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Happy Holidays

December 31, 2025,
Happy Holidays from the PQA team!
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Assessor Spotlight: Barbara Bredall Searle

December 17, 2025, ,
Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the...
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Making Fitness a Priority for Higher Quality Early Childhood Environments

December 2, 2025, , , ,
Early childhood teachers have a very important job in helping young children grow and learn....
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Announcing the New ITERS-3 Online Self-Paced Course – Now Available in the PD Registry

November 19, 2025, , , , , , ,
The ITERS-3 is a program observation instrument used to assess the quality of care in...
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Teaching Kindness to Preschool Children

November 5, 2025,
In a world that often feels increasingly complex, teaching kindness to preschool children might seem...
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Assessor Spotlight: Rochelle Deane

October 22, 2025, ,
Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the...
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Supporting Young Children’s Social-Emotional Development

October 8, 2025, , , , , , , , ,
Social-emotional development includes the ability to interact and have positive, meaningful relationships with others. It...
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Encouraging Language Development in an Infant Room

July 23, 2025, , , , , , , , ,
Angel Avery How can you incorporate language development into your infant room? Diapering/toileting times: Discuss...
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Assessor Spotlight: Regina Wright

July 9, 2025,
Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the...
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The Benefits of Playing with Sand: Uncovering the Wonders of Sensory Play

June 25, 2025, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leah Zabari (assisted with ChatGPT) Playing with sand is more than just a fun pastime...
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Assessor Spotlight: Kelli Harris

May 14, 2025,
Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the...
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Now I Know My ABCs!

April 30, 2025, , , , , , , , , ,
What is it about the education field that makes acronyms so appealing? We sprinkle our...
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Assessor Spotlight: Angie Marshall

April 16, 2025,
Welcome to the “Let’s Talk Quality” blog feature where we spotlight a member of the...
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Diversity in Dramatic Play

April 2, 2025, , , , , , , ,
by Angel Avery-Wright Dramatic play areas are often very popular with children. Children can dress...
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Spaces for Learning: Creating Classrooms that Promote Positive Behavior

March 20, 2025, , , , , , , , , , ,
By Angie Marshall Do you sometimes feel exhausted at the end of the day because...
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Free the Babies!

March 19, 2025, , , , , , , , ,
By Lisa Mulliken Look around any infant or toddler classroom, and you will usually see...
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Teaching Conflict Resolution to Toddlers

March 5, 2025, , , , , , , ,
By Leah Zabari (assisted with ChatGPT) Teaching conflict resolution to toddlers involves a mix of...
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The Self-Care Corner: Rest

February 19, 2025, , , ,
Barbara Bredell-Searle As I am writing this self-care topic on “Rest.” I cannot help myself...
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Social Emotional Health and You!   

February 5, 2025, , , , , , ,
Regina Wright Living a healthy life isn’t just about what you eat. Of course, eating...
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Assessor Spotlight: Megan Pittsinger

January 22, 2025,
Welcome to a new year of our blog feature “Assessor Spotlight” where we spotlight a...
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Using Visual Supports in a Learning Environment

January 8, 2025, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Lisa Mulliken At the start of each workday, the first thing I do is refer...
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STOP THROWING THE BLOCKS: How to Help Children Play in the Block Interest Center

December 4, 2024, , , , , , ,
Angel Avery-Wright How often do you hear yourself saying, “Stop throwing the blocks” or ‘That’s...
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Happy Holidays

November 27, 2024,
The Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team wants to share our appreciation of you and all...
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Assessor Spotlight: Natalie Grebe

November 13, 2024, ,
We’re adding a new blog feature where we spotlight a member of the Pennsylvania Program...
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