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How Can Child Care Providers Teach Children to Ask for Help Appropriately?
10/08/2026When a child is stuck, frustration can arrive before the words to explain it. Providers can teach help-seeking as a practical skill that builds communication, persistence, and self-advocacy; Language Development in Early Childhood offers strategies for supporting verbal and nonverbal communication. ... How Can Child Care Providers Teach Children to Ask for Help Appropriately?
How Can Teachers Support Children Who Become Frustrated During Fine-Motor Activities?
10/08/2026When a small task—threading a bead, opening scissors, or fastening a button—feels impossible, frustration can quickly take over the learning moment. With calm co-regulation and a well-matched level of challenge, teachers can help children feel understood while building persistence and ha... How Can Teachers Support Children Who Become Frustrated During Fine-Motor Activities?
How Can Child Care Providers Reduce Transition-Time Meltdowns in the Classroom?
10/08/2026When cleanup turns into tears or lining up sparks a refusal, the transition may be asking more of a child than the moment allows. Small, predictable changes to cues, timing, and adult support can make these daily shifts calmer and more teachable. For practical professional learning, explore Every Mo... How Can Child Care Providers Reduce Transition-Time Meltdowns in the Classroom?
Celebrate Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month: Growing Healthy Habits
05/19/2022June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month—a great opportunity to introduce children to colorful foods and build positive eating habits through meals, snacks, gardening, taste tests, and hands-on cooking activities. Early childhood programs play an important role in helping children exp... Celebrate Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month: Growing Healthy Habits
Why Easter Baskets?
09/23/2022This article explains the cultural origins of Easter baskets and offers concrete, developmentally appropriate approaches for child care programs that want to include baskets in classroom celebrations. For professional development that supports culturally responsive and family-engaged holiday p... Why Easter Baskets?
Oregon child care providers
12/14/2021For Oregon child care professionals, a useful professional development plan starts with understanding your role, identifying skills you want to strengthen, and confirming which training meets your specific requirements. ChildCareEd’s CDA Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professional... Oregon child care providers
Price Match Guarantee
05/22/2024At ChildCareEd, we strive to offer high-quality childcare training at competitive prices. We understand that cost is an important consideration, which is why we are committed to price matching for our customers. Explore courses such as our 45-Hour Child Growth and Development and the CDA Preschool C... Price Match Guarantee
Child Growth and Development
01/13/2022Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move (for example, crawling and walking). Children develop at their own pace, so it’... Child Growth and Development
A Quick Manual: Accessing Online Courses
01/15/2021Why take an online course? Professional development is essential in early childhood education because pedagogy and developmental science evolve continually. Many practitioners choose self-paced, asynchronous online courses so they can integrate study with work and family responsibilities. Con... A Quick Manual: Accessing Online Courses
El Corazón del Aula: Por Qué los Educadores Merecen Más Apoyo
07/16/2026Invertir en los educadores de la primera infancia significa invertir directamente en la seguridad, el desarrollo y el aprendizaje de los niños. El curso en línea y a su propio ritmo de ChildCareEd Orientación para el cuidado infantil ayuda a fortalecer habilidades esenciales de ... El Corazón del Aula: Por Qué los Educadores Merecen Más Apoyo
