By Betsy Saatman, TA Specialist/SAC Initiatives (Guest Blogger) 1989: Alicia Custodio, a volunteer for Upward Fund, an organization that runs after school programs in East Harlem, New York, was observed helping children with the use of a computer.Read More

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 their professional careers, they have seen many programs employ strategies to make things easier, more efficient, and more effective. Implementing quality can be stressful or time...Read More

Barbara Bredell-Searle Hi, my name is MATH and I want to be your friend. I know, you may want to avoid me and sometimes you may not understand me; however, you need me because I (MATH) am everywhere you go. It doesn’t matter if you are caring for infants through school age children, I (MATH)...Read More

By Kitty Syster The focus on math has become increasingly important in early childhood over the past few years. Research has led the Environment Rating Scale authors to put a greater emphasis on math. The ECERS-3 scale contains 3 math items. Incorporating math into the curriculum is an important way to help children understand written...Read More