If transitions are hard in your center, open this.

Let’s play a game of dominoes.First domino: Transitions. Anyone in childcare knows they're tough.Kids get restless, there’s too much idle time, and behavior spikes.That knocks over the next domino: Teachers.Now they’re stuck managing chaos instead of...

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Sep 04, 2025
Even your best teachers are struggling with this.

New research from UC Berkeley reveals something striking: before COVID, teachers felt confident in nearly every aspect of their job...EXCEPT managing children's behavior.20% of family child care providers found behavior challenging. And in centers? H...

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Aug 26, 2025
💬 Quick question + 3 goodies for your day

Hey there, superstar! 👋🏾Before we get into the fun part, here are 3 lil’ things we thought you might like:💸 Grants, Funding and Money...Oh MY! – Early Learning Ventures regularly funds childcare businesses. Join their newsletter. Tell them NapTime...

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Aug 14, 2025
3:47 PM: When everything falls apart in Room 2

Hey ,It's 3:47 PM on a Tuesday.You're down a teacher (again). Eight toddlers are in various states of post-nap chaos. Three parents just walked in for pickup while you're trying to change a diaper blowout.Emma's having a meltdown because her mom isn'...

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Aug 05, 2025
How this FL Director handles ECE Burnout

Let’s be honest.The overstimulation in today’s classrooms isn’t just affecting the kids.It’s burning you out.The chaos.The noise.The transitions that feel like battlefields.The lights that never dim.The crying that echoes off the walls.The thousand l...

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Jul 31, 2025