In this episode of The Preschool Podcast we connect with Valerie Zaryczny, Occupational Therapist; National Workshop Presenter, and Content Specialist at Learning Without Tears. Valerie discusses how using multiple senses…
How to Involve Parents in the Process to Continue the Child’s Learning at Home
Among the many new norms we adopted during the 2020 pandemic, one important one was children learning and playing at home during closures. During this time, parents needed resources to…
How to Master Classroom Observations [Webinar]
In this webinar, we welcomed Jenny Leibham, Founder of Nature Play Lifestyle. Jenny dove into the key role observations plays in the classroom, including the importance it has in building…
Understanding Your Child’s Progress Report
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…