Emotional and physical environments matter because they affect how we feel, how we relate to others, and our ability to focus on tasks. High-quality environments are free...
Early Childhood Care and Education Settings
Families have many options for where their children learn and grow when they are not at home. It's important to get to know the differences and similarities between the...
Tips For Transitioning Your Baby To Solid Foods
Transitioning your baby to solid foods is an adorably messy and exciting milestone. There can be a lot to think about when the time comes, so here are some quick tips to...
Starting Baby on Solid Foods
Starting your baby on solid foods can be an intimidating transition. Here is an overview of new foods to try and when to add them to your baby's diet. You can download...
Helping Big Kids Adjust to a New Baby
Bringing a baby home is a huge transition for an older sibling. Before your baby is born, read books together about new babies, siblings, big brothers and big sisters and...
Transitioning Home With A New Baby
Don’t be surprised if you have mixed emotions about bringing your baby home. It’s OK to be nervous, and normal to feel uncertain or overwhelmed – maybe you’re even a...
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
Starting kindergarten can feel like a big transition for both kids and parents. First, talk with your kids about school, and reminding them they are going to start...
Early Transitions: Learning to Walk
It starts with rolling, and then crawling, and before you know it your baby is walking … and running! You can support your baby through mobility transitions by encouraging...
Early Transitions: Learning to Crawl
It all starts with rolling. Whether your baby rolls from tummy to back or back to tummy, or does a half-roll to the side, this means your baby is officially mobile! You can...
Quality Child Care: What to Look For
There’s a lot to think about when choosing a child care or early educational environment for your family, because it’s an important decision! Thinking about quality of care...
Choosing the Right Pediatrician for Your Family
There’s a lot to consider when choosing a pediatrician, because you want them to be the right fit for your family. Here are some things to think about. Where did they go to...
Questions to Ask Your Pediatrician
It’s important to feel comfortable with your pediatrician and to have an open line of communication. Well checks are a perfect time to talk about how your baby is growing...
Adapting to Digital Learning
The first thing you should know while your kids are learning from home is that you are already doing things right! The foundation for all learning is caring and supportive...
Tips for Parents’ Transition to Kindergarten
We can be more helpful to our kids if we acknowledge that the transition to kindergarten is a big life step for adults as well. Think about what will help you through this...
Help Your Kids Transition to Kindergarten
The transition to kindergarten is exciting! For kids, it’s an opportunity to learn new things, master new skills, and build new relationships. But this transition can also...
Easing Baby into their First Child Care Setting
Taking your little one to child care can be a difficult decision and an emotional experience. Here are a few ways to ease the transition. Here are a few ways you can help...
Early Transitions: Moving into an Early Education Environment
Whether your kids are entering from a child care setting or coming from home, you can help them smoothly transition into their next early learning experience! Talk about the...
Taking Baby to Child Care for the First Time
Taking your little one to child care can be a difficult decision and an emotional experience. Here are a few ways to ease the transition from being at home together to being...
Transitioning and Adapting to Digital Learning
Transitioning & Adapting to Digital Learning Families and teachers of young children have had to face a lot of changes as traditional school and learning...
Early Childhood Transitions
Early Childhood Transitions – An Overview Transition means to change, and there are a lot of changes that happen in a child’s life. From everyday transitions like going to...