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How can photos and work samples be used as reliable assessment evidence?
07/17/2026Using photos and work samples strategically turns everyday learning moments into reliable evidence that supports informed teaching decisions. This guide helps child care providers and directors transform candid images, artwork, writing samples, and other classroom artifacts into meaningful #assessme... How can photos and work samples be used as reliable assessment evidence?
How Can We Teach Young Children About Community Helpers and Work?
07/15/2026Teaching children about the people who make neighborhoods run is an ideal mix of social studies, dramatic play, and social-emotional learning. This guide supports child care providers and directors with practical classroom strategies, quick lesson ideas, family engagement approaches, and safety remi... How Can We Teach Young Children About Community Helpers and Work?
How can child care providers share developmental information with families effectively?
07/17/2026Sharing observations about a child’s growth is one of the most meaningful ways child care providers can support learning and build trust with families. When developmental information is communicated with clarity, empathy, cultural respect, and useful documentation, families are better prepared... How can child care providers share developmental information with families effectively?
Can Superhero Day Capes and Pretend Play Teach Children to Help Others?
07/15/2026Superhero Day—complete with capes, masks, imaginative missions, and dramatic play—is more than a celebration. When planned thoughtfully, it can become a purposeful, play-based strategy for teaching young children about helping others, personal safety, cooperation, and community responsib... Can Superhero Day Capes and Pretend Play Teach Children to Help Others?
How can assessment results be used to plan meaningful activities in early childhood programs?
07/17/2026Using assessment results to plan activities helps educators turn observations and developmental data into purposeful learning experiences for each child. This article guides child care providers and directors in translating informal and formal assessment findings into short-term learning goals, enga... How can assessment results be used to plan meaningful activities in early childhood programs?
How can we reliably avoid bias during observation and assessment?
07/17/2026Observation and assessment are central to quality early childhood practice, but they only benefit children when the information collected is fair, accurate, objective, and culturally respectful. This guide helps child care providers and directors recognize, reduce, and manage bias during everyday ob... How can we reliably avoid bias during observation and assessment?
How can superhero-themed play help build confidence in young children?
07/15/2026Superhero-themed play can be a practical, developmentally appropriate way to help young children build courage, self-regulation, communication, and social skills. This article gives child care providers and directors classroom-ready strategies for using capes, masks, imaginative missions, and reflec... How can superhero-themed play help build confidence in young children?
Can we tame the ‘monsters’ of big emotions in young children?
07/15/2026Young children often describe strong feelings as roaring, stomping, or like a monster growing inside their chest. This metaphor can be helpful because emotional “monsters” may feel big, sudden, and frightening, but children can gradually learn to notice, name, understand, and manage them... Can we tame the ‘monsters’ of big emotions in young children?
How can ocean-themed sensory bins and water play boost learning while staying safe in preschool programs?
07/15/2026Ocean-themed sensory bins and water play are powerful, low-cost learning tools that encourage curiosity, language development, and hands-on practice with early math, science, and motor skills. For child care providers and directors, the key is balancing open-ended exploration with intentional learni... How can ocean-themed sensory bins and water play boost learning while staying safe in preschool programs?
Is the Lost Art of Storytelling the Key to Building Language in Young Children?
07/15/2026Storytelling was once the daily heartbeat of early childhood settings—a shared experience where adults and children explored language, emotions, creativity, and imagination together. Today, busy schedules, increased screen use, and pressure to demonstrate measurable outcomes have caused many p... Is the Lost Art of Storytelling the Key to Building Language in Young Children?
