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What Should Providers Know About the New Measles Guidance for Classrooms?
09/04/2026Measles guidance can feel overwhelming when you are responsible for a busy classroom, vulnerable infants, and worried families. A practical starting point is Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, a two-hour course covering communicable-disease prevention and immunization practices that can ... What Should Providers Know About the New Measles Guidance for Classrooms?
How Can Providers Create a Calm-Down Corner That Actually Works?
09/04/2026When a child’s feelings become bigger than their available coping skills, a thoughtfully designed calm-down corner can protect dignity while teaching regulation. Start by exploring Self-Regulation & Change: Helping Children Cope to strengthen your understanding of transitions, responsive c... How Can Providers Create a Calm-Down Corner That Actually Works?
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?
How Can Child Care Programs Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Meaningfully?
09/04/2026Hispanic Heritage Month offers child care programs an opportunity to strengthen belonging through authentic stories, languages, music, and family knowledge—not a single day of decorations or stereotypes. Begin building practical skills with Building Bridges for Dual Language Learners, which ca... How Can Child Care Programs Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Meaningfully?
Why Does Play-Based Learning Matter More Than Worksheets?
09/04/2026When children learn through movement, imagination, conversation, and meaningful choices, academic goals become connected to real understanding rather than task completion. Explore The Best Promotion is Play to strengthen your knowledge of play’s role in development and gain practical strategie... Why Does Play-Based Learning Matter More Than Worksheets?
How Can Teachers Ease Separation Anxiety at Drop-Off?
09/04/2026Drop-off tears can make the first minutes of the day feel overwhelming, but a calm, predictable handoff can help children move from distress toward connection and play. Build your team’s confidence with Anxiety: Signs & Strategies, a focused course that helps providers recognize anxious be... How Can Teachers Ease Separation Anxiety at Drop-Off?
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?
How Can Sound Bingo Sharpen Listening Skills in Preschoolers?
09/04/2026What if a familiar bingo board could turn “pay attention” into joyful, purposeful listening practice? Sound Bingo gives preschoolers repeated opportunities to notice, compare, remember, and respond to sounds. For a deeper foundation in oral language and early literacy, explore Language a... How Can Sound Bingo Sharpen Listening Skills in Preschoolers?
Why Is Animal Bingo a Great Way to Introduce Habitats and Classification?
09/04/2026How can a simple game help children connect animal names with the places and characteristics that make each species unique? Animal bingo transforms science vocabulary into an interactive experience while giving providers repeated opportunities to encourage observation, conversation, and #curiosity. ... Why Is Animal Bingo a Great Way to Introduce Habitats and Classification?
How Do Light vs. Heavy Activities Build Early Measurement Skills?
09/04/2026When children declare that a rock is “heavy” or a feather is “light,” they are beginning to reason about measurable attributes through direct experience. Child care providers can turn these everyday discoveries into purposeful learning with Early Mathematics Through Play, a c... How Do Light vs. Heavy Activities Build Early Measurement Skills?
