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The Importance of Continuing Education for Childcare Providers: Staying Current in Your Field
As a childcare provider, your educational journey does not end when you receive your certification or open your childcare center.
Nurturing Parent-Teacher Relationships: Key Initial Meeting Questions for Childcare Providers
The first meeting sets the groundwork for this crucial alliance, allowing you to foster trust, facilitate open communication, and grasp each family's unique needs and expectations.
What is a ‘child care cliff?’ What parents need to know about the current child care crisis
One of the hardest hits to any working parent’s checkbook (or Venmo, now) is their childcare bill. Costs are rising at a much higher rate than typical inflation increases, NPR reports.
Speech Delays in Toddlers? Causes and Resources
As an early educator, understanding what might cause a speech delay in toddlers and knowing what resources are available to support such children is invaluable.
Balancing Business Goals and Quality Care: Challenges and Solutions for New Childcare Providers
We'll guide you through understanding this complex balance, highlighting some challenges, and proposing effective solutions, with a focus on childcare providers in California.
Involving Children in Environmentally Friendly Practices: Green Childcare Centers in California
As an aspiring childcare provider in California, understanding and implementing these practices are crucial for nurturing an eco-conscious generation.
Nutrition in Early Childhood: Designing a Healthy Menu for Your Childcare Center
For childcare providers, understanding the basics of early childhood nutrition and knowing how to design a balanced, diverse menu for their centers is essential.
How the child care cliff could yank back the labor market
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As costs rise, parents may be facing what's called a child care cliff
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.