Below is a list of December recalls from the following federal agencies: the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

With arctic temperatures and heavy snowfall becoming more common as the winter sets in, The Pennsylvania Key has put together a list of health trends in early childhood to help children stay safe indoors and outdoors during wintertime.

Various organizations, states, and nations recognize a number of observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and child care professionals acknowledge and navigate them.

It is not uncommon for some children to take part in such nervous habits as pulling hair, biting nails and picking skin - but plucking hair to the point where there are bald spots or picking at skin until it bleeds can be signs of a disorder.

School plays a large role in the lives of children as it is the source of learning and development, and the place where they will meet many of their friends.

Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is renewing a literacy push after only 44% of third graders were found to be proficient in reading at the end of the 2024-25 school year.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt + Me is calling for caregivers of children between the ages of 3 and 5 to take part in a study on behavior and sleep difficulties.

Having a good relationship with caregivers is essential to an early childhood educator’s ability to guide a child’s development and success. 

Trying Together has begun enrolling students in spring Child Development Associate (CDA) cohorts that begin in early January.