Sparking Young Minds: Creative Activities for Fostering Early STEM Development

Discover engaging activities to introduce early STEM concepts to young children. This post provides hands-on experiments, creative challenges, and outdoor explorations designed to ignite curiosity and foster critical thinking in young learners, laying a foundation for lifelong STEM learning.

Navigating the Terrain: Understanding Criminal Record Exemption Requests in California's Early Education Sector

In California, those working with children, especially in a childcare or educational setting, must undergo a comprehensive background check. However, in some cases, individuals with certain types of criminal convictions may apply for a Criminal Record Exemption.

OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track

One clear lesson from the pandemic: Children lose out when they don’t attend school. Young children learn best through hands-on activities, and parents found “remote” preschool a frustratingly poor substitute for in-person learning.

What to Know About the Growing Popularity of Employer-Sponsored Child Care

The last several years have served as one prolonged watershed moment for the early care and education sector.

Empowering Your Team: How Early Childcare Directors Can Effectively Support Teachers and Staff

Learn how to foster open communication, encourage professional growth, and cultivate a positive work environment, thereby enhancing job satisfaction, retention, and overall success in the early learning community.

Best Practices for Using Technology in the Classroom: A Guide

This guide covers goal-setting, appropriate tool selection, balancing teaching methods, fostering collaboration, and modeling digital citizenship.

Showing up to school was hard amid COVID. Why aren’t kids (or teachers) returning to class?

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On a drizzly, blustery morning in late April, elementary school Principal Jasibi Crews helped students exit their cars, heavy-duty umbrella in hand. Most of the school’s students live nearby and can walk to campus, but given the weather, many had to be dropped off.

Unpredictable work schedules pose child care hurdles for parents

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What Is Curriculum Development and Design?

As teachers know, quality education takes a lot of planning and preparation. One important part of this is curriculum development and design. But what exactly does that mean? Here’s a basic overview.

New Report Highlights Precarious State Progress on Child Care Assistance Policies

Last week, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a report, “Precarious Progress: State Child Care Assistance Policies”, which examines the gaps and progress within state child care assistance policies between February 2021 and February 2022.