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Health and Safety Training Resources for Child Care Providers
A helpful guide for understanding important training topics in early childhood education. This resource covers key areas like safe sleep, emergency preparedness, medication administration, infectio... Read more
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Resource Guide for Starting and Operating a Child Care Business
A practical startup guide for anyone opening a child care program. Covers planning basics, policies, staffing, budgeting, and key steps to move from idea to operating—helpful for both center-base... Read more
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Cover Your Cough (Classroom Health Poster)
A clear, kid-friendly poster that reminds children and adults how to cover coughs and sneezes to help stop germs from spreading. Perfect for posting near sinks, entrances, and centers during cold/f... Read more
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Safe Sleep for Babies: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
A clear, supportive safe-sleep guide for families and caregivers that explains how to reduce sleep-related risks and create a safer sleep environment. Great as a trusted handout for infant rooms an... 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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Schedules & Routines at Home: Tips for Families
Consistent schedules and routines at home give children predictability and security, reduce daily conflicts, and support better sleep, eating, and behavior. A family-friendly handout that explains ... Read more
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Schedules & Routines: Quick Tips for Teachers
A simple, classroom-friendly guide to building predictable schedules and smooth routines that support behavior, learning, and transitions. Great for improving daily flow, reducing challenging behav... Read more
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Starting Solid Foods in Child Care: Tips for ECE Providers
A practical, easy-to-follow tip sheet for early educators introducing solid foods safely in child care settings. In early care and education settings, introduce solid foods when infants show develo... Read more
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Talk, Read & Sing: Infant & Toddler Tips
Talking with babies and toddlers is a brain building activity! Every time you talk to a baby and have a high-quality back-and-forth interaction, new connections in that baby’s brain are made. The... Read more
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Week of the Young Child Activities
Week of the Young Child activities celebrate young children's learning and development through play-based, hands-on experiences that spark curiosity and creativity. Popular activities include art p... Read more
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Holy Thursday Activities for Kids
Gentle, classroom-friendly ideas centered on service, kindness, gratitude, and caring for others. With easy activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children like helper jobs,... Read more
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Mahavir Jayanti Activity Ideas for Kids
Peaceful, kid-friendly ways to celebrate values like kindness, compassion, self-control, and caring for all living things. With simple activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age... Read more
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Creating The CDA Professional Portfolio
Creating the CDA Professional Portfolio involves collecting evidence that demonstrates your knowledge, skills, and competency in early childhood care and education. It typically includes your profe... Read more
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I-Messages for Kids: Meaning + Examples
I-messages are a way to tell someone how you feel without blaming This resource includes kid-friendly definitions, feelings and needs word banks, classroom-ready examples for common problems (shari... Read more
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New Year’s Activities for Kids
Create a family-friendly countdown with noisemakers and confetti poppers made from tissue paper for a safe, early celebration. Set up craft stations where kids can make party hats, glittery New Yea... Read more
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Kwanzaa Classroom Activities
Kwanzaa classroom activities can include learning about the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) through storytelling, discussions, and daily reflections that connect students with African and African Ame... Read more
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Veterans Day Activities for Kids (All Ages)
Veterans Day activities for kids can include age‑adaptable crafts (paper flags, gratitude cards, or memory boxes), classroom lessons and read‑alouds about service, and interactive projects like... Read more
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National Stress Awareness Day: Calming Activities for Kids
National Stress Awareness Day encourages families and schools to recognize and address stress in children by promoting simple, age-appropriate coping strategies. Calming activities such as deep bel... Read more
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Activities for Kids
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, kids can take part honoring Indigenous communities through nature-based learning, respectful storytime, community-building circles, simple gardening experiences, and ... Read more
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Columbus Day Activities for All Ages
Columbus Day activities for all ages is a flexible set of classroom ideas focused on maps, navigation, curiosity, and respectful learning. Children from infants to school-age can explore land-and-w... Read more
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ADHD Awareness Month Activities for Kids
During ADHD Awareness Month, schools and community centers can host inclusive, sensory-friendly activities that celebrate neurodiversity and teach kids about attention differences in a supportive w... Read more
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National Book Month Classroom Activities
During National Book Month, classrooms can host daily read-alouds and dedicated silent reading periods to build excitement and foster a love of literature. Students can participate in book-themed p... Read more
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Classroom Activities
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Activities (Birth–Kindergarten) is a simple, age-appropriate resource that helps classrooms focus on caring, kindness, and community support through activities like ... Read more
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Yom Kippur Classroom Activities
Yom Kippur Classroom Activities (Birth–Kindergarten) is a simple, inclusive resource that helps children practice kindness, calm moments, saying sorry, and fixing friendships in age-appropriate w... Read more
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