September 19, 2024
Sponsored by Inspiring New Perspectives A child’s learning and development are best supported when teachers and parents (or other caretakers) have strong, trusting relationships. Establishing effective and collaborative relationships can be challenging. This webinar will guide you in utilizing impactful strategies to enhance your connection with parents. You will be inspired to find new ways to illuminate and share daily moments to reduce negativity and[...] Full Description
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- Adult Learning, Bias, Career Development, Coaching, Community Building
September 18, 2024
Sponsored by Jessica Kingsley Publisher Physical art is an active mind-body engagement with sensory materials that channels energy. It is a highly effective tool for channeling excess energy and pent-up emotion that many young children carry. Active engagement with art materials and loose parts builds the brain in early childhood and serves to both calm the nervous system and release emotions, especially for those who[...] Full Description
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- Art
August 15, 2024
Sponsored by our 2024 Ultimate Sponsor, Procare Solutions As a dedicated early childhood program leader or owner, you understand the importance of providing a safe and nurturing environment for the children in your care. But what happens when you can’t get insurance? In this enlightening webinar presented by the go-to expert for business insurance in ECE, Samantha Phillips, we’ll delve into the challenges posed by[...] Full Description
August 14, 2024
Sponsored by The Child Care Success Company What is a leader’s value? What purpose do leaders really serve in groups? How does having a great leader give a group an advantage? It’s easy to be a manager in your ECE business. You can train staff, deal with difficult parents, gain enrollments, and keep your program running without ever truly becoming a leader. The difference is[...] Full Description
August 8, 2024
Sponsored by Future Strong Education Brains develop over time and respond to experiences and interactions. Playful interactions in an environment that supports brain development build security, confidence, and resilience and open opportunities for learning. Join award-winning early childhood education and environmental design specialist Dr. Kathryn Murray to unpack the reasons why classroom design is much more than where to put the furniture and how to[...] Full Description
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- Cognitive Development, Learning Environments
August 7, 2024
Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute This webinar, presented by Rebecca Rolland, Ed.D., will offer specific, concrete strategies for nurturing children’s play and creativity through everyday conversational prompts, scaffolds, and questions. Rebecca, the author of The Art of Talking with Children, lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and an oral language specialist, will reveal why play is a key aspect of learning and development and[...] Full Description
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- Language Development, Play
June 12, 2024
Sponsored by Brookes Publishing Are you wondering how to support children with disabilities in your early childhood setting? Or maybe you are thinking about how to meaningfully include children with disabilities in the routines and activities in your program? Join us as we explain how The Building Blocks Framework helps teachers, teams, and providers assess, plan, and implement strategies to ensure that all our[...] Full Description
June 6, 2024
Sponsored by Procare Solutions THIS SPECIAL PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION WILL BE ONE HOUR, from 2 pm to 3 pm eastern. Whether you’re struggling with day-to-day inefficiencies in managing your child care program, are looking to expand your services, or simply curious about the latest trends in child care management software, this webinar is for you! We hope you’ll join Zach Merritt, Senior Products Marketing Manager at[...] Full Description
June 5, 2024
Sponsored by ChildCare Education Institute As early childhood educators, we all know that play-based, open-ended experiences in preschool set the stage for literacy, strengthen vocabulary, and engage the brain in higher-level thinking, like asking questions, generating ideas, and problem-solving. Most of all, programs in which children feel safe to explore and have agency over their choices are joyful environments where the children and adults build[...] Full Description
May 8, 2024
Sponsored by Nature Explore It’s magical when nature and children come together, and what better place to make this happen than in the spaces where children spend their days? As early childhood programs make the shift to learning outdoors, comprehensive benefits include improved health and wellbeing, creative problem solving, and an increased connection to and care for the natural world. And yet, successful outdoor classrooms[...] Full Description
