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How Can Families and Educators Connect Early Literacy With STEM, Art, Music, and Creativity at Home?
09/12/2026Children build literacy through far more than worksheets: they talk, sing, investigate, draw, build, and tell stories with the people they love. For more playful ideas to support early reading in everyday routines, explore ways to spark early reading through everyday fun. For providers ready to stre... How Can Families and Educators Connect Early Literacy With STEM, Art, Music, and Creativity at Home?
How can I introduce children to rhythm and musical patterns?
07/28/2026Want practical ways to help young children feel a steady beat, notice repeating patterns, and use singing and movement to boost #language and classroom routines? Start small and intentional: brief body percussion, echo clapping, and simple instrument play teach timing, memory, and listening while ca... How can I introduce children to rhythm and musical patterns?
How Can Child Care Providers Use Art and Creative Expression to Support Young Children?
09/07/2026What if a child’s painting, movement, song, or pretend story could reveal important learning that words do not yet express? Intentional arts experiences help children build confidence, language, motor coordination, problem-solving, and emotional awareness; Open Heart, Open Art offers focused p... How Can Child Care Providers Use Art and Creative Expression to Support Young Children?
How Can Child Care Programs Build Safer Medication Practices?
09/14/2026Medication errors are preventable when child care teams combine clear policies, careful documentation, and practiced responses. The Administration of Medicine course can help providers strengthen everyday procedures, understand parental-consent expectations, and earn relevant professional developmen... How Can Child Care Programs Build Safer Medication Practices?
Help or Step Back? First Aid Scenarios That Teach Students Their Safety Limits
08/21/2026Children can learn to help without being expected to become rescuers. By using carefully designed scenarios, child care providers can teach when to offer comfort, when to find an adult, and when to step back; staff who want stronger emergency-response preparation can explore Pediatric Blended First ... Help or Step Back? First Aid Scenarios That Teach Students Their Safety Limits
How Can Child Care Programs Safely Administer Medication?
07/16/2026Administering medication in a child care setting is a routine responsibility with serious health and safety implications. Clear written policies, accurate authorization forms, trained staff, secure storage, careful dose verification, and immediate documentation help prevent errors and protect childr... How Can Child Care Programs Safely Administer Medication?
How can Oklahoma early childhood educators keep children safe from poisonous plants, spiders, and snakes outdoors?
05/21/2026Dear directors and providers: this short guide helps you keep young children safe outside in Oklahoma. You will find simple checks, easy steps, and what to do in an emergency. This article focuses on #Oklahoma programs and real outdoor risks. It also uses ideas from ChildCareEd resources about the o... How can Oklahoma early childhood educators keep children safe from poisonous plants, spiders, and snakes outdoors?
A Path to Engaged Learning: Play!
03/31/2025Incorporating Play into Your Daily Curriculum: A Path to Engaged Learning As #early-childhood- #educators, we recognize the incredible power of #play in a child’s #development. Play is not just a fun way to pass the time; it’s a crucial component of learning that fosters creativity, pro... A Path to Engaged Learning: Play!
The Great Snowman Debate: Montessori vs. Traditional Methods for Building Frosty Friends
12/09/2024Two prominent educational philosophies—Montessori and traditional education—offer distinct approaches to learning, each with its own merits and challenges. Child care professionals can explore these approaches through ChildCareEd courses such as Teach the Montessori Way and Play, Learn, ... The Great Snowman Debate: Montessori vs. Traditional Methods for Building Frosty Friends
Scaffolding Instruction
11/23/2022Scaffolding—often enacted through the gradual release of responsibility—sequences teacher modeling, guided practice, and independent application to help children perform tasks beyond their unassisted level. This article explains how the I Do, We Do, You Do framework operates in early chi... Scaffolding Instruction
