Navigating the Challenges of High Turnover Rates in the Childcare Industry
With detrimental effects on the consistency and quality of care, the high turnover rates are a barrier that childcare centers must learn to overcome.
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Supporting Transitions: Preparing Children for Kindergarten
Our job is not just to foster skills that enhance children's readiness for the school environment, but also to alleviate anxieties and boost their confidence about this major change.
Starting School Before Age 2 Helps Children Avoid Achievement Gaps, Study Finds
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Steering the Ship of Play: Guiding Children Through the Waters of Conflict and Cooperation
As childcare providers, it becomes our task to facilitate effective peer play, allowing children to sail through conflict and cooperation gracefully. Let's explore these dynamics and our role in this process.
The Role of Childcare Providers in Early Detection of Learning Disabilities
By closely observing children’s developmental milestones, behavior patterns, social interactions, and learning styles, childcare providers can identify early signs of learning disabilities.
Scaled Success: Smart Strategies for Expanding Your Childcare Center
The first step in the journey towards expanding your childcare center is recognizing the need and potential for expansion. This might stem from a consistently full enrollment, an extensive waitlist, or a surge in demand for childcare services in your community.
Adapting to Urbanization: Maximizing Outdoor Play in Limited Spaces
The rise of concrete landscapes has increasingly squeezed the space available for children's outdoor play, especially in childcare centers and family childcare homes.
Supporting Healing: Early Childhood Trauma and Recovery Techniques in Childcare
This article offers a comprehensive guide to recognizing the signs of trauma in young children and introduces proven recovery techniques to incorporate in your childcare practice.
Democrats introduce legislation extending child care funding in bid to keep day care doors open
by - 09/13/23 2:13 PM ET
San Diego Congresswoman pushes bill to avoid child care funding cliff
Emergency child care funds from the pandemic will expire this month. If nothing is done, centers could shut down and thousands of kids could be left without care.