Infants & Toddler Care

18 months & up. Help your children gain confidence in their walking with this exciting Wooden Walk 'N Roll Push Toy. This push toy is perfect for promoting gross motor skills, color recognition, exploration, fine motor skills, and sensory learning. Children will be fascinated by the sounds the clacking wooden balls create as they walk at different speeds. Encourage your children to take this walking companion with them as they build the necessary muscles to walk independently.

18 months & up. Bring excitement to counting with these Farm Counters. These colorful pieces promote fine motor skills, important early math skills, dramatic play, and color recognition. Use these counters for a visual lesson about addition and subtraction. These colorful animals also double as finger puppets! Have children identify the colors of the animal or the sounds they make. This set includes six each of five animals (cow, horse, rooster, pig, and sheep) and an activity guide. Animals measure 2.25" each.

18 months & up. Five wobbly textured pins can be sorted right side up or upside down into the weighted bowl. Each pin is textured and colorful and the bowl has an enjoyable chime inside that adds to sensory discovery while experimenting with balance and movement. Encourages fine motor skills, sensory exploration, and early experimentation. Pins are approximately 3.75" tall and 2" in diameter and the bowl measures 7.5" x 7.5" x 3.25". BPA-free.

12 months & up. Your children will love tapping each key as they explore the sounds of the glockenspiel. This activity promotes fine motor skills, sensory exploration, creativity, and dexterity. This glockenspiel is accurately tuned and complete with rounded edges for safety. Colors may vary.

12 months & up. Add another friendly face to your dramatic play area with this soft Plush Wolf Hand Puppet for Dramatic Play and Interactive Reading. This plush puppet has realistic features and easily moveable arms. Puppets are great for promoting imagination, literacy, hand-eye coordination, creativity, fine motor skills. Encourage your children to mimic the sound wolves make. The plush material is surface washable. Measures 8"H. Puppet features may vary from those shown.

2 years & up. Encourage hand-eye coordination and dexterity, while promoting early counting skills with these six 8" tall, multi-colored Giddy Buggy Pins. Can be used both indoors and outdoors. Set them up, roll the included ball, and knock them down.

9 months & up. Pull back one of the soft vehicles and then release to see it zoom off across the floor! These soft fabric vehicles are bound to be a popular choice during playtime. The action of grasping and pulling back promotes fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The colors, shapes, illustrated characters, and everyday themes inspire conversations, cognitive connections, and imaginative play! Removable wipe-clean wheelie insert and washable fabric surface. Includes: 4 Pull Back Construction… More »

2 years & up. These stone roller sets are easy for children to use when creating patterns and prints in dough, sand, and dirt. Each roller is almost 3" long and sized for small hands. Roll to create a pattern, and then stamp a corresponding insect or animal throughout to create a tactile work of art. Each individual set includes 6 different rollers, and two sets have 12 different rollers. Sets to choose from: Garden Bugs, Forest Friends, Ocean Life, and Pond Life. Sets are sold separately, or in bundles of two.

2 years & up. Construct colorful creations with this snap-construction set. These soft, playful blocks will promote fine motor development and creativity. The pieces of this snap-construction set are made to resist cracking when snapped together. Help a child build socialization skills through facilitating communication and interaction. The unique snap construction of the pieces also fosters visual sensory development. Includes 50 pieces.

3 months & up. Infants will strengthen and refine their fine motor skills, hearing and eye sight as they play with these Chew Cubes™ Teether Rattle - Set of 3! The geometric design makes gripping easy as they shake the cube around or hold for teething. Rattle sounds in the cube along with the black and white designs will provide an extra layer of brain stimulation as infants play and chew. The cubes are made with 100% food grade silicone and are BPA and phthalate free. Cubes can be hand… More »

18 months & up. Engage early walkers with this spinning, flapping, twisting set of push toys. Beautiful wood designs and bright colors capture interest as little ones build coordination. Push toys measure 18" - 22" tall. Available individually or in a set of 2.

2 years & up. The diversity fastening doll offers children many ways to practice fine motor skills. Through zippers, buttons, snaps, buckles, and shoe laces, children will learn to undress and dress themselves. This doll will also assist students in developing respect for diversity of genders and races. This doll can also help users learn about their community and others around the world. Machine washable. Clothing styles may vary.

Introduce teachers to the 8 dimensions of the CLASS® Toddler tool with this concise quick-guide, which includes practical teaching tips for strengthening each of the areas assessed with the popular observational tool. This guide is used with the bestselling CLASS® observational tool that measures interactions between children and teachers -- a primary ingredient of high-quality early educational experiences. With versions for toddler programs and PreK and K-3 classrooms, the reliable and… More »

Infants and toddlers need caring adults to help them learn emotional competence-how to understand, express, and manage emotions. By supporting their development in the early years, educators can create a strong foundation that will give young children important life skills and resilience. Paperback. 152 pages.

2 years & up. Chunky, sturdy pots are perfect for scooping, filling, stacking, molding and nesting. Spoons and and pots are all volumetrically correct & sequentially sized for interaction. Shapes and numbers are molded on each handle for additional early math practice. Cleaning: Immerse in warm water, add dish detergent if necessary, air dry. Includes 10 pieces.

6 months & up. Help children develop recognition of shapes and colors. Encourage eye-hand coordination, problem solving and fine and gross motor skill development. Elliptical two-part shape sorter with 8 colorful shapes to fit in corresponding holes. Each piece slides easily into the chute cut-outs on both the top and bottom of the sorter. Made from recycled milk cartons. Dishwasher safe. Made in the USA from food-safe, 100% recycled plastic. Measures 8"L x 8"W x 5.2"H.

6 months & up. The stackers include six graduated, numbered cups that are great to use for stacking, nesting, sorting and water play. Each cup is numbered from 1 to 6 on the bottom and is volumetrically accurate. The sorter is an elliptical shaped sorter with 8 colorful shapes to fit in corresponding holes. Each piece slides easily into the chute cut-outs on both the top and bottom of the sorter. Colors may vary.

Be able to see the children at all times with these indoor observation mirrors. Shatter resistant, wide angle mirrors eliminate blind spots and enhance visibility. Mirrors are lightweight and fade resistant. Convex mirrors and mirrored domes provide a view around corners, corridors, and classrooms. Mirrors each measure 18" across. Round Mirror includes a mounting Z bracket and hardware. Mounting hardware is not included with the Half Dome and Quarter Dome Mirrors. Mirrors are indoor use only.

6 months & up. Captivate babies with a whole world of possibilities right at their fingertips! This Exploration Activity Set includes a wide variety of shapes and objects that will satisfy a baby's need for sensory exploration, strengthen their fine-motor skills, and encourage them to crawl. Adults can also participate by placing objects near the baby or modeling appropriate play patterns. Contents may vary.

18 months & up. Your little musician will create wonderful music and explore melody and rhythm with this Stacking Music Set by Hape! Children can stack differently sized blocks any way they wish to discover sounds and shapes as they play. Un-stack the musical blocks to play a drum, xylophone, rattle, scratch board, and a mini-gong. Clean with a damp cloth.

9 months & up. Re-Play bowls have deep walls to reduce messes and assist with self-feeding. Made in the USA. No BPA. No BPS. Dishwasher safe. These plates are made from recycled milk jugs which can be recycled again, saving energy and greenhouse gas emissions. Bowls hold 10 fluid ounces each and measure 5" diameter. Available in Blue, Green, and White.

2 years & up. These versatile hardwood-framed stacking blocks have six stacking squares and smooth, rounded corners and edges for safety, with inset magnified acrylic windows. The magnification stacking blocks are ideal for exploring natural, tactile, and other detailed materials found inside or in nature. This set also promotes fine motor skills and block play. Encourage children to build their own unique structures. Enhance STEM-based activities with this set, perfect for group or individual… More »

10 months & up. Up, up, and away! Imaginations soar when these hand-powered wooden sky vehicles take off. Durable wooden Copter and Airplane feature holes for windows that provide easy grip for little hands and smooth wooden wheels that turn. Copter blades also turn just like a real helicopter. Encourages imitative and imaginary play, boosts coordination, and more. Made with high-quality hardwood and water-based paint. Copter size: 12.6" x 6.5"W x 8.8"H. Airplane size: 12.5"L… More »

The increasing concern over the effect of child care on children's lives has focused attention on the quality of that care. Since most out-of-home care is provided in family child care homes, the need has grown for an accessible, reliable, and thorough means of assessing the quality and suitability of such settings. Developed through lengthy field testing, research, and revision, the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale consists of 32 items, organized under six major headings: Space and… More »