Erin DelRegno A bit about the person interviewed: Greetings and salutations! (I am a Charlotte’s Web fan!). My name is Paula Schroeder. My mother told me that my unofficial te...

Erin DelRegno “Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.” — Hans Christian Andersen I love children’s books. I have ...

By Stefanie Camoni School-age programs continue to grow due to the demand of before and after school care. How do we serve our oldest children? What do we do with them after scho...

Aimee Currier You very likely read books to the children in your care daily. We use books for many purposes: education, entertainment, even some physical activity at times. My...

By Angel Avery-Wright Art is defined as an unstructured and boundless form of work that expresses creativity and imagination and emphasizes feelings and emotions. Craft is de...

Sarah Brendle, guest blogger My name is Sarah Brendle. I have 3 children ages 11, 17, and 19. Below is an interview with my daughter, Phoebe. I asked her a few questions about ho...

Natalie Grebe By the time February is wrapping up, most people are more than ready for the change to Spring. Tired of being cooped up indoors and ready for better weather, many...

Guest Blogger Sarah Brendle Looking back on my own experiences as an assistant director, I remember the many families we guided through the transition process. I would say the mo...

By: Stefanie Camoni Scientists use observation to collect and record data, which enables them to construct and then test hypotheses and theories. The same holds true in our class...

Beth Simon Most of us are in the early childhood and education field for our love of children and desire to make the world a better place by enriching the lives of children. Beca...

Kelli Harris Chinese New Year, or Lunar Year, as it is also called, dates back about 3,500 years. Chinese New Year is filled with stories and myths. One of the most popular is ab...

By Ingrid Á. Russell “Although they cannot understand fully all the facts and complexities of history, young children can learn that many grown-ups have worked, and continue to ...

Por: Lisa Mulliken Mire en cualquier salón de bebés o niños pequeños y verá colecciones de libros en el área de lectura o en contenedores alrededor del espacio. Puede ser abrumad...

Por: Aimee Currier Cuando era maestra, todos los años leíamos “A sembrar sopa de verdura” (Growing Vegetable Soup) por el autor Lois Ehlert (disponible en inglés y en español). F...

Lisa Mulliken Look into any infant or toddler classroom and you will see collections of books in the reading area or in bins and containers throughout the space. For teachers, us...

Leah Zabari Tu Bishvat is known as the New Year for trees or as I tell my children, it’s the birthday of the trees! Just as Earth Day is a celebration of the Earth, Tu Bishvat i...

Best wishes for the Holidays, and for health and happiness throughout the coming year. We look forward to bringing you more posts in 2022! Sincerely, The Program Quality ...

Regina Wright As winter approaches, I thought it would be nice to share with you a few of my favorite children’s books as well as an arts and crafts activity, I’m sure you and yo...

Kelli Harris As an avid gardener, I start thinking about next year’s spring planting while I’m harvesting my sweet potatoes and the last of my other fall vegetables in late Octob...

by Tracy Walter Science is both a body of knowledge that represents current understanding of natural systems and the process whereby that body of knowledge has been established ...