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Applicable Audience: Infants and Toddlers

October 22, 2025

Educators as Sheriffs or Allies? Rethinking our relationships with preschool-aged children by Noah Hichenberg, Ed.D

Trusting children is hard. Really, really hard. We generally lack the language, attitudes, and habits for it. As preschool teachers and parents of young children, we are accustomed – we are trained and expected – to maintain control over a child’s actions. As an educator, Noah Hichenberg, author of A New Vision for Early Childhood: Rethinking our Relationships with Young Children worked his entire career in preschool[...] Full Description

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July 16, 2025

10 Easy Ways to Make Your Web Content Better by Leslie O’Flahavan

Your program’s website is probably not on the top of your to-do list! But if you are eager to increase enrollment or recruit staff, your website is a critical element that may make or break your success. You want your organization’s website to be impressive, meaningful, and useful. But too often, your content is outdated or difficult to read. Don’t despair! Even if your budget[...] Full Description

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June 18, 2025

Preventing Power Struggles: How to Provide the Loving Boundaries Young Children Need to Thrive by Claire Lerner, LICSW

One of the most critical components for establishing a safe, peaceful environment in early childhood programs is engaging children’s cooperation. But many classrooms (and households) are fraught with power struggles that ensue when a child is choosing not to, or is unable to, follow important directions. When power struggles prevail, everybody loses. This webinar, presented by author and child development and parenting expert Claire Lerner[...] Full Description

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June 12, 2025

Considering the Climate of Your Outdoor Spaces: How heat and shade impact health and play, and what you can do about it by Kirsten Haugen

What if you could improve children’s physical and mental health, support quality play and learning, make your space more beautiful and comfortable, and sow the seeds of environmental stewardship all at the same time? You can, by considering the impact of shade and surfacing on the temperatures children experience while outdoors and by choosing or modifying children’s outdoor spaces accordingly. In this fresh webinar presented[...] Full Description

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June 11, 2025

Boom and Zoom! Supporting Busy Preschool Boys by Kenneth Sherman

Do you sometimes find yourself overwhelmed in the 3-ring circus that is your healthy preschool classroom? You are not alone. Many teachers occasionally feel stressed by the “busy” play that preschool age children gravitate to, particularly the more rambunctious play many preschool boys naturally prefer. You may worry the tumbling might devolve into fighting, injury, increased noise, and a total loss of control. Wouldn’t it[...] Full Description

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June 5, 2025

Heather Bernt-Santy on Lillian Katz’s Theory of Teacher’s Developmental Stages

Have you ever considered that in addition to understanding children’s developmental stages to support their growth and learning, teachers in early childhood settings also have developmental needs we can tune in to? Lillian Katz suggested four developmental stages teachers move through as they grow professionally. Understanding these stages will help directors, owners, and other administrators find ways to mentor, train and teach our staff in ways that match those[...] Full Description

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June 4, 2025

Trust, Truth, and Tough Choices: Ethics Every Childcare Leader Must Navigate by Jaime Rechkemmer

Have you ever faced an ethical dilemma in your early education program that left you questioning the right course of action? As an early education leader, you navigate complex situations daily—balancing the needs of children, families, staff, and regulations while maintaining integrity, professionalism, and trust. Ethics isn’t just about compliance—it’s about building a culture where everyone in your organization knows how to do the right[...] Full Description

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May 22, 2025

A Strategy to Offset the High Cost of Operating Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Programs: Diversify! By Joanne Hurt and Gerald Bolden

Making ends meet in early childhood programs is always a challenge. Ensuring financial sustainability requires innovation and creativity. Tuition, subsidies, and occasional fundraising often fall short, so it may be time to diversify your program. Expanding your offerings to include before- and after-school care could be the key to balancing your budget. This webinar, presented by two highly experienced child care administrators, Joanne Hurt and[...] Full Description

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May 21, 2025

The Power of Rhythm: Singing, Dancing and Moving into Self-Regulation and Learning by Barbara Sorrels

Young children are naturally drawn to movement, sound, and rhythm! While they love dancing and singing, these activities are more than just fun—they play a vital role in development. Singing, dancing, chanting, musical play, and responding to rhythm both builds and repairs the brain, builds social bonds among children, provides a language for expressing emotion, and prepares the brain to absorb information.  Rhythm is a[...] Full Description

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May 14, 2025

From Control to Collaboration: Re-thinking Classroom Management by Samuel Broaden

Oftentimes in early childhood programs, we focus on classroom management and encourage teachers and adults to learn how to manage their classrooms effectively. However, with the idea of “classroom management” comes an underlying idea of control. Join early childhood advocate and author, Samuel Broaden from Honoring Childhood, to learn to shift your thinking about the need to control children’s behavior to focus on creating a[...] Full Description

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