Guest Blogger- Jennifer Roberts Extended Day Services manages 22 school-age programs, mostly in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. We have been around for 30 years and have tried man...

Kelli Harris Did you know that if someone smiles at you, you’re bound to smile back? A smile often expresses encouragement to someone or serves as a warm greeting. If you aren’t ...

by Pam Schaffner The assessment team in PA is often asked if they have any tips to make meeting quality standards easier. Since they have experiences visiting many programs in ...

by Natalie Grebe When chatting with a friend recently, she teased me about my love of chickpeas. I could eat them every day! Luckily for me, they can be prepared many ways as a h...

By Regina Wright Close your eyes. Now use four of your five senses. Without opening your eyes, listen to the sounds of spring. What do you hear? Listen as the birds sing. Feel th...

By: Tracy Walter When you hear the word “literacy”, what do you think? Do you think of literacy for children, in adults or does it make you think of literacy throughout a communi...

Amy Hoffman During a recent holiday I saw many of my friends post photos on social media of their children or pets playing with their favorite gift – a cardboard box! It reminded...

Regina Wright Who enjoys spending time in the kitchen when the days are long and bright? I am always looking for quick easy meals for summer nights. I love saving money and w...

Kitty Syster Sorting and counting are great activities for preschool-age children, but children can lose interest in the activities when the items they are sorting and counting a...

Michelle Long The Program Administration Scale (PAS) has gained a great deal of popularity amongst center administrators and providers over the past year. Virtual Professional De...

Guest Blogger – Mercedes Fleet-Mount I am Mercedes Fleet-Mount, Owner and Program Director of Bright Little Scholars Early Learning Centers. I joined the Business Administration ...

Barbara Bredell-Searle Busyness gets to all of us, and although we may say over and over, “I am going to take care of myself” a lot of times we don’t. We may start our day with g...

Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Consultation Program Interview with...

by Kitty Syster Virtual meetings have become the normal style of meeting these days. But not everyone likes virtual meetings, so how do you become more comfortable with them? Her...

By Pam Schaffner We are suffering from “COVID fatigue.” When is this pandemic going to be over? Many people are asking this question of themselves. No one expected the catch phra...

Natalie Grebe Pretend Play. Dramatic Play. Likely these are some of the first terms you encountered when learning to teach in a childcare setting. Children pretending, acting, an...

Aimee Currier A few years into my time as a Kindergarten teacher, I realized it was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain order in my classroom. In taking a deeper look a...

Beth Simon It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog post. It has been 10 days since the heartbreaking incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas when I’m writing ...

By Aimee Currier Are you looking for something different to do with the children in your care? Maybe you need a new way to reinforce or teach math concepts, language arts or natu...

by Pam Schaffner The assessment team in PA is often asked if they have any tips to make meeting quality standards easier. Since they have experiences visiting many programs in th...