DAP

Educators play a vital role in designing environments, interactions, and experiences that will support holistic learning. Envisioning the child as a whole, curious, creative, and capable individual is vital to this approach.

The Importance of Art to the Development of the Whole Child

How to support children's appropriate motor development by moving away from tables and chairs.

According to the 2022 study coming out of Vanderbilt University, children who attended Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program over a decade ago are now worse off academically and socially than their peers. The research is sound, but the…

I understand why themes are hard to give up but I am making my line in the sand and suggesting that if themes involve using pre-cuts or cut outs than the practice should be eliminated.

Meeting the Needs of Young Children with Developmental Delays

Embracing process art in early childhood programs

Supporting the growth and development of young boys through classroom setup and design

Why do we often teach children in ways that are contrary to what we know about who and what they are?

We need an approach to early care and education that matches the way young boys grow, learn and develop: a goodness-of-fit.