Explorations Early Learning
Promoting Play. Defending Childhood. Empowering Caregivers.
Promoting Play. Defending Childhood. Empowering Caregivers.
Explorations Early Learning
Promoting Play. Defending Childhood. Empowering Caregivers.
Iowa, USA
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Our Mission
We are in the business of supporting joyful childhoods
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Promote Play
We advocate relentlessly for REAL play
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Defend Childhood
We work to slow the rush through childhood
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Empower Caregivers
We create useful resources and offer support for caregivers
Welcome
Explorations Early Learning is dedicated to educating and supporting early learning professionals. You’ll find a growing selection of both live and on-demand on-line sessions as well as information on booking live trainings.
While this site focuses on trainings, much of our work is done on our Playvolution HQ site where we create and curate early learning information and resources for parents, caregivers, and advocates.
There, you’ll find:
Over 1600 Early Learning Podcast episodes
Over 2600 Early Learning Quotes
Over 3600 Early Learning Articles
And More
On-Demand Sessions
Early Learning Training When You Want It
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Building Better Block Play Part 1Building Better Block Play Part 1
The Building Better Block Play Part 1 on-demand session offers up an overview of the 7 stages of block play, 3 things most block play areas need more of, 5 materials to add to your block play area, thoughts on supporting and managing block play, what kids can learn through block play, and more.
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Discussing Behavior With FamiliesDiscussing Behavior With Families
Discussing Behavior With Families This session is built around a live on-line presentation recorded June…
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Fostering Consent Through RoughhousingFostering Consent Through Roughhousing
Fostering Consent Through Roughhousing This session is built around a live on-line presentation recorded June…
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Podcasts
Speaking of podcasts, our early learning focused shows have been downloaded over 1,000,000 times by professional caregivers and parents around the world.
That Early Childhood Nerd
Each week host Heather Bernt-Santy and a member of the ECE Nerd Collective share and discuss a quote with a focus on effecting change in the early learning world.
TimberNook Tips
In this podcast, author and pediatric occupational therapist, Angela Hanscom and Jeff A Johnson discuss play and child development.
Child Care Bar & Grill
A humorous, informative, and slightly irreverent podcast for child care providers and other early learning professionals hosted by authors, speakers, and play advocates, Lisa Murphy and Jeff A Johnson.
Renegade Rules
Author Heather Shumaker is joined by Jeff A Johnson for weekly discussions of early learning issues through a renegade lens.