Leah Zabari Book review: It’s OK to Go UP the Slide by Heather Shumaker As I was scanning the library shelves for a good book to read, I came across the book It’s OK to Go UP t...

Natalie Grebe Most Americans are well-aware of the benefits of healthy eating. Posters in the doctor’s office, magazine covers, social media and television shows barrage us with ...

By Stefanie Camoni Preschool children love to pretend. They pretend to be police officers, fast food workers, moms, dads, even puppies and anyone or anything they have encountere...

Suzanne Glenn The Environment Rating Scales (ERS) are some of the most important assessment tools currently used to assess early childhood programs. An ERS assessment provides a...

Kelli Harris I despise running. There, I said it. Out loud. To people I know and many I don’t. Do you remember running as a kid? One of my mom’s favorite phrases was “Go out an...

Shannon Dryden Healthy Early Childhood Coordinator Get Healthy Philly – Philadelphia Department of Public Health A healthy start is essential for young children, providing a...

Regina Wright Mini Pizza Recipe English muffins Tomato sauce Shredded cheese Use one English muffin per child. Spoon 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce onto the English muffi...

By James W. Nicholson, M.Ed. There is a myriad of issues that we all have to deal with on a daily basis. Many of us are parents. We are stressed with financial obligations. Perha...

Regina Wright Ingredients: Blueberries – up to 10 per child Bananas – 1 per child Strawberries – 4 per child Greek nonfat vanilla yogurt – 3 tablespoons per child ...

Kelli Harris When I was in graduate school, one of my assignments was to create a prop box, and my mind automatically went to the dramatic play area in my classroom. Prop boxes a...

Natalie Grebe For teachers in early childhood classrooms, incorporating science into daily activities can prove quite daunting. Some educators may feel it is too costly to purcha...

All children should receive milk or a milk substitute as part of breakfast and lunch everyday according to the CACFP guidelines. But the rules are different based on age, as to wh...

Natalie Grebe It is a typical early morning in a Pre-K classroom. Small groups of children are playing with blocks, reading books, coloring and eating breakfast. One teacher over...

Amy Hoffman One of my earliest childhood memories was watching the camera pan over the landscape as it zoomed in to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. I enjoyed meeting the neighbors...

Amy Hoffman Do you ever wonder how you can encourage family members to read to their children at home? Create some Home Literacy Kits! Parents can sign out a kit for a week and e...

Kitty Syster Ingredients: 4 oranges Lemon juice 2 Tablespoons of sugar Step 1: Peel the skin off the oranges Step 2: Cut each orange into 8 round slices (teacher s...

by Bobbi Philson It was exciting and thought-provoking to talk ECERS-3 with almost 75 ECE professionals at the 2017 ECE Summit. We heard from some of the group that they would li...

Lisa Mulliken In many programs, indoor or outdoor gross motor space is limited which affects the type of equipment that can be used in the space. Stationary equipment takes up mo...

Kweli Archie A new research study published in the journal Child Development discovered eight key teacher actions that can make the difference between an average preschool clas...

Suzanne Glenn Through my life of involvement in youth education, as a teacher, a parent, and a program quality assessor, I know that there is no greater goal than to develop acti...