Rebuilding Resilience in the Digital Age: Why Playtime Still Wins

Introduction: The Modern Paradox of Play If you ask today’s after-school or camp director what’s changed most in the last decade, the answer comes quickly: screens. From iPads in classrooms to coding clubs replacing outdoor time, we’ve entered an age where digital literacy is considered as vital as literacy itself. And yet, something deeper is […]

5 Professional Qualities that Stand Out in Preschool Centers

Childcare can be a challenging profession. There are 5 qualities that the really great childcare professionals tend to have. Here are those qualities so you can watch out for them as you work to build a winning team.

Patience
A great preschool teacher or administrator is patient because young children tend to ask repeat questions and need constant reminders of the same things over and over again. Children have energy galore and may need to be pulled back into the learning scene repeatedly throughout the day as they try to expel all that energy.