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Open-a-Center Checklist What to Know Before Signing a Lease
Before signing a lease for your new center, confirm zoning and licensing rules, occupancy limits, and any required permits or landlord approvals so the space can legally operate as your type of fac... Read more
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Buyer Checklist Questions to Ask Before Buying a Child Care Center
Before buying a child care center, ask to review licensing and inspection records, accreditation status, capacity and enrollment trends, financial statements (profit & loss, balance sheet, tax retu... Read more
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Head Start Preschool Weekly Lesson Plan Template
This weekly preschool lesson plan template gives teachers a simple way to organize interest areas, question of the day, large group, read-aloud, small group, outdoor experiences, safety talk, vocab... Read more
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Head Start Lesson Plan Guidelines
This preschool lesson planning guide explains what teachers should include in weekly lesson plans, including large-group and small-group planning, developmental domains, sensory activities, individ... Read more
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Physical Activity Recommendations for Different Age Groups
Review official physical activity recommendations for different age groups with this easy-to-read CDC graphic. For preschool-aged children, it emphasizes physical activity throughout the day and ac... Read more
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Equal Access to Child Care Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Learn how child care programs can support inclusion and equal access for children with disabilities. This ADA resource explains individualized assessment, reasonable modifications, accessible commu... Read more
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Tips to Cope with Crying Toddlers
Help families understand why toddlers cry and learn simple ways to respond with calm, support, and consistency. This resource explains common reasons toddlers cry, describes shorter and longer tant... Read more
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Playing in Weather from Rain to Rainbows
Discover playful ways to help young children explore weather through outdoor learning, sensory experiences, and hands-on science. This Head Start resource encourages children to investigate rain, w... Read more
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Create Your Classroom Schedule: Staff Planning Tool
A helpful reflection and planning worksheet for educators to map out their daily schedule, strengthen routines, and improve transitions. Great for new teachers, coaching, training, or refreshing cl... Read more
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How to Work in a Daycare With No Child Care Experience
If you have no childcare experience, emphasize transferable skills like patience, communication, reliability, and any informal experience (babysitting, tutoring, volunteering) when applying for ent... Read more
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Special Needs in Daycare: Supporting Communication
Daycares can support children with special needs by creating inclusive communication environments that use predictable routines, visual supports, and clear, simplified language. Implementing augmen... Read more
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Special Needs in Daycare: Behavior Support
Effective behavior support in daycare for children with special needs uses individualized, proactive plans that focus on understanding the purpose of behaviors and teaching replacement skills. Cons... Read more
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Special Needs in Daycare: Helping Children Join In
Daycares can support children with special needs by creating inclusive routines, adapting activities, and using visual supports so each child can participate at their own pace. Trained staff, stron... Read more
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Special Needs in Daycare: Inclusion Quick Tips
Create an inclusive environment by training staff in disability awareness, using predictable routines and visual supports, and arranging the space with sensory-friendly areas and accessible materia... Read more
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Understanding Your Child's Social and Emotional Development from Birth to Age 5
From birth to age five, children rapidly develop social and emotional skills—forming secure attachments, expressing basic emotions, and beginning to regulate feelings with caregiver support. Resp... Read more
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How to write your CDA portfolio
Want to know exactly how to write your CDA Portfolio? If you’re staring at the CDA Competency Statements and thinking “What do I even say?”—this guide walks you through it step-by-step usin... Read more
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Fun Ways to Teach First Aid
Make first aid training fun and memorable with interactive, classroom-ready activities. Great for building confidence, teamwork, and smart decision-making in a low-stress way.
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Preschool Weekly Lesson Plan Template
A Preschool Weekly Lesson Plan Template is an essential tool used by #early-childhood-educators to plan and organize activities for children aged three to five years. This template outlines daily ... Read more
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Family Guide to NYS Early Childhood Services - Prenatal through Age 5
The Family Guide to NYS Early Childhood Services is a comprehensive resource for parents and caregivers of children from prenatal through age 5. It provides information on a wide range of services ... Read more
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Holiday Inclusion Planning Guide
The Holiday Inclusion Planning Guide offers practical strategies and checklists to help organizations and communities create celebrations that welcome people of all cultural backgrounds, abilities,... Read more
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How To Start a Home Daycare
A step-by-step checklist to help you open and set up a home daycare (family child care) from licensing prep and home safety to policies, enrollment forms, and daily operations.
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How to Start a Daycare With No Money
Starting a daycare with “no money” usually means lowering upfront costs by using funding options, donated resources, shared space, and phased purchasing. This guide walks you through realistic ... Read more
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How to Get Your CDA for Free
Find ways to earn your CDA at low or no cost using state scholarships, workforce funding , Head Start support, or employer reimbursement. Use the state-by-state links to locate programs that may co... Read more
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Common Daycare Scenarios: What to Say & Do
A practical guide to responding to common daycare behavior concerns with positive discipline. Includes what to say, what to do in the moment, and follow-up teaching steps to support safety, consist... Read more
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