How can we provide support to children with individual support needs? Envisioning a preschool environment that meets the needs of all students seems like a challenge, but it’s actually simpler…
7 common challenges faced by preschool teachers
For preschool teachers, it can be incredibly difficult to manage both the challenges you face in your classroom as well as your career. In this post, we’ll take a look…
What is an emergent curriculum?
As a philosophy of teaching, emergent curriculum is a way of planning curriculum in response to children’s interests to create meaningful learning experiences. Activities and projects are planned by educators…
Taking Child Care Forms Digital in 2021
From initial registration forms to contracts, emergency contact forms and questionnaires about each child, there are hundreds of possible documents that your staff and parents must complete so your child…
What is Child Care Management?
Child care management often oversees daily early childhood education programs Who manages a child care center? Child care centers are typically managed by either the owner of the organization or…
Strategies for Communicating with Parents When a Child is Stressed
5 Tips for Effective Discussion. When you notice that a child is experiencing a period of stress, the first thing you want to do is discuss it with the child’s…
Top 5 Daycares in Arlington
What are the top child care centers in Arlington? Starting the search for the right child care center in Arlington may feel overwhelming with so many options available to you….
What to Expect as a Pre-K Parent Volunteer
If you are preparing for the new academic year by considering a parent volunteer role, these tips are for you Early childhood centers rely heavily on volunteers. Let’s suppose you…
Should We Encourage Children to Share? Five Tips for Facilitating Sharing Behaviour
Some educators prefer to encourage “turns” over “sharing” While parenting styles may differ in terms of perspectives on the necessity of sharing, when it comes to time spent at preschool,…
Educator Spotlight | Natasha Kocher
Natasha Kocher | Red River Early Learning Centre | Waterloo ON HiMama is improving learning outcomes for children zero to five. We support early childhood education because the sector is…