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Preschool Expulsion: The Promise of Preschool and How Arizona Children Are Missing Out

By Alison Steier, Ph.D. The promise of high-quality preschool goes well beyond learning colors, letters, numbers and how to cut with scissors. It represents a protected release—often the first release—for young children into the world outside the nuclear family, a gentle entry into more possibilities. Children in such a preschool...

Construct Professional Development Intervention

Construct Professional Development Intervention™ High-Quality Teaching and Caregiver Practices Construct is an adaptive professional development coaching model that supports teachers and caregivers through data-informed, individualized interventions aimed at moving and sustaining high-quality teacher and caregiver practices with children ages birth to 5.   The Construct model is delivered over 12 months. During...

How to keep your child’s Halloween safe and spook-tacular

Halloween is a spook-tacular holiday for parents and children to be fun and creative while celebrating the spirit of fall. Trick-or-treating, fall festivals, pumpkin carving and candy devouring are sure signs of October fun, but safety is key to a festive month well-done. While there are many real-life dangers that...

Prepare your child for kindergarten success this summer

Summer is the ideal time for children who will be entering kindergarten to learn the skills needed to make a smooth, successful transition into school. Parents who reflect on their own kindergarten experience may relish memories of treats and nap time, but a lot has changed in the years since most...

Meet your child’s needs with relationship-based care

Relationships are often rooted and nurtured within the comforting walls of our own home during our children’s first years of life. It’s sometimes all too easy to forget that non-parental care plays a monumental role in our children’s lives as well. According to the Network of Infant Toddler Researchers approximately...