Learn, Teach, Inspire

Thursday Delights

Enter Our Halloween Raffle for a FREE 45 Hour Infant/Toddler Zoom Class

FREE Literacy Kit With Purchase and Completion of 2 Hour Literacy Class

NEW Toy Certification, MESH, is in the Works

Online/CDA ............ Instructor-Led Schedule .......... Discounts & Coupons

Train Your Staff..... Subscription Information ....... JOB BOARD ..... GRANTS

ChildCareED Facebook Group - CDA Club for Peers & PD Specialists

Halloween Raffle for a FREE

45 Hour Infant/Toddler Zoom Class

Here's how to enter the Halloween raffle:

We're having a raffle! And... the grand prize is a FREE 45-Hour Infant/Toddler Weeknight class in November.

To enter the raffle:

You must commit to attending ALL class sessions.
Second place winners get $100 off the the 45 hour class.
The rest of the entrants will get a good deal on the 45 class.

Email info@childcareed.com expressing interest in committing to the class dates.

Winners of the grand prize winner and second place

will be announced October 31st.

FREE Literacy Kit With Purchase and Completion of 2 Hour Literacy Class

Article Heading

Receive a FREE Stop, Read, Go Vocabulary Kit AND 60% discount when you purchase the "Classroom Tools for Emergent Literacy" online course today! Incorporate effective literacy activities in their classrooms and help children build the foundation for successful literacy development.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive instructions on how to redeem your free gift.

Go to Coupon and Discount Page

A New Toy Certification, MESH,

is in the Works

WBUR - Here & Now (10/24/2023) - A new toy certification that embraces mental, emotional and social health is resonating with a growing number of toy makers. It's called MESH (Mental Emotional Social Health) and is being used as a designation for toys that teach kids conflict resolution, problem-solving and adjusting to change, among other skills.

Host Robin Young checks in with Dr. Deborah Gilboa and Rachele Harmuth, the head of the ThinkFun division at Ravensburger Toys. The two formed a MESH task force earlier this year.

Dr. Gilboa and Rachele Harmuth released their white paper in June 2022 explaining their research on kids learning MESH skills and how they could use them to help to improve their lives Click to read white paper

The website MESH: Mental Emotional Social Health (meshhelps.org) explain what the 8 crucial MESH skills are and has links to resources and training.

Want to expand your knowledge on social emotional development? Try these self-paced online classes:

The Best Promotion is Play

Brighter Futures: Social Emotional Development

A Thoughtful Approach tp Children's Mental Health

Click Here for a More Complete List