About a year ago, the Canadian federal government announced $30 billion in funding for early learning and childcare programs across Canada, with the vision of providing a national childcare program…
Celebrating the Week of the Young Child: activities for your classroom
Next week is NAEYC’s 2022 Week of the Young Child® celebration! HiMama is joining in on the celebrations for early learning, young children, their educators, and families. The Week of…
Occupational therapy and the educational value of toys and games [Podcast]
This week we are excited to welcome Kelly Wilk-Downs to The Preschool Podcast. Kelly is an Occupational Therapist and the owner of Junction of Function. She is certified in the…
Supporting the professional development of educators with HiMama Academy
As a childcare center director, finding professional development opportunities that work well for your educators can be a daunting task. It can be hard to narrow them down and figure…
The impact of online billing and payments for parents
When a child is enrolled in a childcare center, they will inevitably have fees that go along with this. Managing those costs and ensuring they are paid can be tricky. …
Revisited: Play-based learning for school readiness [Podcast]
This week on The Preschool Podcast, we are honored to have revisited a previous episode with Dr. Elanna Yalow, Chief Academic Officer at KinderCare. We discuss how educators can support…
Supporting single parents in our community
Annually, March 21st is National Single Parents Day. On this day and every day, HiMama honors all single parents for their hard work, devotion, and sacrifices. Raising children can be…
Hiring and retaining myths debunked [Podcast]
This week on The Preschool Podcast, we are honored to welcome back Prerna Richards to talk about strategies for hiring and retaining quality educators. Prerna is the CEO and Founder…
Revisited: Avoiding behavior challenges before they begin [Podcast]
This week on The Preschool Podcast, we are honored to have revisited a previous episode with Rae Pica. Rea joins us to talk about how to avoid challenging behaviors in…
How to ignite passion in employees
In a recent webinar, we welcomed Ellen Drolette, educator and Founder of Positive Spin, LLC! Ellen dove into the biggest factors that are impacting staff burnout today, and how to…