Spring Crafts for Preschoolers Spring is a colorful season, perfect for making spring crafts with preschool-age children in the classroom or at home! Three spring craft ideas for preschoolers As far as craft inspiration goes, Happy Hooligans is one of the best. We love the brightness of their tissue paper rainbows, perfect for brightening up […]
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California Workforce Registry Update Due to significant cuts in funding the California Early Childhood Education Workforce Registry will close for all Californians and users will lose access to their information. Here is the timetable that you should expect. For child care providers who work in the counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San
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Child care providers, you are now eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine! Regardless of age, all teachers, school support staff, and licensed child care providers in San Bernardino County can make an appointment at any existing vaccine distribution site. This includes county or state public health sites, pharmacies, grocery stores, physician’s offices, or the hospital.
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Tax season is wrapping up, the deadline of Monday, April 15th is fast approaching! There are two important tax credits that all California working families should be aware of: California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and the Young Child Tax Credit. These credits, in addition to the federal (EITC), can actually give eligible families significant
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The interactions between a teacher and a child are vital to a child’s learning and development. Research and developmental theory indicates that these interactions in early childhood classrooms, along with the overall learning environment, is foundational to learning. The quality of teacher-child interactions is assessed using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). Classroom Assessment Scoring
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New Activity, New Energy for All Ages There’s nothing like a fresh start, and the good news is, they can happen at any time! You don’t need a major moment like a new calendar year to feel that fresh start energy, you can create it right in the middle of ordinary routines by introducing simple
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About The Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) The Ages and Stages Questionnaire, third edition (ASQ-3) is a developmental screening tool that has been used by child care providers and parents for over 20 years to determine how children are developing, their strengths, and areas where they may need additional support. The ASQ-3 questionnaire looks at
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Just for YOU! Extended Breath Welcome to December! Last month we talked about mindfully breathing and checking in with yourself for 3 to 4 minutes. This month we’re taking it to 5 whole minutes with a new extended breath activity and we can’t think of a better time for it than right now. The extended
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Winter Activities for Preschoolers One benefit of living in Southern California is the weather. We don’t experience the freezing cold or snowstorms that other parts of the country do which means we can play outside almost all year round. However, if you want to bring a sense of winter wonderland into your home, we have
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The holiday season has officially arrived! This can be a stressful time for a variety of reasons and this year brings new challenges that may add to that stress. Our Just for YOU monthly moment offers a new stress management tool through the practice of mindfulness. Remember, mindfulness is the concentrated effort to check in
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