Redleaf Press

09/24/2025

⏰ Happening TOMORROW!

Join Heather Jackson & Lisa Agogliati, authors of Actions of Play, for an inspiring webinar on how play schemas can transform your teaching! Learn to spot and use schemas like transporting, trajectory, rotation & more to spark project work, enrich curriculum, and deepen your observations.

Don’t miss this fresh lens on early childhood education!
👉 Register now: https://loom.ly/gm0HtQ8

📖Grab a copy of Actions of Play https://loom.ly/C0D6sds

Free, expert-led early childhood education webinars offering practical strategies and inspiring insights. Serving over 3 million early education professionals, join to learn and receive certificates.

09/03/2025

🎉 Big news for family child care professionals!
The Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum, 3rd Edition is your go-to guide for planning and leading a successful program. It provides a comprehensive, adaptable framework—with hundreds of fresh activities, new strategies, and practical tools to support every age group in your care.

📘 See what's new and get your copy today →

The Redleaf FamilyChild Care Curriculum, third edition, provides the same user-friendly format you trust with new content and ideas for hundreds of creative and inclusive learning experiences. Activities are organized by age and developmental domain—physical and motor, cognitive, communication and...

08/07/2025

🌍 Your classroom speaks 5+ languages.
Good news: you don’t need to speak them all.

In our new quick guide, Teaching Young Multilingual Learners, you’ll get 88 pages of ready-to-use strategies that support every child's culture and ability as well as helps build strong relationships!

👩‍🏫 Designed for any early learning setting
📖 Packed with practical tips you can use tomorrow

Grab Your Copy Today! https://bit.ly/46LoVjV

07/24/2025

Play is not a pause from learning—it’s where real learning happens!

In "Nurturing Brilliance", Sally Haughey gives educators the science and language to defend play, decode behavior, and reveal the powerful development happening every day in your classroom.

Grab Your Copy Today 🌟 https://bit.ly/4f6kWkb

07/17/2025

📣 Did you hear about our flash sale on books about play?

Get 15% OFF these amazing, inspiring reads—all about the power of play, creativity, and fun.

Now through July 31st only! 🎉
📚 SHOP the catalog here:

Curriculum - Assessment,Play

06/27/2025

🎉Celebrating many incredible years of dedication, service, and heart — Janet has been such an important part of Redleaf Press. Thank you and Congratulations!

🎉After 40 years, we are honored to celebrate the retirement of one of our Think Small and Redleaf Press staff members Janet Ward.

Janet’s journey began with Toys and Things Press, continued through Resources for Child Caring, and became an essential part of what we know today as Think Small. Her deep knowledge, commitment to excellence, and passion for helping educators have made a lasting impact on our organization and the early childhood education community. You’ve left an indelible mark, and we are deeply grateful.

Thank you and Congratulations on your retirement!

06/18/2025

To say we're excited for this ✨brilliant✨ new book from Wunderled's Sally Haughey is an understatement. Plus, she's offering a limited-time bonus you don't want to miss! See her post for details!

My book is here! 🎉

Buy the book and get my bonuses! Link in the comments.

06/05/2025

On Saturday, June 14th, many who were touched by Maurice Syke's presence and work will come together to honor his extraordinary legacy at a memorial in his name.

Maurice was a beloved Redleaf Press author and a true giant in early childhood education. He was a fierce advocate for the mental health of educators and caregivers, and he fought tirelessly for equity—working to ensure that every child, no matter their background, had access to quality early learning opportunities.

His influence shaped a generation of educators, and his passion continues to inspire. You can read more about Maurice’s life, explore stories from those he impacted, and find details about the memorial on his tribute page.

🕊 Visit the memorial page: https://www.forevermissed.com/mauricesykestribute/about

06/04/2025

Don’t miss this FREE webinar featuring Mike Huber, author of the newly released Power in Pretend! 📚 Mark your calendars! 🗓️

What looks like pretend is actually power. When children play, they build executive function, regulation, and agency!

Join author and play advocate Mike Huber for a powerful webinar on how to support identity, flexibility, and emotional regulation through the magic of pretend play.

Register Here: https://ecewebinars.com/3FnM3K2

05/22/2025

🚨 New Release Alert!
Play isn’t a break from learning—it’s how brilliance begins.

In "Nurturing Brilliance: Using Play-Activated Learning to Awaken Children's Potential" acclaimed educator Sally Fowler Haughey, founder of , offers a powerful, research-backed model that redefines how we see children’s behavior during free play—and how we support it.

Nurturing Brilliance is a call to action, and a guide, for those who want to protect childhood and champion true learning.

📚 Support play, support growth-order today!🔗 https://bit.ly/3SPaH9o

Acclaimed educator Sally Haughey has distilled decades of research and experience to create the Play-Activated Learning model for understanding children’s play and learning and nurturing their innate brilliance.

04/30/2025

📚 The Power in Pretend is here!
Mike Huber’s new book explores how kids use pretend play to navigate power, identity, and connection—and how adults can support it.

Order Your Copy Here: https://bit.ly/3Yn0oNd

🎉PLUS, join them for a fun-filled Book Launch Party on Thursday, 5/8 at Rise Early Learning Center to celebrate the magic of imagination and the power of pretending! Learn more at 🔗 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-open-house-the-power-in-pretend-tickets-1299847953219

04/23/2025

📖 Happy World Book Day from Redleaf Press!📖

Today we celebrate the power of stories and learning — especially for those shaping young minds! Early childhood educators, discover our latest books designed to inspire, inform, and support your incredible work!

✨ Explore our newest releases at www.redleafpress.org!