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Tia Sauls

Tia Sauls is an early education specialist who helps families and educators navigate the child care, early education, and K–12 landscapes.

Parenting

Language Development Milestones 0-5: What to Expect at Every Age

It's true that every child grows and develops at their own pace. However, there are a few general milestones that are used to identify development progress. Much like physical growth, these...

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Providers

How to Document Child Development Digitally: A Provider's Guide

Running a childcare program can be overwhelming. From managing enrollments, supporting teachers, communicating with parents and providing children with care, you have a lot on your plate....

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Providers

How to Write a Grant Application for Your Childcare Center

From helping you fund new playground equipment, training staff or creating tuition assistance for families, grant funding can have a major impact on your childcare program.

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What Is Executive Function in Children Under 5?

Have you ever wondered how your toddler is able to follow their morning routine without any hiccups but goes into a tantrum as soon as it's time to leave the park? Well that's executive...

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Providers

How the One Big Beautiful Bill Affects Childcare

It's no secret that the cost of childcare can place significant pressure on families. Between daycare, preschool and after-school programs, childcare can be one of the largest expenses in a...

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Providers

Setting Up Outdoor Classrooms: A Provider's Guide

Learning doesn’t only take place in the classroom. Children can learn in many different settings including outdoors.

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Providers

Trauma-Informed Care in Early Education: A Provider’s Guide

During the early stages of development, children often don’t have the words to describe their feelings. With the lack of words, emotions show up in their behavior. And unfortunately these...

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Parenting

What Is a Microschool? A Parent's Guide

Families are always exploring alternative K-12 schooling options, and microschools are one of them. But is this a schooling option for you? How does it work, how much will it cost and where...

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Parenting

Childcare for Kids With Specific Medical Needs: A Parent's Guide

Whether your child has severe allergies, diabetes, or uses feeding tubes or other medical equipment, childcare is still an option.

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Parenting

What Is the Childcare Benefits Cliff? A Parent's Guide

Childcare assistance programs make it possible for parents to work and provide their children with quality care. However, when a parent earns a little more, it can cause families to lose...

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