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What Should Be Included in a Child Care Emergency Preparedness Plan?
10/04/2026A clear emergency plan helps your team protect children, communicate with families, and make sound decisions when every moment matters. ChildCareEd’s Emergency and Disaster Preparedness – Online course offers child care-specific learning on response procedures and emergency planning; exp... What Should Be Included in a Child Care Emergency Preparedness Plan?
After a Child Care Drill, What Questions Reveal Gaps in the Plan?
09/28/2026A drill is more than a practice run: it is a chance to discover whether your plan works for the children, staff, and realities of your program. For practical guidance on emergency protocols, drills, documentation, and supporting children with additional needs, explore Stay Alert! Steps for Emergency... After a Child Care Drill, What Questions Reveal Gaps in the Plan?
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?
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Training Online: What Will You Learn?
08/11/2026When an emergency interrupts the routines of a child care program, prepared adults can turn uncertainty into coordinated action. Online training helps providers strengthen safety practices, earn relevant professional development hours, and build a response plan that reflects the children, families, ... Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Training Online: What Will You Learn?
Evacuate, Shelter, or Lock Down? How to Respond to Different Child Care Emergencies
08/28/2026A clear decision in the first moments of an emergency can protect children, reduce confusion, and help staff remain calm. The Stay Alert! Steps for Emergency Prep course offers practical training on evacuation, shelter-in-place, lockdown, communication, drills, and emergency kits so providers can st... Evacuate, Shelter, or Lock Down? How to Respond to Different Child Care Emergencies
Supporting Children's Self-Esteem
02/20/2023Creating art can give children opportunities to exercise creativity and experience pride in their decisions and effort. Educators can support self-expression by offering varied materials and allowing children to determine how to use them. Because children differ in how readily they communicate verba... Supporting Children's Self-Esteem
How Can Teachers Support Children Who Struggle With Changes Between Activities?
10/12/2026When a child cries, lingers, or refuses to move on, the transition may feel confusing or too abrupt—not simply like “misbehavior.” A predictable, responsive routine can make the next step easier for children and reduce stress for the whole classroom; ChildCareEd’s Self-Regula... How Can Teachers Support Children Who Struggle With Changes Between Activities?
How Can Flag Design Help Children Explore Symbols, Patterns, and Individual Expression?
09/23/2026A blank flag can become a child’s map of ideas, relationships, and identity. By inviting children to design rather than copy, providers can build language, pattern awareness, fine-motor coordination, and confidence; Art from the Heart for Preschoolers: Open Ended Art Projects that Build Self-E... How Can Flag Design Help Children Explore Symbols, Patterns, and Individual Expression?
How Do Cut-and-Paste Activities Build Fine-Motor Control and Planning?
09/23/2026Cut-and-paste activities turn simple paper pieces into meaningful practice for hand strength, coordination, decision-making, and follow-through. The Art from the Heart for Preschoolers: Open Ended Art Projects that Build Self-Esteem course can help you extend this work beyond a finished craft by str... How Do Cut-and-Paste Activities Build Fine-Motor Control and Planning?
How Can Early Childhood Programs Support Creativity Through Process Art?
07/28/2026Looking for a practical way to strengthen children’s decision-making, resilience, and creative thinking in your classroom? Process art — open-ended, choice-driven making — gives children time and materials to experiment, solve problems, and express ideas; to go deeper, consider Chi... How Can Early Childhood Programs Support Creativity Through Process Art?
