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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care Aware: Seeking Child Care--The Provider Perspective | Licensed child care providers in Minnesota can make sure that they are providing updated information about their child care setting to families by using the Business Update Tool. Deb Spaeth and Priscilla Weigel walk through the process. | Podcast |
| Child Care Plus | Child Care Plus is a federally funded project providing training, technical assistance, and resources important for the successful inclusion of young children with special needs. They provide training, conferences, newsletters, and other resources. | Website |
| Child Care Staffing Crisis: One Site’s Process | Join us for this special episode of Inclusion Matters as we talk with Margaret Mahowld, Director of Calvary Child Care. She shares her path to hope in the staffing crisis detailing her step by step plan to keep her child care setting open and able to continue to support families. | Podcast |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway | Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice, including resources that can be shared with families. | Website |
| Children's Hospitals and Clinics | The Children's Hospitals and Clinics website is an extensive site from Minnesota Children's Hospitals for both families and professionals. The site includes information on hospital stays, locations, services, and specific programming. The site also features Dr. Plain Talk who will answer common questions regarding children's health, many resources and phone numbers for families. The site translates in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. | Website |
| Children’s Behavior: The Importance of the Practitioner’s Role | Registration Available Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Tuesday, July 2, 2024 Explore the meaning of challenging behavior through the lens of the child care provider’s roles including detective, nurturer, and guide. Examine how perceptions of behaviors are formed through experiences and background and discuss strategies for building successful relationships with all children in your program. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development CDA Content Area - III: Positive ways to support children’ social and emotional development 🔊 This course includes Audio and is accessible from a mobile device. For optimal performance, viewing from a computer or tablet is highly recommended. For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500-word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. *Disregard any directions regarding a final quiz. The only learning assessment needed is the reflection paper. | Course |
| Choosing an Insect Repellent for Your Child | Mosquitoes, biting flies, and tick bites can make children miserable. While most children have only mild reactions to insect bites, some children can become very sick. One way to protect your child from biting insects is to use insect repellents. However, it’s important that insect repellents are used safely and correctly. Here are some guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. | Website |
| CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care | CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project links research to policy ideas and examples that support the healthy growth and development of infants and toddlers in child care settings. The project provides resources to help states make the best decisions for infants and toddlers in child care. The foundation of the project is a policy framework comprised of four key principles describing what babies and toddlers in child care need and 15 recommendations for states to move forward. | Website |
| Colorín Colorado | Colorin colorado website is for parents whose first language is spanish and to gatekeepers who work with and provide services to ELL families. The site features parent tips and activities that build children's skills in the five key areas of reading -- phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. | Website |
| Committee for Children | The Committee for Children promotes the safety, well-being, and social development of children. They publish a research-based curricula to encourage social and emotional literacy and to prevent youth violence and child abuse. They also provide training, staff development, technical assistance, and consulting. | Website |
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