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The American Academy of Pediatrics is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, offering a wide range of books and more for physicians, nurse practitioners, practice managers, public health specialists, other medical professionals, and those who care for children. We also have an award-winning line of books for parents.

www.aap.org/shopaap

866-843-2271

ChildCare Education Institute®, a StraighterLine Company, provides high-quality, distance education certificates and child care training programs in an array of child care settings, including preschool centers, family child care, prekindergarten classrooms, nanny care, online daycare training and more. Over 200+ English and Spanish child care training courses are available online to meet licensing, recognition program, and Head Start Requirements. CCEI also has online certification programs that provide the coursework requirement for national credentials including the CDA, Director and Early Childhood Credentials. CCEI, a Council for Professional Recognition approved training partner, is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and as an IACET Accredited Provider, offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. Visit www.cceionline.com for more information.

www.cceionline.com

800-499-9907

Children deserve the best. That’s why at Community Playthings we craft simple, beautiful, durable classroom furniture for your early childhood environments. Whether indoors, or out, each piece is thoughtfully designed to foster the creative, playful mind of a child, while still giving teachers the flexibility to create safe, structured environments.

www.communityplaythings.com

1-800-777-4244

Continued, a leader in online learning, offers quality, affordable courses designed to fit the professional development needs of early childhood educators. We regularly add new courses so that our members can stay up to date on best practices for schools, classrooms, or child care centers.

Unlimited course access | $99/year

www.continued.com/early-childhood-education

866-727-1617

At Gryphon House, we provide early childhood educators and caregivers with practical, easy-to-understand resources. Our award-winning books offer research-backed theories, proven strategies, and engaging activities to support the whole child in all aspects of development, empowering you to put theory into practice with confidence.

www.gryphonhouse.com

336-712-3490

For over 55 years, Guidecraft has created unique, educational toys and learning furniture that prioritize a child’s experience. In collaboration with educators and academics, Guidecraft’s design team works to develop open-ended products and school supply furniture that encourage children to think creatively, problem-solve and develop their own voices. Visit us at Guidecraft.com to learn more!

www.guidecraft.com

1-800-524-3555

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HINGE specializes in growing and selling early education businesses and real estate. With more than 300 years of combined experience in early education business operations, the HINGE team’s familiarity with industry stakeholders has allowed us to close more school transactions than any advisor in the nation and gain maximum value for our clients.

hingeadvisors.com

864-554-4498

Imagination Playground

Home of the Big Blue Blocks – Imagination Playground is a USA made loose-part foam play system that is incredibly durable, easy to clean, portable and encourages child-directed unstructured free play.

imaginationplayground.com

678-604-7466

Jackrabbit Care provides cloud-based child care management software to streamline child care center operations through features including automated billing and payment processing, check-in and check-out kiosk, immunization management and tracking, real-time reporting and analytics data, plus easy communication through staff and parent mobile apps.

www.jackrabbitcare.com

704-895-4034

Since 1979, Jonti-Craft has been the leading manufacturer of children’s educational furniture. With over 4,000 handcrafted pieces across multiple brands and categories, we furnish spaces that engage, inspire, and protect young learners. From schools and daycare centers to churches and waiting rooms, we have just what you’re looking for.

www.jonti-craft.com

800-543-4149

Since 1981, the Kiddie Academy system has been recognized as a leading brand in educational child care, with more than 330 open Academies, located in 39 states and the District of Columbia, and serving more than 40,000 children. The company serves families and their children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old, offering full- and part-time care, before- and after-school care, and summer camp programs. Kiddie Academy’s proprietary Life Essentials® Curriculum, supporting programs, methods, activities, and techniques help prepare children for life.

www.kiddieacademy.com

800-554-3343

LineLeader offers four core products: digital registration software, full-featured CRM software, a combined family engagement app and center management system, along with the Unified platform, which provides comprehensive visibility into every contact throughout various stages of their enrollment journey.

lineleader.com

866-306-1985

Music Together is used at thousands of early learning settings around the world. In addition to supporting children’s music development, our in-school curriculum raises the overall quality of a child’s education by touching many important factors all at once: school readiness, family engagement, parent-child relationships, and teacher professional development.

www.musictogether.com

800-728-2692

Nature Explore supports the efforts of early childhood professionals by offering research-based professional development, outdoor classroom design consultations, natural products, and resources. Our mission is to help nature become an integral, joyful part of children’s daily learning and to support programs as they continue to connect children and families to the wonders of nature.

natureexplore.org

1-888-908-8733

Procare is the No. 1 name in child care software and is used by more than 37,000 child care centers, before and after school programs and youth organizations across the country. For over 30 years, child care professionals have looked to Procare to provide real-time information for making critical decisions, maintaining compliance with local and state regulations and adhering to business best practices.

www.procaresolutions.com

800-338-3884

Rocky Mountain Sunscreen offers unique bulk packaging that is very cost-effective and eco-friendly. Rocky Mountain Sunscreen is fragrance free, hypoallergenic, UVA/UVB, and will not clog your pores. Protect your kids today….from skin cancer tomorrow. One severe burn before 18 can increase the risk of skin cancer by 50%.

www.rmsunscreen.com

303-940-9803

School Outfitters

School Outfitters is a 100% employee-owned national supplier of early learning furniture. We specialize in designing innovative early learning spaces and offer everything from daycare cots and cribs to preschool desks, chairs, and cubbies. We guarantee on-time, on-budget projects with ready-to-ship inventory and brands we design and manufacture ourselves.

www.schooloutfitters.com

800-260-2776

Book Vine

At the Book Vine, we review every children’s picture book published — about 3,000 a year — and keep narrowing our list of favorites until we get to those most worthy of being featured in our selections.

www.bookvine.com

815-363-8880