The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers and families.   In 2016, the week will be April 10-16.  For more information and creative activities to plan for the week, please click on this link.

March is known for its wind and athletic frenzies, but it is also National Nutrition Month.  Check out this website for a wealth of information on eating right — activity sheets for children and adults, nutrition tips on ways to enjoy more fruits and vegetables, and nutrition resources that include MyPlate recipes and classroom materials.

When it comes to good nutrition, all forms of fruits and vegetables matter — fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice.  With the wide variety of convenient packaging to make fruits and vegetables easy to store and easy to serve, there is bound to be something to please everyone. Check out this website for interesting facts about […]

The Associated Press has covered a report published in the journal “Child Development” which found that toddlers are able to recognize written words as symbols at an earlier age than experts had previously thought, which marks an important step on the path to reading readiness. In the words of Temple University psychology professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, who […]