child’s painting, movement, song, or pretend story could reveal important learning that words do not yet express? Intentional arts experiences help children build confidence, language, motor coordination, problem-solving, and emotional awareness; Open Heart, Open Art offers focused p... How Can Child Care Providers Use Art and Creative Expression to Support Young Children?
How Can Child Care Providers Strengthen Fine Motor Development Through Play and Daily Routines?
09/07/2026Small hand movements become the foundation for children’s independence, communication, and participation in the classroom. Build more intentional practice into your program with How Preschoolers Develop, and consider Lesson Planning for Preschoolers to turn fine motor goals into developmentall... How Can Child Care Providers Strengthen Fine Motor Development Through Play and Daily Routines?
What Are the Benefits of Open-Ended Play Materials for Young Children?
09/07/2026What if a cardboard tube, scarf, or wooden block could support more learning than a toy with only one “correct” use? Open-ended materials invite children to make choices, test ideas, and communicate meaning through play. For a deeper foundation in play-based practice, explore The Best Pr... What Are the Benefits of Open-Ended Play Materials for Young Children?
How Can Child Care Providers Avoid Power Struggles with Young Children?
09/07/2026Power struggles can turn an ordinary transition into an exhausting contest, but they are not inevitable. Explore practical strategies for building cooperation through predictable routines, respectful choices, emotional connection, and consistent guidance—and deepen your skills with Viewing Gui... How Can Child Care Providers Avoid Power Struggles with Young Children?
How Can Childcare Providers Extend Children’s Play Without Taking Over?
09/07/2026Children’s play becomes richer when adults protect children’s ownership while adding thoughtful support at the right moment. To strengthen observation, scaffolding, and play-based planning, explore From Play to Planning: Building Culturally Competent, Child-Centered Curriculum and The Be... How Can Childcare Providers Extend Children’s Play Without Taking Over?
How Can Child Care Providers Create a Positive Classroom Behavior Support Plan Through Curriculum and Play-Based Learning?
09/07/2026When challenging behavior interrupts play, transitions, or learning, a thoughtful plan can replace frustration with prevention, teaching, and connection. The The Best Promotion is Play course can help providers strengthen play-based practice while gaining practical strategies for designing engaging ... How Can Child Care Providers Create a Positive Classroom Behavior Support Plan Through Curriculum and Play-Based Learning?
How Can Child Care Providers Teach Empathy and Kindness in the Classroom?
09/07/2026Kindness becomes meaningful when children experience it repeatedly—in greetings, play, routines, and moments of conflict. Strengthen your foundation with Opportunity for Growth: Emotional Development, a focused course that helps providers understand children’s emotional development and e... How Can Child Care Providers Teach Empathy and Kindness in the Classroom?
How Can Child Care Providers Respond Effectively to Aggressive Behavior?
09/07/2026When a child hits, bites, kicks, or throws, your calm response can protect safety while teaching a skill the child has not yet mastered. Explore this practical framework alongside Ouch! Biting & Hitting Hurts, a focused course that can strengthen positive-guidance practice and support relevant p... How Can Child Care Providers Respond Effectively to Aggressive Behavior?
How Can You Create a Positive Classroom Behavior Support Plan?
09/07/2026When challenging behavior disrupts learning, a thoughtful plan can replace guesswork with consistent, compassionate action. Explore The ABCs of Behavior: Turning Challenges into Learning Opportunities to deepen your use of antecedent-behavior-consequence analysis, positive guidance, and reinforcemen... How Can You Create a Positive Classroom Behavior Support Plan?
