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Sleeping Through the Confetti: How to Help Kids Catch Zzz’s
12/30/2024The excitement of celebrations, late-night gatherings, and fireworks can perturb children's circadian entrainment and attenuate the homeostatic pressure that supports consolidated nocturnal sleep, increasing the likelihood of overtiredness and behavioral dysregulation. ChildCareEd's Safe Sleep Train... Sleeping Through the Confetti: How to Help Kids Catch Zzz’s
How can child care programs keep children healthy every day?
05/18/2026Keeping kids safe and well in child care is the top job for every director and teacher. This article gives easy, practical steps you can use today to protect #children, promote #health, and build strong #safety and #hygiene habits while working with #families. We link to helpful guides and trainin... How can child care programs keep children healthy every day?
How Can Child Care Providers Prevent SIDS and Use Safe Sleep Practices?
06/15/2026As a child care provider or director, you keep little ones safe every day. Sleep time needs the same careful rules. This short guide gives clear steps you can teach staff and families. Use it to build a simple plan that protects babies in your care. Remember: state requirements vary - check your s... How Can Child Care Providers Prevent SIDS and Use Safe Sleep Practices?
Infant Room Ratios: Safety, Supervision, and Care
06/22/2026Infant rooms need clear rules so babies stay safe and teachers can give good care. This article explains what infant #ratios mean, why they matter, how to plan staffing, and everyday safety steps. Use these ideas with your team and remember state requirements vary - check your state licensing agency... Infant Room Ratios: Safety, Supervision, and Care
How can we help children sleep better?
05/12/2026Good sleep helps children learn, behave, and stay healthy. This short guide gives practical, easy steps you can use in your center tomorrow. You will find simple routines, safe sleep rules, ways to calm nap wake-ups, and ideas for working with families. Why it matters: when your #children get rest... How can we help children sleep better?
Baby Sleep and Crying: Bedtime Tips and What to Expect
06/09/2026Bedtime and nap time can bring a lot of crying for little ones — and a lot of worry for staff. This short guide gives clear, kind steps child care providers and directors can use in group care to help babies settle, reduce #crying, and build healthy #sleep habits. Why do babies cry at bedti... Baby Sleep and Crying: Bedtime Tips and What to Expect
Dopamine in Children: Rewards, Motivation, and Behavior
06/17/2026Dopamine is one of the brain chemicals that helps children notice rewards, feel motivated, and repeat behaviors that feel good or successful. In early childhood classrooms, this can show up when a child smiles after praise, keeps trying to finish a puzzle, gets excited during play, or has troubl... Dopamine in Children: Rewards, Motivation, and Behavior
Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Best Practices for Teachers
06/25/2026Technology can help children learn, but it must be used in smart ways. This article is for child care providers and directors. It gives simple steps and ideas to make tech useful, safe, and developmentally appropriate. You will find tips for choosing apps, managing #screentime, teaching #digitalciti... Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Best Practices for Teachers
Get Ready for Summer!
09/23/2022How can programs get ready for summer? Summer provides a distinctive window for early childhood programs to combine recreation with intentional learning. Staff can structure safe outdoor experiences, prevent summer learning loss, and strengthen family relationships while protecting children’s... Get Ready for Summer!
How can we turn playtime into learning time in North Dakota child care?
07/06/2026Play is the best way young children learn. When you plan playful days, you help children grow skills for school and life. In this article, you will learn easy, step-by-step ideas for turning everyday #play into clear #learning for young #children in #NorthDakota, inside and #outdoor. Why it matters:... How can we turn playtime into learning time in North Dakota child care?
