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...

By Amy Hoffman I love trivia. I love learning random facts and attending trivia events, and I even developed a love of hosting a virtual trivia league last year; I’ll share more ...

Pam Schaffner When we consider the word “environment” for preschool-age children we often think of learning centers and thus areas for concept development such as math, science, ...

By Amy Hoffman Mothering (verb): To watch over, nourish, and protect. I have often thought that the second Sunday in May should be called “Mothering” Day instead of Mother’s D...

By Kelli Harris Cinco de Mayo is a time when Americans celebrate Mexican culture, mostly through food and drink, either at home or at their favorite local Mexican cantina. But t...

by Regina Wright Close your eyes and imagine the most pleasurable moments in your life. These moments are especially memorable to you. Thinking about these moments make you laugh...

By Michelle Long If I asked you how many questions you ask children on any given day, I assume your response would be that is most likely too many to count. You probably ask how ...