Child care is expensive. Very expensive. The Maryland State Department of Education has just announced significant changes to the Maryland Child Care Scholarship program to help parents get the resources they need to pay for care. 

Children who receive high-quality early education as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering, and math through high school. Researchers from the University of California say that this link is strongest among children from low-income households. Investing in quality early childhood education could help remedy the underrepresentation of racially and ethnically diverse populations in STEM fields. 

Back to school time is almost here and your little one is ready for kindergarten! The transition from pre-K or child care to kindergarten is a big one. We want to help parents make the transition a smooth one for your child…and yourself. 

Do you remember your first day? I don’t mean the first day at work or at school. I mean your very - first - day. Ever. That’s ok. No one does. You might remember your first day of kindergarten. Or maybe your fourth birthday. But chances are you don’t remember anything before age three. In this episode we discuss where those early memories go. 

Once upon a time… Those four words have the power to set a child’s imagination free and it begins at birth. Let us tell you a story about why reading aloud to children is so important. 

If you’ve ever worked somewhere that wasn't supportive of you, wasn't safe, or wasn’t welcoming, you not only probably didn’t like working there very much but I bet it made it pretty hard to do your job or grow professionally. Child care is very similar. Young children need the right environment to learn, to develop, and to thrive. 

Learning to make decisions as a child prepares us to make good choices as adults. When you honor a preschooler’s choice it tells them that you respect them and their abilities. We have tips to help children make their own choices.

Believe it or not, a few scary dreams can be a good thing for children. While frightening, nightmares are a sign that a child’s imagination is developing on track. Let us wake you up to both the good and the bad impact of nightmares on children

Think about the last time you started a new job. You had to adjust to a new building, new colleagues, and different schedules. It’s exhausting. Children who start a new child care routine experience the same tiring transitions that come with a new routine. We want here to help make that early childhood transition a little less stressful.