Home-Based Child Care Educators play a vital role in nurturing children’s social and emotional growth. In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, children of all ages are showing new patterns of behavior, emotional expression, and social interaction. In this interactive, research-based training, we’ll explore how social and emotional development has shifted for infants through school-aged, what current research tells us about post-pandemic needs, and practical, engaging ways to help children build resilience, empathy, and healthy relationships in a mixed-age family child care setting. Participants will leave with concrete tools, strategies, and activities they can use immediately in their home-based child care programs.