🎄The Group Admin Leader’s Digest

Important Updates: Holidays, Maintenance & More

Planned Outage

ChildCareEd will undergo scheduled maintenance on December 25, 2025, at 3:00 a.m. EST to upgrade our services. The site will be back online shortly after the update is complete.

Holiday Closures

ChildCareEd will be closed on:

Christmas Day – December 25, 2025
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2026

New Year, New Look! Website Launching December 31, 2025

We’re rolling out a redesigned ChildCareEd website to make training easier, faster, and more accessible for child care providers.

UPCOMING CLASSES

Pediatric Blended First Aid & CPR/AED Adult, Child, Infant

Pediatric In-Person First Aid & CPR/AED Adult, Child, Infant

Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness

Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act

6 Hour Medication Administration Training (MAT)

SEE FULL CLASS SCHEDULE HERE!

Level Up Your Skills… and Your Chances to Win!

NEW CLASS SPOTLIGHT!

Recognize, Respond, Respect: Supporting Diverse Learners

This new class is designed to help early childhood professionals better understand and support diverse learners through inclusive, respectful, and responsive practices. Participants will explore strategies that promote equity, strengthen communication, and create supportive learning environments for all children.

👉 View the class

🎁 Don’t Forget—Holiday Raffle!

The holidays are right around the corner, and so is your chance to win big!

SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK

Fun Video!

🎅 Rocking Santa is coming to town! Recreate this interactive sensory activity and tag ChildCareEd to be featured in our story

Hannukah Began on

Sunday Evening

Hannukah is also known as the Festival of Lights. It is a celebration of freedom and rededication.

The candle in the middle lights the candles each of the eight nights of Hannukah. The number of candles increase by one each night until there are eight. The candles are placed in the menorah from right to left. And, then lit left to right.

Have fun creating your menorah from upcycled materials.

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How to Prepare for a Licensing Visit Without the Stress

If the phrase “licensing visit” makes your shoulders tense up just a little, you’re not alone. Even the most organized child care directors can feel that flutter of nerves when inspection time rolls around. The good news? A licensing visit doesn’t have to be #stressful. With the right preparation, systems, and mindset, it can actually feel like just another (well-prepared) day at your program.

🛡️ COMPLIANCE CHECK: Finish the Year Strong

December is the ideal month to ensure your paperwork and training records are up to date. Make sure to:

✔ Review staff certificates for expiration dates

✔ Reassign unused training hours through Group Admin

✔ Ensure new hires are assigned required courses

✔ Prepare documentation for early-year licensing visits

With the Admin Portal, these tasks take minutes—not hours.

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