Last week I had the pleasure of attending a free webinar presented by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) which is in the process of changing its name to Child Care Aware, America. The webinar was about the federal budget process and how it specifically affects the child care industry.  Grace Reef the Chief of Policy and Evaluation gave the webinar and explained, in an easy to understand way, how the federal budget process is directly affecting child care and what we might do to make a difference.

Prior to a brief overview of what she covered...

The Week of the Young Child™ begins April 22, 2012.  NAEYC has all the information you need to get started.  If it's too late to begin planning for this year, start for next year!  

Learning opportunities directed toward the child care professional are not lacking, but sometimes it can be hard to find those perfect learning opportunities or maybe you just don’t have time to look.  ChildCareInfo.com has just made that process easier for you!  Find out how the Learning Center can help you!

Tips for parents saying goodbye to children at daycare such as: Parents ensuring they have extra time at drop-off, always saying goodbye and several tips for caregivers as they try to comfort the distressed little one.  Read on...

Written by: Katina Synder, Mother of 2, BA in Public Relations
Ever made a Leprechaun Trap?  Here's a cute one that Shelby, Age 5, made (with a little help from her mom).

I attended the National Child Care Association conference (NCCA) this weekend and was struck by an accidental but consistent theme by many of the presenters.

The presenters’ successes were embedded in stories of:

Taking Risks
Facing Their Fear of Failure
Adjusting When they Did Fail
Honoring Failures
Being Resilient and Learning to Let Go

Businesses and Early Childhood Education

Brief overview of the importance of Art in the Young Child's Life

Child Care Businesses are considered a microenterprise.  There are resources and different types of funding and loans for microenterprises.  We'll give a very brief overview of what this means and a link to the guide that the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) provides for the child care business.

“The mission of the World Forum Foundation is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings.”

The world forum on Early Care and Education is meeting again in Honolulu in May of 2011.  Your peers from around the world with the same passion as you, to provide the best opportunities, education and care possible for children, get together and share ideas.