The Early Childhood Blog

From interviews and advice from ECE experts to activity ideas and inspirational ways to develop your practice. You’ll find it all here on the Famly Blog.

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February 18, 2025

From chaos to confidence: Guiding teachers through behavior challenges

February 13, 2025

Save time hiring qualified childcare staff with AI

Data, not drama: How to create a positive culture for your childcare staff

Childcare staff retention and hiring tips

December 13, 2023

Finding Your Edge: The importance of knowing your leadership style

December 13, 2023

Loneliness in Early Childhood Education: it's more common than you think

See all posts in Leadership

ECE staff: How you communicate is just as important as what you communicate

How to host an unforgettable preschool open house

October 30, 2024

How to address preschool tuition increases with parents

Meeting your childcare’s parent communication requirements

December 13, 2023

Effective communication with parents and carers

December 13, 2023

Remove our own bias from behavior guidance

See all posts in Positive relationships

Less word counting, more conversational turn-taking

Are you talking about ECE? Your words matter.

February 25, 2025

Prerna Richards: How to turn your stress into joy

September 10, 2024

15 things you’ll only know if you work in early childhood education

No stress communication with dual language learners and their families

Dr. Jessica Gomez on early childhood mental health

See all posts in Inclusion & wellbeing

Exploring global models of early education: What can we learn?

January 9, 2025

Famly’s 5 principles of building with AI

October 1, 2024

Re-examining milestones for speech and language development

September 30, 2024

Let's talk about screen time in early childhood

September 26, 2024

How to talk to children about politics

September 19, 2024

Myth: Bilingualism causes language delay in early childhood

See all posts in Theory & practice

November 12, 2024

Preschool activities for social emotional development

October 4, 2024

10 rainy day activities for preschoolers

August 14, 2024

Creating a warm and welcoming preschool classroom

Preparing for your preschool's back to school event

Simple activities for the first day of preschool

Using AI for lesson planning in early childhood education

See all posts in Teaching & learning

August 12, 2024

Stress-free data collection in early childhood education

Leveraging childcare automation to reduce stress

How to create a childcare center budget plan

Preparing for preschool parent-teacher conferences

Progress reports in early childhood education

How to create your childcare center’s parent handbook

See all posts in Business development

The Famly Report: What’s fueling burnout in ECE?

November 21, 2024

Why tech-skeptic directors love Famly

October 30, 2024

Customer success story: Famly’s parent engagement was the missing piece

October 9, 2024

Customer Success Story: Angel Land Preschool on Famly’s 5-star customer support

Famly customer feature: The benefits of childcare management software

December 20, 2023

Customer Story video: Reynolda Preschool

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ECE webinars on demand

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Run billing with confidence in Famly

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Get to know Famly: A live product tour

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Famly's new billing experience

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Build better forms: A deep dive into Famly's new custom fields

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AI in early childhood education: Supporting (not replacing) the human touch

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Ditch the drama: strong team + positive climate = successful business

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Caring for caregivers: your starting point to strengthen ECE staff mental well-being

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Striking the balance: fostering family engagement while maintaining boundaries

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Longer reads

Guides

From budget templates to getting outdoors, find guides on everything Early Years here

Famly Report: exploring ECE burnout

Get the full report! Famly surveyed more than 100 ECE leaders and results reveal the daily tasks and responsibilities that are contributing to high levels of stress and burnout.

Business development

How to market your childcare business

From social media to websites to in-person events, use these marketing tips that will help you distinguish your center, increase occupancy and boost your revenue.

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Free template: Staff handbook for childcare providers

Staff Handbooks are time-consuming and tedious, but they are essential for creating a cohesive and collaborative early childhood team. We've helped save you time with this free downloadable and editable template.

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