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Spreading Holiday Cheer in Your Child Care Program: Simple Ways to Create Joyful Memories
Learn how to bring holiday cheer to your classroom with developmentally appropriate activities, joyful traditions, and simple ways to make the season special—plus a limited-time opportunity to “Grow & Glow” with Elite’s Christmas training sale.
Elite Team of Educators
5 days ago
Innovative Childcare Leadership Workshops
Effective childcare leadership inspires, fosters collaboration, values feedback, and promotes continuous learning for impactful growth.
Sheika Petteway
Nov 6, 2024
Leading the Life You Love: Embracing Self-Love and Purpose as a Childcare Director
Embrace self-love and purpose in your career as a childcare director with tips to lead a fulfilling life you truly enjoy and thrive in daily
Sheika Petteway
Nov 1, 2024
Sparking Creativity through Educational Storytelling for Early Childhood Teachers
"Explore how storytelling boosts creativity, memory, and cognitive skills in young children. Tips & book picks to spark their imagination!"
Sheika Petteway
Oct 29, 2024
"Cultivating Compassion: How Early Childhood Education Shapes Empathetic and Emotionally Intelligent Learners"
Children are constantly learning from their surroundings, especially in early childhood development, where a child's brain processes...
Sheika Petteway
Oct 24, 2024
Packing Light for the Leadership Journey as Childcare Director
Often, the idea of effective leadership seems daunting. Where do I start to lead? What can I do to lead better? Do I have what it takes...
Sheika Petteway
Oct 21, 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...
Sheika Petteway
Oct 18, 2024
Crafting Inclusive Classroom Environments
Promoting diversity and equity in early childhood education settings. Inclusion, we've all heard of it and talked about it, but how do we...
Sheika Petteway
Oct 8, 2024
Effective Parent Communication Strategies: Enhancing family partnerships for successful early childhood education.
As educators, we genuinely desire to begin the academic year successfully with our children. Our children are the main focus; we want to...
Sheika Petteway
Aug 7, 2024
"Designing an Effective Professional Development Training Plan for Early Childhood Educators: Best Practices and Strategies"
As a school director, you play a crucial role in ensuring that your staff are equipped with the necessary skills & knowledge to provide...
Sheika Petteway
Jun 12, 2024
"Understanding Emotional Literacy: A Vital Skill for Educators"
We can all agree that there are educators who have made a remarkable imprint on our lives. Some may have been exceptional in their...
Sheika Petteway
Jun 9, 2024
"Fun and Educational Summertime Activities for Teachers of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers"
The warm, sunny summer days are here, bringing many delightful opportunities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to explore and play....
Sheika Petteway
Jun 4, 2024
Stepping Into Transformational Childcare Leadership
Within any school, strong leadership at the top is essential. A strong leader determines direction, daily progression, and how everyone...
Sheika Petteway
Jun 1, 2024
"Essential Tools for Early Childhood Leaders: 5 Must-Have Items"
Early childhood Leaders are known to solve unexpected problems and handle unexpected situations. We must be able to stay calm and analyze...
Sheika Petteway
May 15, 2024
"Engaging Transition Activities for Preschoolers: Making Smooth Transitions Fun and Easy!"
Transitioning young children from one task to the next can have its challenges.
Sheika Petteway
Apr 4, 2024
"Embracing Change: How to Spring Forward into Newness"
March marks the beginning of a new month, a breathtakingly beautiful spring season, and a change. Unfortunately, many people feel...
Sheika Petteway
Mar 13, 2024
Creating a Class vision board
Every child deserves an opportunity to explore their creativity and grow and individuals. Through a vision board project, you can touch...
Sheika Petteway
Mar 3, 2024
"Breaking Barriers: The Impact of African American Pioneers in Education"
Today, I will discuss something that's really painful for me to write about. It's wild; there is so much history, yet little is being...
Sheika Petteway
Feb 18, 2024
5 Reasons Why Working with Young Children is Fulfilling and Rewarding
No other position is more critical to children's learning than their first formal educational experience. Research tells us that a...
Sheika Petteway
Jan 22, 2024
Mindful Games and Exercises for Fostering Self-Awareness in Kids
It's a term we've heard before - self-awareness. But what does it entail? Without too much jargon, self-awareness means you understand...
Sheika Petteway
Jan 18, 2024
Unlocking the Secrets to Consistent Motivation in Your Childcare Classroom
Welcome to the world of early childhood education. It's a rewarding role that goes beyond just caring for children. It means you have...
Sheika Petteway
Jan 8, 2024
Why Professional Development Training is Essential for Childcare Providers?
Childcare providers are professionals who nurture, support and teach young children. They supervise the child's development in education...
Sheika Petteway
Dec 14, 2023
It's not how you start but how you finish
Author Jim George states, "It's not how you start that important, but how you finish!" As another year ends, it's time to self-reflect on...
Sheika Petteway
Dec 8, 2023
Creating A Fun and Educational Outdoor Experience for Young Children
Children's strong drives to play and explore always serve the function of education, not only in preparing them for the social world but...
Sheika Petteway
Nov 27, 2023
Delegating task as a Center Director
Center Directors play a vital role in creating successful schools, but existing knowledge on the best ways to delegate tasks to staff...
Sheika Petteway
Oct 3, 2023
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