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As the #WOYC continues, we celebrate Tasty Tuesday today. 🍪🍿🍓🥕🥙🍕🍅🍊 Here’s a fun snack to introduce to your little ones in celebration of National Gardening Month and Earth Day later this month. 👉https://loom.ly/pQVwP5c National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) #WeekoftheYoungChild #WOYC25 #OHSAI #TastyTuesday #NationalGardeningMonth #EarthDay

The Week of the Young Child #WOYC starts today with Music Monday! 🎵🎹🥁🎤🎶🎸 Young children love to sing, make music, and move to the beat. They feel competent when they learn a new song, powerful when they pound a drum or shake a tambourine, and proud when they invent a new dance. Young children explore music through play. 🌐Visit https://loom.ly/-7ofuy8 for some tips on how families can play with music and connect it to learning at home. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) #WeekoftheYoungChild #WOYC25 #OHSAI #MusicMonday

Today is National Self Care Day! Taking care of children as a caregiver is hard work. Between the demands of daily life—jobs, bills, and endless to-do lists—it’s easy to put your needs last. But here’s the truth: taking care of yourself isn’t selfish; it’s necessary. When your tank is empty, it’s harder to stay calm, patient, and present with kids. When it’s full, you’re the best version of yourself—for them and for you. Self-care sets a powerful example for kids: it teaches them that taking care of one’s mental and physical health is important. Plus, kids thrive when caregivers are calm, happy, and able to connect with them meaningfully. 🌐 Nationwide Children's Hospital has a great resource with easy ideas for caregivers: https://loom.ly/tAezV4E #PracticeSelfCare

👨👩👧 #DYK...Head Start has helped generations break the cycle of poverty, offering education, health, and family support to communities nationwide. #HappyBirthdayHeadStart National Head Start Association

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Looking for a meaningful career where you're making positive change in the world? Ohio Head Start agencies are seeking team members to help further Head Start's mission to enrich the lives of children and families by preparing children for success in school and life. 🌐Visit https://loom.ly/KJ0R1qM for employment opportunities. #OHSAI #HeadStart #HeadStartTeachers

April 2nd is Children's Picture Book Day! 📚 Reading with your child is one of the best ways to build their literacy skills! In partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, all children in Ohio can receive a free, quality book monthly in the mail until 5 years of age. 🌐To sign up your child visit: https://loom.ly/6V_YDK8 #OHSAI #ImaginationLibrary #OhioImaginationLibrary

Happy April Fool's Day! Here's some silly ideas to play along with young children to win some smiles and giggles today. 🙃Put your clothes on backward and act completely normal. You might even want to insist that your kids put their clothes on “properly.” 🙃Googly eyes are a simple, yet still hilarious, way to prank your family on April Fools’ Day. Stick them on everyday objects around the house—furniture, kitchen utensils, even the family pets! The result is a comical effect that will have everyone laughing. You can also get creative and use googly eyes to make a fake animal, like a paper fish, and place it in a surprising location. #AprilFoolsDay #MakeSomeoneSmile #MakeSomeoneLaugh

March is National Nutrition Month. Nutrition needs may change for your child over time, but having the tools to eat healthy will last them a lifetime. Use meals to connect with your child and be a good role model for them in nutritious eating. #OHSAI #NationalNutritionMonth

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie, the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize #womenshistorymonth #OHSAI