Fall enrollment is an ideal time to verify immunization documentation, refresh illness procedures, and prepare staff for a possible measles exposure. The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases course offers two hours of focused training on communicable-disease prevention and immunization prac... What Should Providers Know About Measles and Immunization Records This Fall?
Families who rely on Head Start often navigate complex systems while working to support their children’s health, development, and stability. Providers can make that journey more manageable by building respectful partnerships, coordinating resources, and creating continuity across settings; Bey... How Can Providers Support Families Who Rely on Head Start?
Meaningful Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations help children see their families, languages, and communities reflected in the classroom rather than reduced to a single themed event. To strengthen your planning, explore Building Bridges for Dual Language Learners, which offers practical strategies fo... How Can Preschools Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Meaningfully?
Head Start leaders are facing a proposal that could reshape enrollment, schedules, staffing, family services, and classroom practice. While the rule is not final, Leveling the Playing Field: ERSEA for Head Start can help providers strengthen eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and atten... What Would the Proposed Head Start Changes Mean for Children and Families?
Honoring Latino cultures in early childhood classrooms is most meaningful when it moves beyond costumes and occasional celebrations into everyday relationships, language, books, music, and play. The Strength in Differences: Cultural Diversity course can help providers build cultural competence and e... What Are Age-Appropriate Ways to Honor Latino Cultures in the Classroom?
Children build emotional regulation through repeated, supportive experiences—not isolated lessons. By embedding brief coaching moments into arrival, play, meals, transitions, and rest, teachers can make regulation practical and predictable; Self-Regulation & Change: Helping Children Cope o... How Can Teachers Build Emotional Regulation Into Daily Routines?
When a worksheet measures completion more than understanding, purposeful play offers a richer path to observe children thinking, communicating, and solving problems. Strengthen your classroom practice with The Best Promotion is Play, a relevant professional-development course that explores play&rsqu... What Is Purposeful Play—and Why Is It Replacing Worksheets?
When families see only blocks, paint, or pretend play, they may miss the rich learning taking place underneath. Providers can make that learning visible through purposeful explanations, authentic documentation, and respectful partnerships; for a deeper foundation, explore The Best Promotion is Play ... How Can Providers Show Families the Learning Behind Play?
When a worksheet measures completion but not understanding, purposeful play offers children a richer route to language, problem-solving, self-regulation, and content knowledge. Providers who want practical strategies for designing engaging, developmentally appropriate experiences can explore The Bes... What Is Purposeful Play—and Why Is It Replacing Worksheets?
What helps children feel secure enough to learn, cooperate, and recover from frustration? Social-emotional learning (SEL) gives child care providers practical ways to build those capacities every day. For a deeper, structured learning experience, explore CDA Subject Area 3, a 10-hour course focused ... Why Is Social-Emotional Learning at the Heart of 2026 Classrooms?