Self-Care and Healthy Boundaries
I am working harder, longer than I did when at school. Families have different needs, different schedules and their new […]
NAEYC Virtual Institute
On June 1, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) launched its Virtual Institute offering free weekly […]
Supporting Multilingual Learners in Remote Learning
I personally cannot translate every great resource I find and I feel like my multilingual families are missing out. But […]
The Power and Possibilities of Early Childhood Leadership and the Necessity of Community and Care in the Era of COVID-19
Even before the pandemic, there was heightened attention toward early childhood as calls for public investments in care and education […]
Confronting our Discomfort with Self-Compassion
In each of the three books that I have written these past fifteen years or so, whether they are about […]
Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being in a Time of Trauma
“It’s okay to have many feelings.” As an educator in a preschool classroom I’ve often used or heard some version […]
Making Millions off of the 30-Million-Word Gap
Many of us in early childcare and education are part of movements for racial and economic justice in our society. […]
Perspectives on Reopening:
As New York State slowly begins to re-open, many early care and education providers are wondering what work will look […]
QUALITYstarsNY Launches Webinar Series to Support New York’s Early Childhood Programs with Reopening During COVID-19
As New York State’s Quality Rating & Improvement System (QRIS) for early childhood programs, QUALITYstarsNY is committed to helping early […]
Bank Street Film Strips Revisited
My roots as an early childhood educator date back to 1975 as a Bank Street graduate student seeking my MA […]