Early childhood leaders juggle many demands: meeting community needs, partnering with families, and supporting staff. What if one set of skills could help with all of it? Enter our latest on-demand offering!
Curious about what CEED staff work on when they aren’t developing tip sheets for early educators; creating online courses on early math skills; or welcoming Minnesota’s trainers, coaches, and course writers to a weekend symposium? Here are a few of our team’s recent accomplishments!
The 2026 CLASS® Conference is designed for coaches and other professionals working across Minnesota's mixed delivery system. The system includes center- and family-based child care, Head Start, public pre-K programs, special education and more.
Angela Narayan is an associate professor at the University of Denver (DU) who researches the intergenerational transmission of early experiences both positive and negative. In this interview, she discusses the protective effects of positive childhood experiences (PCEs).
We all know it’s important for children to understand math concepts like counting, measuring, and patterns before kindergarten. The good news is, you can introduce these ideas seamlessly into daily routines. Our new online course shows you how.
Focusing on three big ideas ("math mantras"), participants in this course will learn to build young children's understanding of the preschool math concepts they need most. Learn to integrate early math into existing routines with interactive content.
Our new blog series honors the network of professionals that support and sustain the early childhood education sector in Minnesota. Our first Q & A is with longtime colleague Stacy French, director of quality improvement at Child Care Aware.
During a classroom observation, a trained observer watches a teacher work and takes notes on their practices. Teachers are invested in the best outcomes for children in their classrooms. They must love observations, right? The answer is…complicated.