The 5 Fundamentals to Successful Marketing for Your Preschool (Marketing 101)
You’re confident that you’re promoting the development of the children who attend your preschool, but how’s your marketing game? If you’re like most preschools, the answer might be, “not as strong as it could be.” Don’t worry, though – you’re not alone. While creating an engaging, exciting curriculum is one thing, marketing your preschool is […]
Make Things Happen with Collaborative Action Plans
As a child care owner, administrator, or director, is there really a description that captures the essence of ALL your duties? There are so many competing demands and various responsibilities that you have to the children in your care, the families you serve… and your staff. No description can truly capture the essence of what […]
Hiring Top Performers & Onboarding Them for Success
Imagine this: You’re pulling a large block of cement up a hill. It’s heavy, but there’s progress because you’re with a team that has experience and a successful track record in transferring blocks of cement up a hill. You’ve found your groove and you’ve also found the perfect technique to get the job done as […]
How We Get to Great: Staying Committed to the Process
Imagine being a leader whose school has a stellar reputation within your community, a place where skilled teachers want to work and that families tell all their friends about. If you’re not there yet, know that you can get there in due time. We all have the potential to be wildly successful in our schools […]
Transformational Leadership & Setting Your School up for Success
Everything in your school, the ups and the downs, comes back to leadership and your ability to provide safety and security to your team. Quality leadership creates an environment where everyone is all in and will trust each other, cooperate with each other, and even sacrifice for each other. This is an incredibly effective way […]
Empowering You: Bringing the Joy Back to Your Job
This one goes out to all of our directors… After a long week of ensuring your school is running well and putting out all the little fires that come up, it’s only natural to have a few defeating thoughts. “I’m so done.” “Maybe I should just leave.” “What am I even doing here?” If you’ve […]
Staff Retention & Turnover: The Secret to Loyalty
As the director, administrator, owner/operator, or whatever your title may be as a leader, you’re probably all too familiar with the feeling of being pulled in seventeen directions all at once. You serve in so many different roles, work hard to meet so many varying expectations, and put out so many fires every day. As […]
Troubleshooting Transitions in Your Classroom
Picture this… you’re lying in your warm, cozy bed on a rainy day. The alarm just went off, and you’re mentally preparing to get up and get your day started. As adults, we know the inevitable is coming: We have to get up, shower, dress, and head out to work. What would the three-year-old you […]
How to Manage Aggressive & Defiant Behavior in the Classroom
When you think about aggressive and defiant behavior, do a few students in particular come to mind? You can probably even peg those kids who have an exaggerated anger response when something triggers them or doesn’t go their way. Unfortunately, as long as you’re in the classroom, you’ll find yourself faced with these things because […]
Infant Health and Safety
Infants are in childcare on average 22 hours a week, but many actually spend between 8-10 hours a day in childcare, so there’s no doubt that the impact you leave on your infant students is long-lasting. After all, you’re the one spending the majority of the day with them, which means the work you do […]
Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
Our country is truly a melting pot with people from all different walks of life. It’s a place for dreamers, full of opportunity, where we’re free to strive to be the best version of ourselves. Our world is becoming even more diverse as time goes on — just imagine what it will look like when […]
Diapers, Undies, and Wipes — Oh, My!
Diapering and potty training takes up a lot of your day. At times, you might change 11 diapers in a row! It can start to feel like you’re on a factory line, right? We’ve been there. But guess what? This often smelly, yucky act of love can be a secret weapon to help you with […]
Lesson Planning & Curricula
One of the most important parts of your job as a teacher is being prepared for each day. In fact, one key component of a high-quality early learning classroom experience is a well-ordered and predictable routine, as it makes your little ones feel confident, valued, and secure. A thorough lesson plan will allow you to […]
Understanding Temperament & Promoting Resiliency Skills
Who we are today as adults has a lot to do with our temperament, and our resilience, or ability to bounce back from adversity. Science indicates there’s a direct link between temperament styles in early childhood and personality styles in adulthood, meaning temperament is directly linked to an individual being introverted or extroverted. Having a […]
Nutrition & Exercise
The impact you have on the lives of your students reaches far and wide, and your influence can impact the health of the next generation of leaders. Think about Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign during her family’s tenure in the White House. The goal of the program was to create a task force on childhood […]
Sensory Processing Issues
Can you think of a child in your classroom that can’t sit still at circle time? Or likes to climb on everything? The one who doesn’t like to sit at a table and would rather stand while eating or doing table work? It’s often children like these who are struggling with sensory processing issues, and […]
Circle Morning Meeting 101
The transition to circle time is not easy. Our team of seasoned preschool teachers have shared their insider pro tips to help you glide through circle time with more ease to help you enjoy it and make the most of each teachable moment circle time brings. 5 Legit Circle Time Tips There are a few […]
Teaching with Trauma in Mind
Do you know how trauma affects the behavior of your youngest learners? Do you know how your own personal experiences affect your approach to life, including past and current relationships? It’s normal for topics like this to bring up negative emotions or make you feel uncomfortable, but your willingness to learn about trauma and your […]
