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Sheika Petteway
6 days ago
Guiding Growth: Positive Strategies for Responding to Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Education
“Challenging behaviors are growth opportunities. Support children with calm, structure, and communication to guide their development.”
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Sheika Petteway
Dec 20, 2024
From Hello to Goodbye: Building Connections During Drop-Off and Pick-Up
Set the tone for brighter days! Discover tips to create meaningful connections during drop-off and pick-up in early childhood centers.
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Sheika Petteway
Oct 18, 2024
Implementing Universal Precautions in Early Childhood Settings: Keeping Everyone Safe
In early childhood environments, maintaining a clean and healthy space is critical. One crucial aspect of this is managing potential...
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Sheika Petteway
Sep 19, 2023
Early Childhood Educators Preparing for emergencies and disasters
As an early childhood educator, you are a front-line supervisor with custodial responsibility for tens or hundreds of young children....
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Sheika Petteway
Jun 27, 2023
Summer Safety Plans for Early Childhood Programs
Summertime often brings about many new experiences and opportunities for growth, allowing children to venture into unfamiliar areas as...
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Sheika Petteway
Oct 4, 2022
Biting in Early Childhood and How to Respond
Okay, teachers, let's talk about something that's not often discussed but should be treated with great importance- children biting....
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Elite Team of Educators
Jul 12, 2021
Beat the heat this Summer!
Name a person who does not look forward to Summer? Grilling outdoors, relaxing pool days, and family vacations are just some of the...
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Sheika Petteway
Nov 30, 2020
Post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 Blues
This morning I woke up to my 11-year-old son saying he really does not want to go back to school. He shared with me his fears of catching...
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Elite Team of Educators
Nov 13, 2020
Maintaining a Healthy Child Care Environment
Keeping children of all ages safe and healthy is one of the most important tasks of Child Care Providers. Whether children are in center-...
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Elite Team of Educators
Mar 2, 2020
Coronavirus- COVID 19 Child Care Plan
As many of you know, Coronavirus has made its way to the US as expected. A coronavirus is a new form of the everyday cold virus. So, the...
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Elite Team of Educators
Jun 3, 2019
What's In Your Bag? First Aid Kit for Child Care Professionals
Unintentional injuries are most often attributed to environmental hazards, lack of appropriate planning and adult supervision, or a...
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