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How do I plan a California beach and tide pool field trip for early childhood classrooms?
05/04/2026Starting a family child care home in Maryland feels more manageable with a clear checklist and a practical business plan. ChildCareEd’s Business Planning: Family Child Care course helps new providers understand finances, basic operations, and marketing as they prepare to open a home daycare. U... How do I plan a California beach and tide pool field trip for early childhood classrooms?
Maryland Home Daycare Checklist: How to Start a Daycare at Home
04/20/2026Starting a family child care home in Maryland feels more manageable with a clear checklist and a practical business plan. ChildCareEd’s Business Planning: Family Child Care course helps new providers understand finances, basic operations, and marketing as they prepare to open a h... Maryland Home Daycare Checklist: How to Start a Daycare at Home
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The Montessori Advantage in Early Childhood
06/13/2024What makes the Montessori approach suited to early childhood? For the first six years of life, children's minds are like sponges, absorbing knowledge from their environments at exponential rates. It's a period of staggering cognitive, social and emotional #development. This makes the #early-childho... The Montessori Advantage in Early Childhood
How can child care programs prevent choking and apply first aid quickly and confidently?
07/16/2026Choking is a fast-moving and frightening emergency in any early childhood setting, making prevention, active supervision, and staff readiness essential. Child care programs can reduce risk by modifying foods for each age group, keeping small objects out of reach, inspecting toys regularly, seating c... How can child care programs prevent choking and apply first aid quickly and confidently?
What Learning Centers Should Every Preschool Classroom Have?
10/04/2026A thoughtfully planned set of learning centers can turn a busy preschool room into a place where children choose, investigate, create, and practice essential skills through play. The Spicing Up the Classroom: Learning Centers course offers focused professional learning to help you plan purposef... What Learning Centers Should Every Preschool Classroom Have?
When Do Too Many Materials Make a Learning Center Harder to Use?
09/29/2026When shelves overflow, children can spend more time scanning, dumping, and switching than exploring. A thoughtful inventory can help you decide what belongs in active use, what should be stored, and what your classroom actually needs; the Classroom Designers ONLINE course offers further guidance on ... When Do Too Many Materials Make a Learning Center Harder to Use?
How Can Child Care Providers Support Learning Through Play?
09/07/2026When children build, pretend, move, and investigate, they are doing far more than staying busy—they are constructing knowledge. Strengthen your practice with Role of Play in Learning, a course that explores how play supports development and can help you earn training connected to CDA Subject A... How Can Child Care Providers Support Learning Through Play?
How Can Child Care Providers Create Effective Learning Centers in Small Spaces?
09/09/2026Limited square footage does not have to limit children’s opportunities to explore, collaborate, and build skills. With intentional zoning, flexible materials, and predictable routines, providers can create meaningful centers that support independence without overcrowding the room; the Spicing ... How Can Child Care Providers Create Effective Learning Centers in Small Spaces?
How can dramatic play ideas intentionally encourage children's imagination?
07/28/2026Want practical, low-cost ways to spark richer pretend play that builds language, cooperation, and creative thinking? Discover research-based dramatic play ideas and classroom moves you can use this week — and consider strengthening your team’s practice with The Best Promotion is Play or ... How can dramatic play ideas intentionally encourage children's imagination?
How Can Child Care Providers Keep Indoor Play Manageable When Rain Lasts All Week?
10/05/2026When rain keeps the playground closed, children still need chances to move, explore, and connect—and staff need a plan that won’t take over the whole day. The three-hour Engaging Indoor Activities for Inclement Weather course offers practical training in choosing varied indoor experience... How Can Child Care Providers Keep Indoor Play Manageable When Rain Lasts All Week?
