Young infants develop a unique relationship—known as attachment—with their caregivers. To develop secure bonds, infants need to know that at least ...
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Children need to feel safe before they can explore their surroundings. While curiosity and exploration help awaken children’s talents, teachers help ...
The aim of instructional support is to provide teachers with instructional strategies that assist and improve child-teacher interactions. Why? ...
Toddlers reinforce their trust in caregivers while venturing into the world on their own. Along with stable relationships and independence, they need ...
Trust for Learning is a “philanthropic partnership dedicated to expanding ideal early learning environments for underserved children.” They have ...
I recently asked our CLASS® Community to nominate a family childcare provider they thought deserved to be in the spotlight. I asked for stories of ...
Educators can now earn college credit while pursuing the Childhood Development Associate (CDA)
As a CDA with CLASS facilitator, I now recognize that CLASS also helps us think about how we can be present and responsive in supporting the ...
Recently, all of the employees at Teachstone completed a course on identifying implicit biases in our individual thinking and our collective work. ...
Practice and feedback is the key to CLASS® success. Even the most experienced certified CLASS Observers need practice and feedback to make sure their ...