The Redleaf Calendar-Keeper 2022 is an all-in-one calendar, expense, and income tracker for family child care professionals. Features include: USDA Child Care Food Program recipes Monthly attendance charts Payment logs Tax worksheet Monthly recipes Learning activities Wellness tips Using this comprehensive record-keeping system makes tax time much easier with all your business-related records organized in one convenient place.

The Redleaf Calendar-Keeper 2023 is an all-in-one calendar, expense, and income tracker for family child care professionals. Features include: USDA Child Care Food Program recipes. Monthly attendance charts. Payment logs. Tax worksheet. Monthly recipes. Learning activities. Wellness tips. Using this comprehensive record-keeping system makes tax time much easier with all your business-related records organized in one convenient place.

Observe and record a child's growth and development. Specifically designed with family child-care providers in mind, this booklet, sold in ten-packs, aids caregivers to observe and record a child's growth and development. Organized by age within developmental domains, it includes milestones that directly align with those in The Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum, Second Edition.

The Redleaf Press Sign Language Cards for Preschoolers give early childhood professionals simple directions on how to use sign language with preschoolers and shares the practical benefits of teaching preschoolers sign language. Common categories like colors, animals, and emotions are included in the preschooler set. The front of each card includes a colorful illustration and a short description of how to make the sign. The back of each card explains when to use the sign and how doing so will help children develop.

Understand the important indicators of development in children in five developmental domains: Physcial/motor, social/emotional, language, cognitive, and the recently added approaches to learning. Developmental Milestones of Young Children will help you: Observe and document children’s progress with proper technique. Develop partnerships and communication with families. Understand the most up-to-date developmental indicators. This handbook is not meant to be a diagnostic tool for children with developmental delays. Instead, it serves as a guide to the benchmarks of typical development for each age and stage that almost all children go through.

Teaching sign language can enhance education for all children. Sign with Me the ABCs gives early childhood professionals and families simple directions on how to use signs and benefits of using modified American Sign Language (ASL) with preschoolers. Teaching young children modified ASL can help develop emerging literacy skills, enhance story times, support young children learning English as a second language, and ease frustrations for nonverbal communicators. The front of each card includes a colorful illustration and a short description of how to make the sign. The back of each card explains when to use the sign and how doing so will help children develop literacy skills.

The Redleaf Press Sign Language Cards for Infants and Toddlers give early childhood professionals simple directions on how to use sign language with infants and toddlers and shares the practical benefits of teaching infants and toddlers sign language. Common words like “mom,� “dad,� “eat,� “banana,� and “diaper� are included in the infant and toddler set. The front of each card includes a colorful illustration and a short description of how to make the sign. The back of each card explains when to use the sign and how doing so will help children develop.

This one-hour, PowerPoint-based module presents a general overview of the Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings and its function in early childhood programs. Use this mini-training session to describe the rationale for using the rating scale to your program's staff, families, funders, and stakeholders. Packaged in a convenient three-ring binder, training materials include * PowerPoint files * A trainer's guide * Participant handouts

Present the Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings to your program staff or in conference settings with this three-hour, in-depth module. It explains the rationale for using the rating scale; definitions of how ""green"" applies to early childhood programs; and includes a complete overview of each section of the rating scale. Packaged in a convenient three-ring binder, training materials include * PowerPoint files * A trainer's guide * Participant handouts

Use this six-hour, comprehensive module to help future users and participants of train-the-trainer events gain the knowledge and skills to successfully implement the Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings. It describes rationale for using the rating scale; provides definitions of how ""green"" applies to early childhood programs; includes a complete overview of each section of the rating scale; and contains clear instructions for accurate scoring. It also describes potential uses of the rating scale, such as links to accreditation criteria and marketing options; strategies to plan for improvement; and tips to communicate rating scale findings. Packaged in a convenient three-ring binder, training materials include * PowerPoint files * A descriptive trainer's guide * Participant handouts

Examine and discuss the early childhood education profession. Join the movement to mobilize and professionalize the early childhood education field with this comprehensive guide. Share and converse about why change is necessary, and why organizing as a profession is the solution. Included are participant and facilitator guides, as well as a conversation workbook to help mediate discussion.