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Fernside Center for Grieving Children Fernside, established in 1986, as the nation's second oldest children's grief center, remains today a national leader in providing grief support services and outreach and education to the community and families. An affiliate of Hospice of Cincinnati, Fernside services compliment Hospice of Cincinnati's comprehensive bereavement program by addressing the unique needs of children. Website
Financial and Design Solutions for the Development of Inclusive Child Care Centers There is an increasing need for child care programs that incorporate children with disabilities into their child care centers. This need is especially evident in low income communities where the percentage of children with disabilities is higher, and the availability of resources lower. Expanding and developing new child care centers that provide services to children of all abilities is a challenging proposition. Easter Seals has successfully met that challenge through a national network of Child Development Centers. In our experience, two of the major barriers to the operation of and inclusive model are managing the financial resources available and the development of appropriate facilities. With a grant from The Child Care Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Easter Seals has developed two tools to help child care providers address these major barriers to inclusive child care. Website
Fire Safety in Child Care: Special Considerations for Children with Disabilities Fire safety in child care programs involves awareness, education, practice, and making accommodations. Knowledge of each child’s individual needs is essential to ensuring their safety in the event of a fire evacuation. With a few adaptions in place, intentional fire safety is the most effective way to reduce risks of fire for individuals with disabilities. Tipsheet
Food Allergies Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. Tipsheet
Four Key Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Inclusive Care Using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) helps caregivers promote optimal learning and development for young children. This tip sheet highlights the four key principals for ensuring successful, developmentally appropriate inclusive care. Tipsheet
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center is one of the nation's oldest multidisciplinary centers for the study of young children and their families. This site offers resource information including training and resource guides, program quality scales, and program models. Website
Fududeynta Fahamka Caafimaadka Madaxa (Demystifying Mental Health) Dhacdadan (af Soomaaliga ah) Bureeqo Dahir, CICC Coach kaa ah, iyo martida gaarka ah Marian Hassan waxay ka wada hadlayaan muhiimadda fahamka Caafimaadka Maskaxda iyo baahida loo qabo isgaarsiinta iyo macluumaadka wadaagga mowduucan muhiimka ah.  Waxay sidoo kale sharraxaan sida Caafimaadka Maskaxda u saameeyo dhinac kasta oo nolosheena ah - shucuur, cilmi nafsi, iyo wanaag bulsho; sida aan dareemeyno, u fikirno, u dhaqanno, una xiriirno kuwa kale. In this episode (in Somali) Bureeqo Dahir, CICC Coach, and special guest Marian Hassan discuss the importance of understanding Mental Health and the need for communication and information sharing around this important topic.  They also explain how Mental Health affects every aspect of our lives- emotional, psychological, and social well-being; how we feel, think, behave, and relate to others. Podcast
Gender Identity and Expression in the Early Childhood Classroom: Influences on Development Within Sociocultural Contexts Author/teacher Jamie Solomon’s article shares highlights from projects that addressed three research questions:  1) How can I offer a curriculum that provides children with more opportunities for acting outside of traditional gender roles? 2) How can I encourage and support children who wish to behave outside of traditional gender roles? And 3) How can I foster increasingly flexible thinking about gender among 4- and 5-year-old children? Website
Get Ready to Read Get Ready to Read! (GRTR!) is a national initiative to build the early literacy skills of preschool-age children. The initiative provides an easy-to-administer, research-based screening tool to early childhood educators, child care providers, and parents in order to help them prepare all children to learn to read and write. GRTR!'s program vision is that all preschool children will have the skills they need to learn to read when they enter school. This Web site is a part of NCLD's initiative to provide parents, educators, health-care professional and advocated with information to help build early literacy skills by integrating emergent literacy screening and learning activities into routine early childhood education, child-care and parenting practices. A newsletter is available to subscribe to with tips on early literacy, information, and resources for parents and teachers. Website
Groundbreaking Book Explains the Beginning of Math Concepts for Infants and Toddlers The Erikson Institute "sat down with Mary Hynes-Berry, one of the authors of the new book, Precursor Math Concepts: The Wonder of Mathematical Worlds with Infants and Toddlers. This book extends professional knowledge for mathematics teaching to teachers who work with the very youngest learners. We know that children’s brains develop connections faster in the first five years than at any other time in their lives. This book helps us think about how to support children ages 0-3 to explore the mathematics in their world right from the start." Website
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