Early Education Newsletter
June 2019
Advancements to Level 3
Little Braves Early Learning Center
Vigo County
CRADLES of Clay County, Inc., Clay City
Clay County
CRADLES of Clay County, Inc., Brazil
Clay County
White River Valley Elementary Little Paws Preschool
Greene County
Bonnets and Bears Child Day Care
Putnam County
Enrollments
Tik Tock Daycare A
Sullivan County
Tik Tock Daycare B
Sullivan County
Walnut Elementary School Little Mountie Preschool
Montgomery County
Newly Added Safe Sleep Training
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Children's Village
2431 N Smith Pike
Bloomington, Indiana
Login to your I-LEAD account, and visit Indiana Learning Paths, prior to the session, to register
Overcoming Burnout In Child Care
Burnout & Turnover in Preschool - It Matters!
It is an unfortunate fact that teacher burnout is the norm in child care. Some might even see burnout as an occupational hazard, part and parcel of the job.
The truth is, it doesn’t matter whether you are an in-home provider, a teacher, director or teaching assistant, it takes a special kind of person to pursue a career in early childhood. To be successful, you will need a lot of patience, love, solid communication skills, an organized mind, boundless energy, strength and soul. It’s not easy and it’s not for everyone.
Amidst early education receiving a lot of press and public attention, the field is going through a labor crisis. A lot of teachers are leaving the field because they are burning out. In the 2018 Child Care Benchmark Report, child care business owners identified labor as the #1 organizational risk. This, coupled with the rising demand for child care is creating a tough situation for business owners, teachers, parents and everyone (especially the kiddos) involved.
As attitudes towards the relationship between millennial parents, career and family change, early childhood professionals are positioned to become a key support system for the backbone of our economy. So, let’s tackle this issue of burnout in the field shall we? Continue reading here.
Bubble Prints
International Mud Day – June 29
International Mud Day is right around the corner! Join others around the globe in a day of splashing, rolling, squishing, sliding, making mud pies, and more! It’s time to plan and spread the word about how you will celebrate. Click here for resources to plan your Mud Day, including logos, articles and books about mud.
Strategies for Sustaining Relationships
Why Some Kids Have Trouble Following Directions
Most kids have times when they ignore directions. But if you’re constantly asking your child things like “Are you listening to me?” or “Why haven’t you done what I’ve asked,” there may be something more going on. Certain learning and attention issues can make it hard for kids to understand and follow directions. In those situations, kids aren’t really ignoring what they’re being told to do. Their challenges are keeping them from doing it.
Learn more about what causes trouble following directions.
Kids with learning and attention issues might have trouble following directions. Here are 10 ideas for helping your child improve.
How to Give Kids Effective Instructions
The first step to harmony is teaching your child to listen and follow directions.
One of the most important keys to minimizing problem behavior is making sure that kids are getting the message you’re trying to send. When it comes to parenting, sometimes the way instructions are given can be just as important as what you’re trying to communicate.
Here are ways to present information to your children to make it more likely that they’ll hear you, and comply.
Health Resource Spotlight: Safety and Environment E-Book
Environmental Health
The problem: Providers recognize that significant environmental issues exist in some child care programs. However, identifying and addressing these issues can seem like an overwhelming task.
One solution: Safety and Environment: Protecting Kids from Hidden Hazards, a new e-book from CCAoA, which contains concrete actions that CCR&Rs and providers can take to reduce environmental hazards.
Emergency Preparedness
Find the latest information here!
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Talking With Children
When children and youth watch news on TV about an infectious disease outbreak, read about it in the news, or overhear others discussing it, they can feel scared, confused, or anxious—as much as adults. This is true even if they live far from where the outbreak is taking place and are at little to no actual risk of getting sick. Young people react to anxiety and stress differently than adults.
This tip sheet will help parents, caregivers, and teachers learn some common reactions, respond in a helpful way, and know when to seek support.
The Power of Fairytales
Once upon a time, a woman approached the famous physicist Albert Einstein and asked him what she might do to prepare her young son for a successful career in science. “Read him fairytales,” he replied. “And, if you want him to be very intelligent, read him more fairytales.”
If fairytales can turn frogs into princes, than why not children into scientists? There must, after all, be a lot of magic packed into them with fairy godmothers waving wands and animals that can talk.
Watch a three year old—they will absorb the stories with open mouths, literally drinking in the words to the tips of their wiggling toes. The real magic, though, happens around five years old, when the door to the imagination opens and the children are able to actually see the stories in their mind’s eye.
This is more than just entertainment. This is a critical, foundational skill in preparing children for success in literacy, science, math, and other academic skills. Joan Almon explains why—read the article.