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Home-based early care and education blog

Get inspired by these in-home child care setup ideas (with before & after pictures!)

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Why my family chose in-home care for our preschoolers

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Work from home ideas for people who love children

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Parents tell all: What’s a mixed-age home preschool like?

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How to successfully transition your child into preschool or child care

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Wonderschool Partners with Womply

In June, when the PPP loans were rolled out, we supported our Wonderschool Directors who applied for the program with the resources they’d need for
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Easier CACFP claims for directors on Wonderschool

Helping providers better run their businesses means empowering them with the tools they need to manage their programs more efficiently. Wonderschool is excited to partner
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Who Needs Us Most: Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurs

You know what’s a $57B industry in terms of tuition? I’m not talking about college. Not even talking about the private high schools that line
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Employee Retention & Appeal in Childcare

Everyone in a family is impacted by an intense and demanding career. Many times parents work through holidays, stay late and miss their child’s school
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Countering the Bias Against In-Home Childcare

People can have a really strong bias against in-home childcare. Not because they inherently distrust it, but because they’re not informed of what it really
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Millennials Want More from their Childcare

Remember when there was a new article published every week with the headline: “Millennials killed the ____ Industry”? They didn’t necessarily “kill” any industry, rather
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Helping home-based child care navigate COVID19: The power of virtual community

By Mia Pritts, Head of Early Care and Education at Wonderschool In May 2020 NAEYC released a national survey of child care providers, aimed at
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The state of racial inequity across the US: Our country is suffering

Our country is suffering. Yet another unarmed Black man was killed by police, a Black EMT worker was killed in her home, a Black jogger
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How we’re getting through Covid-19

Whether you’re a child care provider, parent, or both, you might be digging deep to find new play experiences for your children. With playgrounds and
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Week of the Young Child 2020: Family Friday

At Wonderschool we have the privilege of supporting some truly amazing and dedicated early education and child care professionals. It has never been more apparent
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Between the pandemic, hurricane season, and wildfi Between the pandemic, hurricane season, and wildfires, it's trying times for everyone, and all the more important that we're focusing on the social-emotional development of our littlest learners. Don't miss our next professional learning opportunity: go back to school with social-emotional tools. 

This Saturday, 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET.

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Furloughed teacher? New parent? ECE grad? Career c Furloughed teacher? New parent? ECE grad? Career changer? There are so many good reasons why opening a child care might be a good career step for you. Curious what it takes to start your own child care program? We want to help! Download your state's customized licensing checklist today. Link in bio. 

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Pre-Covid, there was already a major child care cr Pre-Covid, there was already a major child care crisis in the US, and the pandemic has only made it worse. In-home child care programs are a crucial part of the ecosystem. Wonderschool has helped so many educators and entrepreneurs to start, run, and grow their amazing businesses. Whether you're just dreaming or ready to get started yesterday,  take the first step and download your state's licensing checklist today! Link in bio.

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Looking for new ideas for your outdoor play space? Looking for new ideas for your outdoor play space? Join us this Saturday for our next free webinar: Creating Your Outdoor Classroom. Link to register in bio. 

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Ready to turn your backyard into your classroom? J Ready to turn your backyard into your classroom? Join us for a free webinar on Saturday, August 29th. You'll hear how one early educator created an entirely outdoor program right in her backyard. Link to register in bio.

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Thinking about moving your program outside for the Thinking about moving your program outside for the pandemic, but aren't sure where to start? Learn from one educator's firsthand experience on how to make this transition. Link in bio. 

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