By: Barbara Bredell-Searle As educators of young children, we ensure that the children in our care are taking care of their gums, then that baby tooth comes in and we start to focus more on their teeth as they get older. A lot of programs have adopted tooth brushing after meals to ensure that children...Read More

Angel Avery-Wright Ever hear a child talk about death in a way that surprises you?Read More

March is National Nutrition Month During the winter months I often find myself eating due to boredom. Stuck inside with no household projects to do; the house is clean; nothing is of interest on the television (despite having over one hundred channels); so, I wander into the kitchen often and stand there looking into the...Read More

Michelle Long  Getting new teachers acclimated to your program takes time. Time that often gets interrupted by the need to have the new teacher cover ratios. The problem is once you place a teacher in a classroom, it becomes more and more difficult to pull them back out and ensure they know everything they need...Read More

by Beth Simon The one constant in life is change. Change can be a positive experience like when you have a snow day, when a test is cancelled, or you get a new job. But there is also negative change that we experience such as divorce, not getting the promotion you were hoping for or...Read More

Beth Simon Every day is a gift and should be celebrated and lived with gusto! Easy to say, but much harder to do when you’re in the thick of the monotony of the day-in and day-out of daily life. Routines and knowing what to expect out of each day can get you down. It’s the...Read More

The assessment team in PA is often asked if they have any tips to make meeting quality standards easier. Since they have experience visiting many programs in their professional careers, they have seen many programs employ strategies to make things easier, more efficient, and more effective. Implementing quality can be stressful or time consuming, but...Read More

By: Barbara Bredell-Searle As I was thinking of a topic for this blog issue, I was sitting in my primary doctor’s office waiting to get my yearly physical. That day, my husband was with me since he had a day off from work. As I continued to sit in the waiting room, I turned to...Read More

By: Barbara Bredell-Searle As I was thinking of a topic for this blog issue, I was sitting in my primary doctor’s office waiting to get my yearly physical. That day, my husband was with me since he had a day off from work. As I continued to sit in the waiting room, I turned to...Read More

By: Barbara Bredell-Searle As I was thinking of a topic for this blog issue, I was sitting in my primary doctor’s office waiting to get my yearly physical. That day, my husband was with me since he had a day off from work. As I continued to sit in the waiting room, I turned to...Read More