Directors have told me for years that their biggest problem is time pressure. And wow, I know, because it was for me too. Time crunch is severe for directors. Problem number one: time — not enough. (Second biggest problem is — you guessed it — staff, crazy.) Let me solve your problems! I briefly discuss…
Brown Bag Ban: Fed Gov Tells Preschool Parents No Lunch From Home … dcclothesline.com/…ban-fed-gov-tells-preschool-parents-lunch–home… Brown Bag Ban: Fed Gov Tells Preschool Parents No Lunch From Home Without a … I have received word from Federal Programs Preschool pertaining to lunches from home. Banning home lunches | Fed Up With Lunch fedupwithlunch.com/2011/04/banning–home–lunches Banning home lunches. April…
I remember being called to help out in a childcare center and as soon as I stepped into the door, I knew we had a problem. The few things posted on the wall were all bought and all posted at adult level. There were only 3 books in the room for a classroom of 20.…
Here are several activities suggestions. Montessorians will love them, and I think all early childhood educators will find something here. Enjoy autumn.
So many people seem to want online training, that I continue to work on it. Given the little, little I charge, of course, I have to do my own tech. Days of fixing broken links. I do have some pages up. Still working on links. How about you trying some for me. Tell me how…
God chose to communicate to His creation through a book. You know what that tells me? Literature is vitally important. – @KingCohl #books Dr. David Dickinson is going to speak in San Antonio about the importance of early language acquisition for life-long success an upcoming conference. How do you make sure that your classrooms are…
Directors in Austin are telling me that they have no good product for pre-service training. So I put the first 8 hours, necessary before a new employee works at all, into one binder. It follows the topics exactly as Licensing requires. It is all on CD, along with exercises and little, easy tests you can…
Here is some great advice for directors. http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/seven-secrets-to-listening-when-time-is-short/ Dan Rockwell says people talk because it makes them feel important. With women, talking sometimes makes them feel loved — so listening is once again very important.
I am continuing to think about the dilemma I had as a director. We had to cut down the spreading of germs. Our community had zero tolerance for kids getting sick — at all. And rightly so. However, I also wanted to cut down toxicity. No point in poisoning our kids. Why is that such…
Here is the promised to post resources in Austin for children with special learning needs . This is not necessarily an exhaustive list, just the ones I know about. Please be invited to post your favorites too. I do think every director ought to have a list. Autism Spectrum Disorder Johnson Center The Johnson…