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How can child care providers best support children during the transition to middle school?
07/16/2026Moving from elementary to middle school is a major developmental, academic, and logistical transition—and child care providers can play an important role in helping children approach it with confidence. This article gives providers and program leaders practical, evidence-informed strategies fo... How can child care providers best support children during the transition to middle school?
Tummy Time Travelers: How to Send Your Kid’s Gut on a Yummy Health Journey
10/17/2024As young children develop and interact with their physical and social environments, habitual dietary patterns exert a formative influence on the composition and functional capacity of the intestinal microbiota, with downstream effects on macronutrient and micronutrient absorption, mucosal immune mat... Tummy Time Travelers: How to Send Your Kid’s Gut on a Yummy Health Journey
How can child care providers keep kids hydrated with simple daily habits?
07/16/2026A consistent #hydration plan helps keep #children safe during #outdoorplay, supports physical health and attention, and gives #staff clear routines they can follow throughout the day. Rather than waiting for children to say they are thirsty, providers can schedule regular water breaks, keep drinking... How can child care providers keep kids hydrated with simple daily habits?
Can simple kitchen activities teach valuable skills to young children in child care settings?
07/16/2026Simple kitchen activities can teach young children valuable real-world skills while making learning active, social, and memorable. Teacher-led cooking and no-cook food projects can introduce early math through counting and measuring, science through observing changes in ingredients, language through... Can simple kitchen activities teach valuable skills to young children in child care settings?
How Can Farm-to-Table Experiences Teach Toddlers Where Food Comes From?
07/16/2026Farm-to-table experiences give toddlers a concrete, hands-on way to discover where food comes from while building early science, language, motor, social-emotional, and nutrition skills. Through simple routines such as planting seeds, watering herbs, washing produce, visiting a garden, sorting fruits... How Can Farm-to-Table Experiences Teach Toddlers Where Food Comes From?
What Healthy Snack Ideas Will Kids Actually Love?
07/16/2026Snack time can be a daily opportunity to nourish children, teach healthy routines, and create a calm moment in a busy child care schedule. The most successful snacks are simple, appealing, easy to prepare, and balanced across food groups while also accounting for allergies, choking risks, cultural p... What Healthy Snack Ideas Will Kids Actually Love?
A witty take on getting kids to eat healthy without bribery or meltdowns.
01/15/2025In institutional and family contexts where convenience often supplants nutritional quality, early childhood professionals and parents should intentionally cultivate durable healthy-eating practices. Programs can adopt evidence-informed, play-based interventions—see Nutrition Essentials for Child C... A witty take on getting kids to eat healthy without bribery or meltdowns.
Navigating Michigan's Child Care Crisis through a Rewarding Career Change with ChildCareEd
12/07/2023Michigan is grappling with a child care crisis: demand for qualified professionals exceeds the available workforce. Motivated individuals can consider a #career change into early childhood education. ChildCareEd's Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and 45-hour Growth and Development (Birt... Navigating Michigan's Child Care Crisis through a Rewarding Career Change with ChildCareEd
How a 90-Hour Certification Can Change Your Life
02/25/2025The 90-Hour Certification is a common pathway into a career in child care. It combines two 45-hour trainings: a Growth and Development course and an age-appropriate Curriculum course. ChildCareEd offers the 45-hour Growth and Development course (45-hour Growth and Development) and the 45-hour Infant... How a 90-Hour Certification Can Change Your Life
ABA Classroom Management Tips for Early Childhood Educators
06/11/2026You work hard every day. This article gives simple, practical ABA tips that early childhood directors and providers can use right away. ABA means Applied Behavior Analysis, a set of tools that help us teach new skills, reduce unsafe behaviors, and build calm routines. I will share easy steps for rou... ABA Classroom Management Tips for Early Childhood Educators
