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How Can Families and Educators Connect Early Literacy With STEM, Art, Music, and Creativity at Home?
09/12/2026Children build literacy through far more than worksheets: they talk, sing, investigate, draw, build, and tell stories with the people they love. For providers ready to strengthen these home-school connections, Supporting Families and Caregivers in Language and Literacy offers practical strategies fo... How Can Families and Educators Connect Early Literacy With STEM, Art, Music, and Creativity at Home?
How Can Music and Movement Activities Boost Learning and Inclusion for Young Children?
07/28/2026Looking for practical ways to lift attention, language, motor skills and classroom community in short, repeatable lessons? Music and movement are high‑yield, low‑prep strategies that reliably support children’s learning and self‑regulation — and you can start this week. For a pract... How Can Music and Movement Activities Boost Learning and Inclusion for Young Children?
How Can Child Care Programs Safely Administer Medication?
07/16/2026Administering medication in a child care setting is a routine responsibility with serious health and safety implications. Clear written policies, accurate authorization forms, trained staff, secure storage, careful dose verification, and immediate documentation help prevent errors and protect childr... How Can Child Care Programs Safely Administer Medication?
How can Oklahoma early childhood educators keep children safe from poisonous plants, spiders, and snakes outdoors?
05/21/2026Dear directors and providers: this short guide helps you keep young children safe outside in Oklahoma. You will find simple checks, easy steps, and what to do in an emergency. This article focuses on #Oklahoma programs and real outdoor risks. It also uses ideas from ChildCareEd resources about the o... How can Oklahoma early childhood educators keep children safe from poisonous plants, spiders, and snakes outdoors?
Help or Step Back? First Aid Scenarios That Teach Students Their Safety Limits
08/21/2026Children can learn to help without being expected to become rescuers. By using carefully designed scenarios, child care providers can teach when to offer comfort, when to find an adult, and when to step back; staff who want stronger emergency-response preparation can explore Pediatric Blended First ... Help or Step Back? First Aid Scenarios That Teach Students Their Safety Limits
How Can Child Care Programs Build Safer Medication Practices?
09/14/2026Medication errors are preventable when child care teams combine clear policies, careful documentation, and practiced responses. The Administration of Medicine course can help providers strengthen everyday procedures, understand parental-consent expectations, and earn relevant professional developmen... How Can Child Care Programs Build Safer Medication Practices?
🎈 Better Together: Why Little Friends Make a Big Difference in Early Childhood
05/14/2025Peer relationships constitute a primary social context in which young children cultivate socioemotional competencies and nascent cognitive strategies. Beyond episodic play, peer interactions operate as reciprocal learning systems wherein toddlers and preschoolers negotiate social norms, co-construct... 🎈 Better Together: Why Little Friends Make a Big Difference in Early Childhood
A Path to Engaged Learning: Play!
03/31/2025Incorporating Play into Your Daily Curriculum: A Path to Engaged Learning As #early-childhood- #educators, we recognize the incredible power of #play in a child’s #development. Play is not just a fun way to pass the time; it’s a crucial component of learning that fosters creativity, pro... A Path to Engaged Learning: Play!
The Great Snowman Debate: Montessori vs. Traditional Methods for Building Frosty Friends
12/09/2024Two prominent educational philosophies—Montessori and traditional education—offer distinct approaches to learning, each with its own merits and challenges. Child care professionals can explore these approaches through ChildCareEd courses such as Teach the Montessori Way and Play, Learn, ... The Great Snowman Debate: Montessori vs. Traditional Methods for Building Frosty Friends
Scaffolding Instruction
11/23/2022Scaffolding—often enacted through the gradual release of responsibility—sequences teacher modeling, guided practice, and independent application to help children perform tasks beyond their unassisted level. This article explains how the I Do, We Do, You Do framework operates in early chi... Scaffolding Instruction
