Infants & Toddler Care

18 months & up. Start their creativity early with these Easy-Grip Assorted Paint Brushes. These short, wide-handled brushes are sized perfectly for younger children. Each brush features a unique bulb design making it easier to grasp. These brushes promote fine motor skills, dexterity, and creativity. Set of 10. Paint brush measures 6" long.

18 months & up. The Baby Monster is full of personality and ready to help children cope with their anxiety and fears. It features a huge mouth with an air-filled squeaker full of different sounds. Children can write or draw their troubles on a piece of paper and feed it to the Baby Monster--he can hold on to their worries for them! Hand wash using mild soap and water, air dry. Measures 13"H x 8"W 8"D.

12 months & up. Build, stack, and explore endless construction possibilities with this award-winning set of 80 building blocks in classic colors! Little ones can build anything they imagine when they use the blocks and special shapes to create tall towers, crazy castles, funny animals, and whatever else they dream up! Perfect for little hands, these big blocks fit together and come apart easily helping children to develop fine motor skills and creativity over hours of open-ended play. When… More »

18 months & up. Encourage your future builder or carpenter with this exciting Fabric Fill and Spill Dramatic Play Handy Work Toolbox. This wonderful set of tools promotes dramatic play, fine motor skills, sensory development, exploration, dexterity, and imagination. Your children will love pretending to fix items around the home or classroom. Encourage your children to work alongside you to learn how to fix or repair things. Includes a tool tote, a drill that vibrates, a hammer, a screwdriver,… More »

6 months & up. Entertain any child with this classic, retro Jack-in-the-Box toy featuring the song, "Pop Goes the Weasel." With a few turns of the crank, out pops Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Great for peekaboo and cause and effect. Made of durable, sturdy tin with a plush puppet pop-up. This toy features the colorful artwork of Eric Carle. Measures 5.5" H.

3 years & up. Get kids excited to explore the world around them with the Insect & Fish Viewer and Magnifier! Help children understand the habits of small aquatic and non-aquatic animals while cultivating their interest in scientific exploration. The Insect & Fish Viewer features a large space design, permitting small animals to have a larger range of activities resulting in more complete observation. The viewer is multi-functional and can be used with or without water, allowing use to… More »

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) is the first valid and reliable tool for measuring and improving the overall quality of business and professional practices in family child care settings. It is applicable for multiple uses, including program self-improvement, technical assistance and monitoring, training, research and evaluation, and public awareness. It is currently embedded in many state quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) across the nation.

6 months & up.  Designed with early learners in mind, this rattle set provides a multisensory play experience that helps infants explore sound, texture, and movement. Each rattle is perfectly sized for small hands, encouraging grasping, shaking, and coordination - key skills that support fine motor and sensory development. Caregivers will appreciate how these durable toys promote curiosity and focus during tummy time, circle time, or individual exploration. The variety of shapes and sounds… More »

2 years & up. Introduce young children to early math concepts such as basic sequencing, counting, shapes recognition, simple patterning and color recognition with the Felt Fun Shapes & Colors. This set includes 1 flannel board, 18 concept cards, 36 large shapes, 36 medium shapes and 36 small shapes. All shapes are in assorted colors. 127 pieces total.

12 months & up. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various families, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends in their many wonderful forms. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.

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.

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.

12 months & up. Introduce the littlest learners to block play with Color Window Foam Shapes. Wee ones can stack, sort, or shuffle these soft blocks as they begin to discover scientific principles like motion and weight. Wee ones will also lay early foundations for fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The blocks' high-density, kid-safe foam frees wee ones up to play in all sorts of ways. Largest block is approximately 5.5" long. Blocks easily wipe clean.

12 months & up. This wooden Double Rainbow Stacker features colorful star and blossom shapes to place through the stacking poles on the base. Mix and match the shapes or group them by color to practice shape and color recognition. Use the shapes without the base to sort colors or create colorful arrangements. Develop fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, visualization, logic, critical thinking, and dexterity through creative sorting and stacking play. Made with non-toxic finishes and child-safe… More »

2 years & up. Chunky tools made from durable, soft plastic are perfect for encouraging early imaginative play. Children will be able to pretend play their doctor visits and become familiar with the tools doctors use. Made from high-quality crush-resistant plastic-sized especially for little hands. Includes stethoscope, syringe, bandage, ear scope, thermometer, and vinyl bag. Bag measures 6.75"W x 5"H.

10 months & up. Beautiful smooth solid beech wood loose parts in seven colors of the rainbow, with a natural finish to show the grain of the wood. Ideal for developing open-ended exploration skills, counting and sorting, stacking and sequencing, pattern-making and learning about color. Great for any loose parts collection and heuristic play resources. Spools measure 2". Includes 21 pieces.

2 years & up. Poles feature magnetic red and white bobbers that attract the characters. Characters are air-tight, helping to limit mold and mildew. Magnetic bobbers and characters help develop hand-eye coordination. The reels make a fun clicking sound when turned, giving it a more realistic feel. Set includes: 2 fishing poles with bobbers and 6 magnetic characters.

9 months & up. Children will never tire of pushing and pulling these machine washable vehicles around. Set includes a school bus, taxi cab, police car, and fire engine. The wheels separate from the body of the vehicle for easy laundering.

12 months & up. Animals are appealing to children of all ages and provide endless opportunities for vocabulary development as they encounter stories, pictures, and real life animals. When toddlers have opportunities to learn about animals and to care for them, they are also learning about respecting living creatures and beginning responsibility. With carefully selected materials and bilingual activity card(s) targeted towards each stage of development, this kit promotes learning while strengthening… More »

12 months & up. Make learning both fun and calming with this set of two interactive musical books! Children can follow Ditty Bird on musical adventures featuring six favorite bedtime songs and six classic nursery rhymes that encourage moments of comfort, happiness, and bonding. With engaging sound buttons and vibrant illustrations, little ones can explore songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, You Are My Sunshine, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Row Your Boat, Old MacDonald, and more while building early… More »

18 months & up. Help your children learn how to count with a delicious incentive using this Stack and Count Numbers Layer Cake. This cake counts from 1 to 10 with each layer growing in size as the numbers increase. Encourage your children to stack the cake as they count to better learn the sequence of the numbers. The ten stackable layers feature different color frosting and nest for easy storage. Made of easy to clean durable plastic material. Cake measures 22"H when stacked.

6 months & up. Inspired by kids, for kids! This silicone toy has many uses, perfect for your teething baby and for sensory play. Encourage sensory exploration through differing textures and objects. Supports the development of fine and gross motor skills. This toy boosts midline play: encouraging children to reach across their bodies, passing their midlines, thus improving their fine motor skill development. Measures 6.5"L x 6"W x 5.5"H.

12 months & up. Introduce new books to classroom read alongs with this exciting set of Diversity and Inclusion Board Books. Children will love learning about the value of diversity as they see people who are the same and different from them. These books feature high quality images and wonderful illustration of children across different backgrounds. Each board book contains thick pages that are easy for smaller hands to turn.

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.