We're just paying it forward today! I'm grateful to see another inspiring resource from inspiring and resourceful early education leaders and leading organizations just when we need it most, and I want to share it with you. Some days during this crisis, we wake up feeling drained and depleted, but today I woke up to
If you missed the live webinar by Dr. Mike Sherman of Birth2Five Consulting, you should take the time to watch the recording now. You will learn how to become more attuned with children and why relationship are the most important element of early development. Because we didn't have enough time to ask the questions posed
We promised to let you know when we posted the recording of one of our most popular webinars of the year, Facilitating Meaningful Online Experiences With Young Children: Unexpected Challenges and Joyful Opportunities in Action,by Jacky Howell, M.A. Without further discussion, here's the link! A big thank you to our good friend and esteemed colleague,
We've heard from you and from early care and education leaders around the country that early care and education programs need help to understand how to survive during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We set out on a stealth mission to get that information out to you ASAP. Inspired by Margie Carter and Louise Stoney,
We are all very eager to get back to "normal" and see the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear view mirror, but none of us knows when that will be. Today we announced a new webinar, Beyond COVID 19: Preparing Now to Support Preschool Children to Reintegrate to the Classroom, by Barbara Kaiser , and almost immediately
These days, because so many people are hitting the Internet for work, school, and entertainment we have to be creative to ensure you get the webinars we promised. Because almost 9,000 people registered for the webinar Using Mindfulness With Children of All Abilities to Keep Connections Strong, we were concerned our webinar service provider would not
In our post yesterday, I shared resources from the CDC specifically for child care centers and schools about preparing for COVID-19. Today I have even more resources to share: Harvard Medical School’s guide on how to talk to children about the coronavirus Kidshealth articles for families and children NPR’s child-centered comic to help explain coronavirus to children
If you are an early childhood program administrator or teacher, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is on the top of your mind. Of course you are thinking about what to do about potential closures, revenue loss, and all of the associated nightmarish details. Take a deep, cleansing breath and blow out slowly. Hopefully that helped. Stop what you
By Fran Simon, M.Ed. The biggest consumer season of the year is on now! It's the perfect time to learn what happens to innovation when you buy Early Childhood books and resources from Amazon. It's not pretty. I know, you want to save money It's true that you can sometimes find lower prices on early
After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday. It seems like the giving should be before the consuming, but nonetheless, today's the day we can make the most of our charitable donations because many great charities have matching gifts on Giving Tuesday. Before you become consumed with the holiday season, please take a
