All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso From an early age, children engage with the world as artists, composing arrangements of objects, lines, colors, words, sounds, movements, and gestures. Children use art all the time, to represent their ideas about beauty, science, math,…
Child Development from a Place of Wondering
I am an early childhood teacher and two and half years ago I became a mother of a premature baby (32 weeks). He was a brave little baby, learning from day one all the new tasks the doctors asked for: gaining weight, breathing without assistance, eating/drinking, and regulating his temperature. Nurses and doctors were providing…
Using the Revised Early Learning Guidelines to Support Mixed Age Groups in Family Child Care Settings
In 2019, the New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council in collaboration with New York Works for Children released the Revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines: A Child Development Resource for Educators of Children Ages Birth Through Eight. This resource was developed in collaboration with partners and advisors from the NY Early Childhood Professional…
¿Qué son las Pautas de Aprendizaje Temprano del Estado de Nueva York
En el 2019 el New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council en colaboración con el New York Works for Children realizó el lanzamiento de Pautas de Aprendizaje Temprano del Estado de Nueva York (Revisada). Este recurso fue desarrollado en conjunto con colaboradores y asesores del NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, Agribusiness Child Development Head…
What are the Revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines For?
In 2019, the New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council in collaboration with New York Works for Children released the Revised New York State Early Learning Guidelines: A Child Development Resource for Educators of Children Ages Birth Through Eight. This resource was developed in collaboration with partners and advisors from NY Early Childhood Professional Development…