Tamara Masters, PhD, joined CEED in 2024 as TARSS program manager. In this Q & A, she describes how her career and educational pathway have allowed her to experience many different facets of the early childhood field. She also shares her thoughts on the vital work that educators do in early childhood classrooms–and why routines and relationships are key to children’s development.
Theater games and activities can be highly engaging for young children. They can also be a great way to work on social and emotional learning. Download our latest tip sheets, created in partnership with the Children’s Theatre Company, and learn why!
Trainers who are approved to train on DHS-owned SUID and AHT courses must attend a mandatory Zoom meeting to continue to train on these courses. Read the DHS memo and learn the details.
Storytelling/story acting is a special teaching strategy that harnesses the power of stories to help children build language and social-emotional skills. Download our tip sheets to learn more.
Curriculum Specialist Ashley Bonsen has held many roles in early childhood education, including teaching child development courses to adults. In her current role at CEED, she partners with the Department of Human Services to maintain a library of 300+ professional development courses.
Learn about exciting new ways to support children’s growth with our summer collection of tip sheets! We’ve got information on helping children develop executive function skills with music. And you’ll learn about encouraging play as an essential way to learn. Watch this space for more!
Play is more than just having a good time. Play helps children grow physically, cognitively, and socially. Download our tip sheets on the importance of play to learn more.
Child care subsidies help qualifying families access high quality child care. New research shows that higher subsidy rates result in a better child care experience for these families.
Inhibitory control is one of our executive function skills. It’s the skill that allows us to resist an unhelpful impulse or a temptation. Children learn inhibitory control over time, like other executive function skills. Adults can help! Our latest tip sheets explain that music offers fun opportunities to practice inhibitory control.
How do you become an approved trainer within Minnesota’s child care training system? Trainer Gabrielle Stroad reflects on the process as well as the challenges and highlights of the job.