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Why does investing in early educators matter?
07/16/2026Investing in early educators matters because the experience, stability, and skill of staff shape nearly every part of a child care program—from daily classroom interactions and family relationships to long-term outcomes for #children. When programs #invest in competitive compensation, meaningf... Why does investing in early educators matter?
How can I use simple STEM activities to spark curiosity in preschoolers?
07/16/2026Young children enter preschool as natural investigators, eager to touch, test, build, compare, and discover how things work. Simple #STEM experiences can turn that curiosity into meaningful learning without requiring expensive equipment or complicated lesson plans. Using everyday materials, #teacher... How can I use simple STEM activities to spark curiosity in preschoolers?
How can everyday play build number sense in young children?
07/16/2026Everyday routines and play are filled with opportunities to strengthen children’s understanding of numbers, quantities, patterns, comparisons, and relationships. Child care providers can build early number sense by counting children during transitions, comparing block towers, sorting classroom... How can everyday play build number sense in young children?
What Should Child Care Providers Expect: Developmental Milestones From Birth to Five?
07/16/2026Understanding developmental milestones from birth to age five helps child care leaders and providers recognize children’s growth, plan purposeful learning experiences, and respond early when additional support may be needed. Because children develop at different rates, milestones should be use... What Should Child Care Providers Expect: Developmental Milestones From Birth to Five?
How can child care programs build strong readers before kindergarten?
07/16/2026Building strong readers before kindergarten is both an art and a science. Young children develop early literacy through warm conversations, songs, rhymes, storytelling, shared reading, dramatic play, drawing, and frequent opportunities to notice and use print. This article gives child care providers... How can child care programs build strong readers before kindergarten?
What Emergency Preparedness Does Every Child Care Program Need?
07/16/2026Every child care program needs a clear, written, and regularly practiced emergency plan that protects children during both everyday incidents and major disasters. Effective #emergency #preparedness includes procedures for evacuation, shelter-in-place, lockdowns, severe weather, medical emergencies, ... What Emergency Preparedness Does Every Child Care Program Need?
How can child care programs support immigrant and multilingual families?
07/16/2026Supporting #immigrant and #multilingual #families is essential to creating welcoming, equitable, and effective early learning environments. Child care directors and providers can strengthen these partnerships by respecting home languages, using translated materials and visual supports, learning abou... How can child care programs support immigrant and multilingual families?
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?
How can child care programs best support children facing big life changes?
07/16/2026Young children may not have the language to explain how major life changes affect them, so their feelings often appear through behavior, play, sleep, eating patterns, relationships, and learning. Events such as moving, divorce, the death of a loved one, a new caregiver, family illness, or financial ... How can child care programs best support children facing big life changes?
How Can Child Care Providers Help Families Access Child Care Assistance?
07/16/2026Every day, child care leaders and teachers help families balance work, school, finances, and caregiving responsibilities. When families cannot afford care or are unsure how to apply for assistance, providers can serve as a trusted bridge to reliable information and local support. This article gives ... How Can Child Care Providers Help Families Access Child Care Assistance?
