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Coach’s Corner: Summer Safety

It’s that time of year again! The temperature is rising, school is ending, and summer activities are commencing! Many children will be spending more time outdoors enjoying al that the summer season … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Play-Based Learning

If you keep up with trends in early childhood education and what is considered best practice, you have likely heard of play-based learning. It is a term that is mentioned often when … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Belonging

“Belonging” is a feeling that many humans crave. But what does it mean to feel like you belong in a particular place or with a particular group of people? Belonging can lead … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Access in Early Childhood

Many times when people think of the word “access” in terms of education it is used interchangeably with inclusion. While the two are not synonymous, access is one piece of the larger … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Children’s Book Week – Incorporating Math Into Literacy and Other Learning Experiences

This month at DIEEC, we celebrated Children’s Book Week (CBW) by visiting early childhood education programs throughout the state to read to children and deliver books to their classrooms. It was so … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Getting to Know New Directions Early Head Start

If you are an early childhood education professional, you have most likely heard of the Head Start preschool program for children from low income families. But did you know there is also … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Traditions

For many people, the month of December tends to be a time of reflection. The current year is ending, a new year is about to begin, and the holidays can bring about … Read more


Coach’s Corner: Storytelling

Have you ever stopped to think about the concept of storytelling? So many of our interactions involve telling each other stories. These stories can be personal anecdotes, funny or interesting things we … Read more