Infants & Toddler Care

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.

2 years & up. Unscramble the confusion of emotions with this innovatively designed figure set! With the Eggspressions Figure and Book Set, children can learn to communicate their feelings effectively. This set features 6 wooden eggs - 5 with expressions and one without an expression for children to add their own. It also includes a book with activities to help children identify their feelings and develop communication skills. Made with wood sourced from environmentally sustainable forest and… More »

12 months & up. Encourage little ones to keep moving with exciting ball popping action and sound! Brightly colored balls pop around inside the clear dome as baby pushes it along. Sturdy base with easy-to-grasp handle helps steady new walkers. Entertains children and encourages both walking and visual tracking.

Ages 2 years & up. Be transported to the ocean with these beautifully tactile stones that reflect the natural treasures children might discover at the seashore! Designed for outdoor learning and investigative play, the stones are robust for lots of outside adventures! Made from a unique stone mix, they are durable enough to be used in water, dirt, mud and clay, and are easily cleaned. Perfect for outdoor discoveries, compare with the real things, make imprints in dough or sand, and make rubbings… More »

18 months & up. Smiling llamas help children learn to recognize and match letters and colors. Llamas pull apart and snap together with ease, helping kids build coordination, hand strength, and other fine motor skills. Uppercase and lowercase letters on the side of each llama match and snap together, and the whole set comes in a container for easy storage.

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 »

18 months & up. Seashell-shaped manipulatives contain different tactile patterns for sorting, matching, counting, and sensory exploration. Made of eco-friendly composite, each shell has its own grain and slight color differences. Users can use the stones for sensory discovery, imprint making into doughs and sand, or even role play. Includes 36 tactile shells, 2 of each in 6 different tactile finishes, and 3 sizes. Each stone measures about 2".

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 »

12 months & up. Colorful fabric owls with ribbon feet and crinkle bodies for toddlers to match and sort. Embroidered features, satin ribbons and crinkles enhance tactile and sensory awareness. Included: 5 sets of 3 owls in orange, red, purple, blue, and green. Machine washable.

2 years & up. Fun twin-pop shapes to pop together. Great for developing fine motor skills, and early letter recognition. Double-sided to include all 26 letters. Great for fine motor practice and imaginative play. Self-checking by color. Single pop measures 4"L x 1.25"W.

Birth & up. Children will be introduced to basic concepts while exploring the seasons in this nature book set. Set of 3 board books.

12 months & up. This wooden gear stacker will entice children to match up shapes, stack, move gears, and discuss colors as they find a way to fit the pieces together and make them turn. Encourages children to solve challenging situations as they learn to match the shapes to the gears, improving their cognitive development. Introduces cause and effect to toddlers.

12 months & up. Toddler Kindness books play a crucial role in nurturing the social and emotional development of young children. It teaches them important life lessons about empathy, compassion and positive relationships. Toddlers are highly impressionable, and they often imitate behaviors they observe. Toddler Kindness books provide positive examples of behavior, such as sharing, helping, and comforting others. Encourage positive relationships, emotional regulation, social skills and modeling… 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. These 24 sturdy cardboard building blocks are lightweight and strong. Easy to assemble, brightly colored, and easy to stack to make endless building combinations. Includes 3 different size blocks; small bricks (6"L x 3"W x 3"H), medium bricks (6"L x 6"W x 3"H), and the largest bricks (12"L x 6"W x 3"H). Colors include red, blue, and yellow.

2 years & up. A complete assortment for toddlers to learn alphabet, shapes, colors, counting, and more. Children will develop skills with number, alphabet, and shape identification, 1 to 1 correspondence, vocabulary, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, matching, and sorting. Includes 59 items and guide.

In a translation approved by the authors, this is the Spanish edition of the newly revised Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale® (FCCERS-R). Designed for use in family child care programs, this widely used program quality assessment instrument is suitable for programs serving children from infancy through school-age. Following extensive input from users of the original scale, the authors have made many improvements and innovations that will make this program resource even more effective… More »

6 months & up. Durable, lightweight, PVC-free fabric is easy to wipe, machine washable, and waterproof. Features a large, back shoulder hook and loop closure for a quick, adjustable, and tug-proof fit with a generously sized flip-pocket designed to catch messes. Set of 6 bibs. Patterns may vary.

2 years & up. The Green Island is a challenging stacker puzzle that creates a beautiful island oasis when complete! Measures approximately 5.25"L x 5.75"W x 7.25"H when assembled.

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.

12 months & up. This empowering book series celebrates toddlers and the world around them. Each story is a confidence-booster and encourages children to master various skills and celebrate the joy of learning new things. Set of 4 board books.

18 months & up. Help your children gain confidence in their walking with this Bright Colored Frolicking Frog Pull Toy for Practicing Gross Motor Skills. This pull toy is perfect for promoting gross motor skills, color recognition, exploration, sensory development and fine motor skills. Children will delight as their friendly frog companions hops up and down as they pull it along. Encourage your children to take this walking companion with them as they build the necessary muscles to walk independently.… More »

2 years & up. This unique set of engaging woodland footprints is a great way for children to start their woodland explorations! Each set includes a footprint for a fox, squirrel, rabbit, frog, deer, hawk, owl and mouse. Compare, explore, investigate, sort, and match eight different familiar woodland animals by their footprints. Take the stones on a group walk to compare them with any animal tracks the children discover.

12 months & up. Provide endless hours of challenging fun for little ones with the Wooden Telephone Shape Sorter. This versatile 3-in-1 toy made of robust wood features not only a shape sorter, but a pull toy and a number pad, as well! Babies and toddlers will have so much fun discovering the assortment of brightly colored shapes and learning how to match them to the correct slot. Features 6 shaped blocks, perfectly sized for little hands. Designed to teach children early problem solving by identifying… More »