Educators, child development specialists, and pediatricians are united in their understanding of the importance of play-based learning. Play is essential to help children explore the world around them, understand how...
By Lindsay Knepp, Family Partnership Manager at Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Every year, early childhood professionals get together to hear new ideas, share learnings, and make connections at...
At the heart of children’s learning experience, particularly in their early years, lies a series of relationships with family, caregivers, teachers, and community members. High-quality relationship-based care is central to...
“A new year, a new me.” Here we are, one month into 2024, and optimistic that this year will be better than the last. New Year’s resolutions or goals can...
How did you eat growing up? Were you a part of a family that insisted everyone sit at the table and discuss your days without distraction, i.e., televisions, radios, phones?...
By Patrick Eckelmann, Learning & Development Manager at CHS for Early Learning When a child is born, they start a life filled with possibilities. While children grow and learn throughout...
Early childhood educators are, by definition, leaders. They lead children daily toward their educational goals through high-quality, hands-on learning experiences. Outside the classroom, they may lead family engagement opportunities and...
Even before children start their formal educational journey at early learning centers, they have taken their first steps toward learning to read and write. Literacy doesn’t begin at kindergarten or...
Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning are subsidiaries of Milton Hershey School and will be staffed and operated independently of the Milton Hershey School core model.
Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.