Hatch Experts Team

For over 30 years, Hatch has been the leading provider of developmentally appropriate technology solutions for early childhood classrooms across the United States. It is our goal to provide technology solutions for the classroom that build foundational skills and act as a bridge between the classroom and the home — because learning never stops! We often work as a team to create resources to help with continuous learning.

Shining A Light On Every Child - Classroom Software To Unlock A Child's Full Potential

Hatch Experts Team
Dec. 30, 2020

In early childhood education, we talk a lot about “at-risk children”. Moreover, we do all we can to identify these students through the lens of ethnicity, language and socio-economic status. This is especially true in the early childhood classroom, where so much attention is paid to managing so many different kids with so many different backgrounds and abilities.

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4 Ways Teachers Can Help Protect Children’s Data

Hatch Experts Team
Dec. 27, 2020

We’re living more of our lives on the internet and in front of screens than ever before. Every day, mobile technology more closely resembles magic: It has helped us become more connected and efficient, and opened up worlds that were once only visible in our imaginations. Classrooms have been impacted by technology just as much as other parts of the world, which can be exciting territory for educators.

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Why Longitudinal Reporting is Critical in Early Education

Hatch Experts Team
Dec. 27, 2020

In the commercial world, data capture, storage and analysis are the backbones of innovation and optimization. Knowing this, why are educational organizations slow to adopt strategies to leverage data? Educators and their organizations have some data (graded papers, exam metrics, and pass/fail tests), but the insights are limited. While corporations are able to track changes over time and make future predictions, most early education programs are stuck with vertical reporting, which only shows the here-and-now.

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The Effect of Teacher Diversity on the Children in their Classrooms

Hatch Experts Team
Dec. 24, 2020

Diversity isn’t taught – it’s experienced. And that experience starts early. Early childhood education teachers are tasked with many difficult tasks over the course of a school year and as a result, diversity and multiculturalism can be easily shelved as part of a unit or as an add-on to curriculum. But in order for these lessons to be meaningful, they need to be part of everyday life in the classroom.

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