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The Dark Future of American Child Care 2024
Only 10% of child care in the US is considered high quality. That's the sad truth. I hope that you're working in or sending your child...
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Nanci Bradley
43 minutes ago4 min read
5 Easy Activities For Mixed Age Groups
Sometimes, we just have to wing it. I started a new child care job as the opening teacher. It was 6:30 AM on my very first day. I...
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Nanci Bradley
6 days ago2 min read
4 Steps To Finding A Quality Position In Early Childhood Education
Are you an educator looking for the best possible position in early childhood? Here's a place to start. Depending on your location,...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 262 min read
4 Steps To Finding Quality Child Care
one Make a Chart You can copy the one I made on Canva here, or make your own. two Gather Info Talk to everyone you know who has children...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 234 min read
Mental Health And Nutrition (free recipe for healthy comfort food!)
Over the years as an early childhood educator, I've had to discover a few things about taking care of my mental and physical health. ...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 232 min read
Resilience and The PLAN
Research shows that just as adverse experiences can cause a vast array of problems later on in life, positive experiences create...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 234 min read
Promote Impulse Control In Toddlers/18 Phrases That Work Wonders!
A quick internet search tells us that impulse control doesn't begin until age 3-4 but continues to develop throughout the lifespan. This...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 91 min read
Take A Break
Here are some facts about laughter from Time magazine: Research has linked laughter with boosts in immune function, pain tolerance,...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 92 min read
The PLAN for Professionalism
The only possible plan we can see for the future of early childhood education is to focus on and demand high-quality care and not back...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 95 min read
0-5/Entitled Children/The Exact Words To Use To Avoid This Common Problem
5 Steps To Avoid Entitlement in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Children are most definitely entitled to certain things at birth. ...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 22 min read
Your Mental Health
I've been interested in The Center For Healthy Minds since its inception. For one thing, it's in my neighborhood near campus at the...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 22 min read
High Quality Care and Education 0-5
If you want to improve the quality of your program or your home, try asking the right questions and listening carefully to the answers...
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Nanci Bradley
Nov 23 min read
How To Have a Good Day With a Challenging Child!!
At your wits end with a child or two in your care? Please don't feel alone, that's why we're here. We hope to give you ideas that help...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 261 min read
Infant Caregivers Should Be Celebrated and Treated Respectfully!
Updated: Jun 4 If you care for children during their first few years of life, I'm talking about you. Whether you're a provider, a parent,...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 262 min read
Worksheets Vs. Play. Identifying and Supporting High Quality Childcare
I recently read a social media thread written by early childhood professionals. Or so they called themselves. It was a discussion on...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 265 min read
Drop Off Disasters! 6 Ideas For Parents and Teachers
It's really hard in the mornings. So much is expected of us, parents and teachers alike before we get to that moment. Then, when the...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 193 min read
Personal Safety for Birth-5
When's the best time to start teaching young children about personal safety? It's a tough situation to navigate. It can't be avoided...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 121 min read
The Magic Ingredient
This Cheap Kitchen Staple Can Aid Digestion and Help You Feel Full Mahatma Gandhi once observed, Â "Wherever flax seed becomes a regular...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 52 min read
Child Care Quality. Does It Matter?
That depends on who you talk to. Some think that day care is day care. Kind of a necessary evil. Here 's a quote from the National...
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Nanci Bradley
Oct 52 min read
Radical Self-Care For Caregivers
When I came across the term Radical Self-Care  in Almost Everything, Notes On Hope  by Anne Lamott (2018), I naturally thought of both...
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