Best Practice In Childcare - April 2024

The Language of Art: Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood Settings

Incorporate inquiry-based practices into your early childhood classroom or family child care program. Inspired by an approach to teaching and learning born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, The Language of Art emphasizes investigation anchored by drawing, painting, and other art activities. It provides:advice on setting up a studio space for art and inquirystudio explorations designed to give children a basic fluency in artsuggestions for documenting children's developing fluency with art media and its use in inquiryguidelines for using children's new-found fluency as a tool for investigation.Even if y... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1929610998
• ASIN: 1929610998
• ISBN: 1929610998
• Brand: Brand: Redleaf Press
• Manufacturer: Redleaf Press

What to Expect the First Year

• ASIN: B00KVRDACW
• ASIN: B00KVRDACW
• Brand: Workman Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

What Works in Improving Gender Equality: International Best Practice in Childcare and Long Term Care Policy

Drawing on comparative research from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, and the Netherlands, this book provides an accessible analysis of what gender equality means across countries, what the implications of this meaning are for childcare and long-term care policies, and how other nations’ best practices can be adapted in any nation. It provides realistic and feasible policy solutions for a variety of issues, from what role individuals, families, communities, the market, and the state can play, to what difficulties might need to be overcome in different policy contexts. T... [Read More]

• ASIN: 144733048X
• ASIN: 144733048X
• ISBN: 144733048X
• Manufacturer: Policy Press

What You Need to Lead: An Early Childhood Program- Emotional Intelligence in Practice

Early childhood directors manage through relationships. What You Need to Lead an Early Childhood Program guides a director through the steps to build respectful, dynamic, and welcoming relationships with families and staff. This important book covers all traditional early childhood administration topics, from financial management to marketing and development, while also recognizing and exploring the human side of management and the critical role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership.

• ASIN: 1928896804
• ASIN: 1928896804
• ISBN: 1928896804
• Brand: Brand: NAEYC
• Manufacturer: The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility

• ASIN: B00IV351R0
• ASIN: B00IV351R0
• Brand: NavPress
• Manufacturer: NavPress

The Milky Way

• ASIN: B00X5FZUCU
• ASIN: B00X5FZUCU

Being with Babies: Understanding and Responding to the Infants in Your Care (Best Practices for Caregivers)

Being with Babies is a great resource for both beginning and experienced caregivers. Each chapter describes an issue that caregivers face daily, offers scenarios that illustrate the challenge, suggests solutions caregivers can use to address the issue, and concludes with a review of key points.Being with Babies teaches caregivers how to handle everyday challenges while learning about developmental stages. This hands-on resource is perfect for caregivers of children 6 weeks to 18 months old, as well as for staff development and resource libraries.Chapters include information on:Developing relat... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0876590628
• ASIN: 0876590628
• ISBN: 9780876590621
• Brand: GRYPHON HOUSE
• Manufacturer: Gryphon House

ECR4Kids GUS Climb-N-Crawl Caterpillar Tunnel, Indoor and Outdoor Fun Kids' Play Structure, Expandable with Other Sets, Certified and Safe, Ready to Assemble, 7 Feet Long

Kids from 3 to 8 love the flexibility and adorable design of the ECR4Kids GUS Climb-N-Crawl Caterpillar Tunnel. This fun indoor or outdoor kids’ play structure is a charming climber that features multiple brightly colored body segments that can be assembled and configured in different ways. The eight-piece plastic caterpillar climbing structure is built for active and imaginative play in preschools, daycares, child care centers, or at home. Our caterpillar play tunnel is made of weather- and fade-resistant materials to allow for use in the backyard, lawn, garden, or playground, or indoors in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000F3UJ4E
• UPC: 763960241783
• ASIN: B000F3UJ4E
• Brand: ECR4Kids
• Manufacturer: ECR4Kids

Women Who Sexually Abuse Children: From Research to Clinical Practice (Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection)

There is a growing awareness that the number of women who sexually abuse children is greater than we once thought, and little exists in the current literature to guide practitioners working with these women and/or their victims. Based on in-depth research and clinical practice, this book aims to raise further this awareness by providing information as to the ways in which these women can and do sexually abuse, and, by considering the possible motivations, to lead ultimately to more effective assessment and intervention strategies. By means of interviews, construct grids and questionnaires the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0471960721
• ASIN: 0471960721
• ISBN: 0471960721
• Manufacturer: Wiley

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

The ultimate “parenting bible” (The Boston Globe) with a new foreword—and available as an ebook for the first time—a timeless, beloved book on how to effectively communicate with your child from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors.Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish “are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation” (Parent Magazine).  Now, this bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author’s time-tested methods to solve common problems and bui... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451663889
• ASIN: 1451663889
• ISBN: 9781451663884
• Brand: Scribner Book Company
• Manufacturer: Scribner

How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk

The renowned #1 New York Times bestselling authors share their advice and expertise with parents and teens in this accessible, indispensable guide to surviving adolescence.Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish transformed parenting with their breakthrough, bestselling books Siblings Without Rivalry and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. Now, they return with this essential guide that tackles the tough issues teens and parents face today.Filled with straightforward advice and written in their trademark, down-to-earth style sure to appeal to both parents and teens, this all-new... [Read More]

• ASIN: B003V1WW2O
• ASIN: B003V1WW2O
• Brand: HarperCollins e-books
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

Monthly Calendar Pocket Chart

Full-color photo cards include 12 month cards, 33 Date cards, 7 week days, 4 birthdays, 2 field trips, and 2 special days. Also includes a 2-page activity guide. The monthly calendar pocket chart is a handy Learning tool designed to give students practice in reading and using a calendar. You can change the cards in the Chart to correspond to each month of the year. In addition, you can use the pocket chart and schedule cards to do the suggested activities In this resource guide.

• ASIN: 0545114799
• UPC: 785525477901
• ASIN: 0545114799
• ISBN: 0545114799
• Brand: Scholastic
• Manufacturer: Scholastic

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The pioneering experts behind The Whole-Brain Child and The Yes Brain tackle the ultimate parenting challenge: discipline.   “A lot of fascinating insights . . . an eye-opener worth reading.”—ParentsHighlighting the fascinating link between a child’s neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, No-Drama Discipline provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears—without causing a scene.  Defining the true meaning of the “d” word (to instruct, not to shout or reprimand), the autho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 034554806X
• ASIN: 034554806X
• ISBN: 9780345548061
• Brand: Siegel Daniel J
• Manufacturer: Bantam

The Happiest Baby On The Block

• ASIN: B0088Y6C0W
• ASIN: B0088Y6C0W

Educational Insights Shapes Beanbags

It’s time to “shape up” with these toss-and-learn beanbags. Each beanbag is a different color and shape—circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, pentagon, hexagon, and star—and is beautifully embroidered with its name. Washable, felt beanbags are lightweight and measure approximately 4” to 5” in size—just perfect for small hands—and come in a handy cloth drawstring bag. Includes an activity guide packed with fun activities that make learning shapes an exciting visual and kinesthetic experience.

• ASIN: B000MEB5LM
• UPC: 659213178206
• ASIN: B000MEB5LM
• Brand: Educational Insights
• Size: 8-1/2 X 11 in
• Manufacturer: Educational Insights

Baby Log Book Twins Twin : Daily Childcare Journal, Health Record, Sleeping Schedule Log, Meal Recorder Log for 90 Days Newborns for Twins

Baby Log Book Twins Twin: Daily Childcare Journal, Health Record, Sleeping Schedule Log, Meal Recorder - Log for 90 Days - Newborns for

• UPC: 898154340

Stepping Out on Faith : How to Open a Quality Childcare Center

Stepping Out on Faith-How to open a quality child care center is a book about one woman's struggle to find reliable child care. It provides detailed episodes that occurred during each of the seven horrific

• UPC: 53008349

Finding & Hiring the Best Childcare

If you are a working parent, the need to find childcare for your child before your maternity leave is over is a task you will have to undertake. The thought of finding childcare is quite

• UPC: 485481571

Baby Record Book : Parent Notebook

Baby Record Book: Parent, Nanny & Childcare Giver Daily Baby Log

• UPC: 523229376

Authentic Translation of Ayurvedic Scripture Bhavaprakash Part 1: Pregnancy to Childcare - eBook

Ayurveda is the science of Aura of human body with the Aura being the prime source of physical health, skillful working and intellectual richness. It is the most refined fluid derived from food intake that

• UPC: 775409666

How to Find Higher Conscious Childcare - eBook

This is a terrific, thoughtful book that all parents and child care providers should read. It is so easy to repeat parenting and teaching patterns that were taught to us growing up (and are within

• UPC: 743918418

Childcare Worker

Each book in this series combines information about a real-life career with practical steps toward building character, as well as facts about educational requirements and skills necessary for these popular

• UPC: 25803196

Choosing Childcare - eBook

Parent + work = childcare. It's a simple equation, but one many parents find difficult to solve. Will a nursery, childminder, nanny, au pair or family member be the best choice to meet your needs

• UPC: 438477377

Choosing Childcare - eBook

Choosing Childcare offers the original, detailed, concise, practical guidance on selecting childcare. Provides essential answers to best services. Includes information, checklists, potential arrangements, interviewing, understanding choices, tips on selection, pros and cons, planning budget, resources,

• UPC: 468537864

Nanny Daily Log Sheet : Childcare Giver Notebook

Nanny Daily Log SheetEvery parent's situation is different. Some need a nanny, some use daycares and others have one parent stay home. No matter what you face it is great to have a journal to

• UPC: 187193126