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April 23, 2025
Creative play isn’t just fun—it’s a powerful catalyst for early development across all domains. In this dynamic and interactive webinar, acclaimed creativity experts Shannon Merenstein and Bar Rucci will guide you through the profound impact of process art and open-ended play on children’s social and emotional growth. Discover how experiences rooted in creativity, agency, and flow nurture essential skills such as self-expression, confidence, resilience, collaboration,[...] Full Description
April 16, 2025
Do you feel less confident or enthusiastic about incorporating math experiences into your early childhood program? If so, you’re not alone! Many early educators feel more comfortable teaching language and literacy than math. This hesitation may stem from your own experiences as a young learner. If you’re looking for inspiration to bring joyful math moments into children’s play and make this learning visible to families,[...] Full Description
April 9, 2025
Discover the transformative power of focusing on the strengths and possibilities your staff, families and community bring to the table, This webinar, presented by author and expert trainer, Ellen Drolette, is designed specifically for early childhood educators who aspire to create more dynamic, nurturing, and innovative programs. Whether you are a teacher or program leader, by shifting your focus to what’s working well, you can[...] Full Description
April 3, 2025
In every community, 1 in 3 children experience some form of life-threatening adversity like homelessness, abuse, violence or a natural disaster. Research shows that a positive relationship with just one caring adult in early childhood can change that child’s life entirely. As an early childhood educator, you are in a prime position to establish strong positive relationships to support young children before, during, and after[...] Full Description
April 2, 2025
Play is becoming increasingly valued for its role in how children to learn about, themselves, others, what is in the world, and how it works. Children have an intrinsic desire to play and is most powerful when they can make their own choices about what to play with, and how they will play with it. Young children often get lost in play with open-ended loose[...] Full Description
March 26, 2025
How do young children actually develop literacy? Through child-led play! Play offers countless opportunities for children to build all the developmental skills needed for reading and writing. Furthermore, play doesn’t need to be directly linked to literacy activities to foster these skills. All types of play contribute to the foundations that support reading and writing! This idea- rich session presented by early literacy expert, consultant,[...] Full Description
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Handout – Early Childhood Play Leads to Literacy
March 19, 2025
Some children are naturally predisposed to intense emotional reactions, feeling resistant to new routines and experiences, and have trouble moving on based on their own unique temperamental make up. As a result, these young humans experience emotional outbursts, have difficulty calming, reject new experiences, or resist transitions in group settings. The reality is, certain traits can prove more difficult to work with, depending on the[...] Full Description
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March 13, 2025
It is the responsibility of a leader to create a culture where people can flourish. Whether you are the leader of an early care and education program or the leader of a team within one, you hold the tools for cultivating an environment where candor and truth are welcome and the organization and individuals within it are on a path to learning and growth. When[...] Full Description
March 12, 2025
Early childhood educators and other practitioners on the front lines with young children and families often feel great pressure to know “what to do” in a broad variety of challenging situations. Drawing on both developmental science and extensive clinical experience, this webinar, presented by acclaimed author, pediatrician and early relational health expert, Claudia M. Gold, M.D., provides evidence that the exact opposite―a stance of not-knowing―helps[...] Full Description
March 6, 2025
Managing early childhood classrooms so they are peaceful and productive can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving teachers and leaders searching for sustainable solutions. This strategy-rich webinar addresses these challenges by providing early care and education leaders with the tools to support staff in creating calmer, more positive learning environments. Join this webinar which is designed specifically for early care and education leaders and supervisors who seek[...] Full Description
