Child Care Resource

We are a nonprofit human service organization that helps families and providers make child care connections and strengthen early learning opportunities.

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"Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark found that growing up near vegetation is associated with an up to 55 percent lower risk of mental health disorders in adulthood." https://t.co/r2llaK2yc7

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"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." -Fred Rogers https://t.co/oKg7M6mpJH

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"Nationally, barely 2 percent of early education teachers are men, according to 2012 labor statistics." https://t.co/t8cX9VxeNX

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"There's a myth that children will do better at learning English as a second language if they abandon another home language. But the evidence... https://t.co/cVe100kjIU

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"Remembering that they’re having hard feelings and don’t know what else to do with them can make it easier to focus on meeting them with empathy rather than quickly reacting in the heat of the moment." https://t.co/Y48iaUzSif

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"Regular breaks throughout the school day—from short brain breaks in the classroom to the longer break of recess—are not simply downtime for students. Such breaks increase their productivity and provide them with opportunities to develop creativity... https://t.co/Tff64NAWZq

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"When children spend more time in structured activities, they get worse at working toward goals, making decisions, and regulating their behavior, according to a study." https://t.co/qki7kMZk80

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A little Tuesday morning toddler humor... https://t.co/FzfAWA8r75

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"You may be surprised to discover that a recent survey concludes that 75% of children spend less time outside than a prison inmate per day. " https://t.co/SB6BJMXpWJ

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"The more we can provide each other these moment of simple, human connection – even a brief nod or a moment of eye contact – the more we’ll be able to heal those who have suffered traumatic experience." -Bruce Perry https://t.co/MiMDWnHQjs

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As Roger Ellerton eloquently put it, “when we ask for what we want or demand what we need, we give other people the opportunity to say, ‘yes’ and we stop saying, ‘no’ for them.” https://t.co/mBQymLoxrH

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There's an incredible classroom waiting outdoors. https://t.co/MJQN9nK4ts

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"Researchers report children who grow up surrounded by green space have a 55% reduced risk of developing a mental health disorder as they age." https://t.co/CfDZeYT1Qg

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"Brain-aligned discipline isn’t compliance-driven or punitive—it’s about supporting students in creating sustainable changes in behavior." https://t.co/wEcHRcKKqd

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"Parents might be surprised to learn that their kids' early childhood educators, many of whom are college graduates, are going... https://t.co/AN6qApeBwf

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"U.S. preschools suspend more than 50,000 children each year. That extraordinary number illustrates a problem: too often, those who care for young children simply don’t understand the causes of early behavioral challenges — or their solutions." https://t.co/eq89ONhLAb

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"The purpose of the player isn't always evident to the observer, but there is always, beneath the enjoyment or recreation, an inquiry of some sort at work.... Play is how our instinct to educate ourselves manifests." https://t.co/Vso6DlfYM4

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"Research shows reading aloud is the powerful keystone habit that will raise smart, kind kids. " https://t.co/d51JRP0hss