Report cards already? Not exactly. But you will be given a progress report that outlines your child’s development (typically over the past 3-6 months) from your childcare provider. Progress Reports…
Easy Ways to Increase Engagement With Parents
For every child care center, parent engagement is a key part of the community and family that it makes. Some centers do struggle and some centers excel at getting families…
Finding the Best Child Care System for Your Center
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast, we connect with “The Systems Queen” Andrea Dickerson on child care systems and how directors and owners can use an organized approach that…
Honoring Children’s Rights in the Classroom
Children’s rights and the topic of consent has been something that has come to light lately. But, at its core, it begins as early as early childhood. The belief that…
Family Checklist for Evaluating Childcare Providers
Finding the right daycare for your child is one of the most important decisions you can make. The first five years of a child’s life are the most important for…
How Storytelling Can Change a Child’s Brain
What if we could improve our children’s brain and development by simply reading to them every day? In this episode of The Preschool Podcast, we connect with Drew Vernon, Marketing…
The Impact of Nature Play on Early Development
In this episode, we connect with Meghan Fitzgerald, Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Tinkergarten. Meghan discusses the impact of nature play on early development and the role that parents can…
Creating a Supportive and Inclusive Environment for Children in Your Classroom
In this episode of the Preschool Podcast, we chat with Renee Pena Lopez, Early Childhood Intervention Specialist and owner of The Magic of Littles. Renee shares with us how educators…
The Top 5 Myths Educators Hear from Parents in Early Childhood Education
In this episode of The Preschool Podcast, we welcome back Rae Pica, Award-winning early childhood education author, speaker, and online educator. Rae is on a mission to ensure child development…
How a Canada-Wide Child Care System Will Help Support Canadian Families
In this special episode of The Preschool Podcast, we interviewed The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development for Canada to discuss how the newly announced Canada-wide…