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Childhood Nutrition
11/22/2022MyPlate is a nutritional food guide, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to help Americans become more aware of what they eat and to assist them in making better food choices. MyPlate uses the place setting, which includes a plate and a glass, to illustrate how the five food grou... Childhood Nutrition
Math Activities Resource
09/19/2022Sept 25 is Math Storytelling Day The Natural Math Community created Math Storytelling Day in 2009 in order to get more people interested in math, this can be through games, storybooks, puzzles, videos, and a lot more. Math storytelling appreciates and celebrates the way children use math in t... Math Activities Resource
Need Professional Development?
04/29/2021Need Professional Development? The state of Maryland requires all lead teachers to complete a minimum of 12 clock hours of professional development each year to maintain their teaching credentials. Aides and assistant child care teachers for school-age children are mand... Need Professional Development?
Knowledge area standards
05/02/2023ChildCareEd uses the following knowledge area standards when developing course content, these outline the broad knowledge and skills professionals need to work effectively with all young children and families. By aligning our content to these national standards, we hope to ensure that we provide hig... Knowledge area standards
Discounts on CDA Training
05/01/2023Discounts on CDA Training Prepare for a career in childcare with ChildCareEd’s online Child Development Associate (CDA) training! Our courses cover all of the CDA's eight subject areas: Take our FREE CDA Introduction Course to learn more about the requirements of obtaining your CDA Cred... Discounts on CDA Training
Scholarship opportunities for Oregon providers
05/01/2023Scholarship opportunities for Oregon providers Oregon’s Family Child Care Scholarship supports professional development for Oregon’s Registered Family and Certified Family Child Care Providers. If you are the Provider named on an Oregon Registered Family or Certified Family Child Care l... Scholarship opportunities for Oregon providers
Alabama CDA Scholarship opportunity
04/20/2023Alabama CDA Scholarship opportunity T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Alabama is a scholarship program that helps early learning professionals increase their level of education and effectiveness in the classroom by making the educational process more attainable and affordable, and by increasing their... Alabama CDA Scholarship opportunity
Rainy Day STEM Activities
04/28/2023Rainy Day STEM Activities Rainy weather is not something to avoid! It's weather that is full of wonder and new ideas to explore. Natural/Nature science is the study of.. What makes the wind blow? Why do we need water? Can nature help produce energy that can cook food? One of the best way to explo... Rainy Day STEM Activities
National Kids and Pets Day
04/28/2023National Kids and Pets Day Is April 26th Every year since 2005, National Kids and Pets Day is celebrated on April 26. Former EMT and current family and pet lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, first created the day to bring awareness to the bond shared between children and pets. More than th... National Kids and Pets Day
April 22nd Is Earth Day
04/28/2023Saturday, April 22nd is Earth Day! Earth Day is an annual event that increases and demonstrates support for environmental protection and a cleaner planet. Earth Day was first held on April 22, 1970. At the 1969 UNESCO Conference, peace activist, John McConnell, proposed an international d... April 22nd Is Earth Day
