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Choosing Your Path: A Guide to Selecting the Right CDA Training Program
06/03/2025Earning your Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential® represents a significant professional milestone in #career-in-early-childhood-education. It demonstrates achievement of a nationally recognized standard of competence and commitment. Before beginning the credentialing process, select a C... Choosing Your Path: A Guide to Selecting the Right CDA Training Program
Texas Approved Courses
08/29/2022H&H Child Care Training Center now offers several courses approved for entry on the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS). If you are a Texas early childhood professional, start with our 45-hour Coaching and Mentoring and Safe Sleep Training — both are TECPDS-appro... Texas Approved Courses
Oklahoma providers: CDA assessment Scholarship
04/17/2023Oklahoma’s Scholars for Excellence in Child Care program offers an assessment scholarship to eligible child care professionals pursuing the national CDA Credential. If you are preparing to apply, start by checking the official eligibility requirements. If you still need formal CDA coursework, ... Oklahoma providers: CDA assessment Scholarship
Affordable Child Care Training Options for Providers in Oklahoma
01/26/2026Becoming a skilled and licensed child care provider in Oklahoma means completing the required training — but that doesn’t have to be expensive. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re an experienced provider renewing your credentials, there are affordable and even #free tr... Affordable Child Care Training Options for Providers in Oklahoma
Let's Play! Supporting Child Development
11/30/2022Play is one of the most meaningful ways young children explore, connect, and learn. Whether they are building a tower, inventing a story, or experimenting with paint, children use play to discover what they can do and make sense of the world around them. ChildCareEd’s Role of Play in Learning ... Let's Play! Supporting Child Development
How Can Child Care Providers Help Families Understand Play-Based Learning?
09/05/2026When families see play as “just fun,” they may miss the complex learning happening in block building, pretend conversations, sensory exploration, and outdoor movement. Clear, respectful communication can help families recognize those moments while strengthening the home-school partnershi... How Can Child Care Providers Help Families Understand Play-Based Learning?
How Can Child Care Providers Support Preschool Development Across the Whole Child?
08/31/2026Preschool development is not a checklist to complete—it is a dynamic process shaped by relationships, play, language, movement, and meaningful opportunities to think. If you want a deeper foundation for planning responsive experiences, explore How Preschoolers Develop, a course designed to hel... How Can Child Care Providers Support Preschool Development Across the Whole Child?
How Can Child Care Providers Teach Problem-Solving Skills in Early Childhood?
09/07/2026When young children face a fallen block tower, a difficult puzzle, or a conflict over a favorite toy, they are practicing skills that support lifelong learning. Child care providers can strengthen this process through intentional questions, playful challenges, and carefully timed support; From Play ... How Can Child Care Providers Teach Problem-Solving Skills in Early Childhood?
Baby Steps to Science
12/30/2021What does science learning look like for infants and toddlers? For very young children, science is not a formal lesson or a collection of facts to memorize. Rather, scientific thinking develops through active engagement with people, objects, and events: noticing, exploring, repeating action... Baby Steps to Science
Hello, Fall! Cozy Activities to Help Babies Explore the Season
08/18/2026Fall’s colors, textures, sounds, and gentle changes offer babies meaningful ways to explore—without complicated projects or overstimulating setups. For a deeper foundation in planning individualized, developmentally appropriate experiences, explore Baby Play: Planning Infant and Toddler ... Hello, Fall! Cozy Activities to Help Babies Explore the Season
