As summer temperatures soar and climate change intensifies heat-related risks, protecting children from heat illness and sun exposure is more essential than ever. Here’s what caregivers and educators should know in mid‑2025—and how to share it with families in your program. Why Heat Safety Matters As noted in our last blog post on summer safety, children […]
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Join us in celebrating Black History Month with books for young children! “Reading and discussing carefully selected picture books is one way to address matters of race(ism) and discrimination.” -Dr. Brian L. Wright, author of The Brilliance of Black Boys: Cultivating School Success in the Early Grades, with contributions by Shelly L. Counsell Our Book Recommendations
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There are so many opportunities for young children to learn and play in winter – whether you live in a snowy climate or not! Help children enjoy the season with special activities, so they can explore the outdoor environment and do seasonal activities indoors as well. Today we’re sharing some ideas for indoor and outdoor winter
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Holidays give us opportunities to make connections with family and friends and to share traditions of other families, cultures and religions. Whether we are sharing customs with our own families or providing holiday activities in a school or childcare setting, we can help children learn about and appreciate other holiday traditions – as well as
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You may be preparing already not only for Thanksgiving but also for the Winter holidays your family celebrates. Whether you observe Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or another special day next month, we thought you might be interested in some suggestions for holiday giving. We’re sharing some of our own ideas along with recommendations from the National
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As you plan your classroom activities for October, you may want to explore topics other than Halloween. Understandably, your children are focused on (and getting more excited each day about) wearing costumes and trick-or-treating! But you may be able to reign in some of their excitement by providing opportunities to explore other themes. Or at
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Tips for Teachers and Families For many of you, September signals the start of a new academic calendar year. The kids are back in school, and you are settling into your school-year routines. Even if you teach through the summer, or your children are in year-round childcare, they are probably transitioning as well, as they move to
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“All grown-ups were once children…but only few of them remember it.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Early childhood education needs YOU! Help us advocate for accessible, high quality early childhood education (ECE). Just follow these two steps: STEP 1. Get informed The following four elements of quality child care are from ZERO TO THREE’s website, in an
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Safety is always the priority when caring for young children! In this post we’re sharing information and tips for keeping children safe this summer – around water, in the heat, and in the sun. We want everyone to enjoy the summer safely! Water Safety “Every pool, every lake and every warm summer day holds the
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