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Strengthening the Home-to-School Play Connection

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...

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Identifying Need, Building Strategy to Support Families

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...

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Why Looping? How Continuity of Care Boosts Child Outcomes

At the heart of children’s learning experience, particularly in their early years, lies a series of relationships with families, caregivers, teachers, and community members. High-quality, relationship-based care is central to...

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How Leadership Styles Impact Early Childhood Outcomes

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...

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Teacher Wellness and Mental Health

Ask any teacher about health issues related to working in early learning centers and schools, and they’ll tell you tales of the coughs and colds they caught, being exposed to...

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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.

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