Engage Families and Promote a Family-Centered Program
Studies have shown that strong partnerships with families is a critical component of a quality early childhood education program. Programs that are truly family-centered serve as a catalyst for healthy child development, while providing opportunities for parent growth. Since the family is the constant and the center of a child’s life, aligning your program with a family-centered philosophy is a win-win situation for staff, children and parents. Learn the names of parents and family members and communicate with them as much as possible about the daily activities of their child. There is never a shortage of information to share since ...
10 Answers to Infant/Toddler Practitioner Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why does she cry when I put her down? 2. Why does she cry when Mommy or Daddy leaves? 3. Why does he cry when Mommy or Daddy comes back? 4. Why does he grab a toy from another child? 5. Why does he hit another child? 6. Why does she pull another child’s hair? 7. Why does he bite another child? 8. Why does she walk away from the table with food? 9. Why does she look at me and smile when she is doing something wrong? 10. Why does he keep playing with something he shouldn’t (like the tv remote, the radio, the artwork on the walls) even though he knows better?
Go Out and Play!
If this gorgeous pre-summer weather isn’t enough to make you want to stay outside all day, try this… Young children are kinesthetic learners, which means that they learn through movement. Physical activity fuels the connection between mind and body. What a great excuse to get outside and play! As young children move their bodies to explore their environment, they build knowledge, strength, and skills… Children learn problem-solving skills as they try different movements to figure things out; they learn to turn their ideas into actions to accomplish a goal. They learn important concepts like in, out, up, down, over, and under. They learn ...
Events
HAAEYC to offer “Connections” Network Day
The Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children (HAAEYC) is offering...
Upcoming Prevent Child Abuse Texas Trainings
Prevent Child Abuse Texas is offering training conferences in different regions...
Texas AEYC Annual Conference Scheduled for September 24-26, 2009
The 2009 Texas AEYC Annual Conference for Early Childhood Professionals will take...
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Governor Perry Vetoes HB130
On June 19th Governor Rick Perry vetoed HB130, the legislation that would have provided...
HB 130 Passes, moves to Governor’s Office
HB 130 passed in the Texas State Senate by a majority vote of 26-5. Next stop for...
Time is Running Out – HB 130 Needs Your Support
There have been many misconceptions about what HB 130 will do and won’t do...
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Touchpoints
Houston
CHILD is the lead agency for the Houston Touchpoints Project, a member of the international network of Touchpoints communities dedicated to healthy child and family development... [Read More]
Training
Institute
Stay tuned as CHILD develops training programs designed to meet the professional development needs of Houston's early childhood educators. From clock-hour trainings, credentialing programs, seminars, workshops and webinars - we have a quality training opportunity for everyone... [Read More]
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