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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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Alliance for Early Success | The Alliance for Early Success is a catalyst for bringing state, national, and funding partners together to improve state policies for children, starting at birth and continuing through age eight. | Website |
An Administrator's Guide to Preschool Inclusion | The purpose of this guide is to address some of the issues raised by the administrators of these inclusive settings. We discuss the barriers and roadblocks these administrators encountered as they set up inclusive programs and then worked to keep them going successfully. We present practical strategies that emerged from our work, and we also draw upon the larger literature and work of others. In places, we introduce some of the people who, through their stories and experiences, illustrate how to make high quality early childhood inclusion a reality. | Website |
An Infographic Guide to Your Baby's First Year | Developmental milestones for the first year. | Website |
An Unseen Reality: Infant and Toddler Homelessness | From Thrive from the Start: "Homelessness in early childhood can lead to developmental delays, physical and mental health issues, and lasting effects on well-being." "Homelessness during pregnancy or within the first three years of a child’s life has lifelong consequences on physical health and mental well-being. These years are foundational to development, and trauma—including homelessness—can disrupt this growth, leading to long-lasting effects.2 Homelessness causes harm, and we must take action to address and prevent it." | Website |
Angry Kids: Dealing with Explosive Behavior | When a child—even a small child—melts down and becomes aggressive, he can pose a serious risk to himself and others, including parents and siblings. | Document |
Ansiedad por separación en bebés y niños pequeños (Separation Anxiety in infants and Toddlers) | Consejos para educadores para ayudar a los niños pequeños que pueden experimentar ansiedad por separación durante la transición diaria del hogar al cuidado infantil.Tips for educators to help young children who may experience separation anxiety during the daily transition from home to child care. | Tipsheet |
Apego en programas de atención y educación temprana (Attachment in Early Care and Education Programs) | Esta hoja de consejos cubre cómo establecer relaciones de calidad con los niños bajo su cuidado por que las relaciones son la base del desarrollo y el aprendizaje.This tip sheet covers how to establish quality relationships with the children in your care because relationships are at the core of development and learning. | Tipsheet |
APOYO A LA SALUD MENTAL DE BEBÉS Y NIÑOS PEQUEÑOS EN EL CUIDADO INFANTIL (Supporting the Mental Health of Infants and Toddlers in Child Care) | The Child Care State Capacity Building Center Infant/Toddler Specialist Network created these colorful infographics that promote mental health of Infants and Toddler in child care. (In Spanish) | Document |
Applying Indicators and Theory to the Delivery of Early Care and Education Supports for Black Families with Infants and Toddlers | A resource from Child Trends and the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute that draws on families’ cultural assets and uses a strengths-based perspective. For example, living in crowded housing is usually assumed to negatively impact children’s health, but the authors of the resource discuss how choosing to live with others, such as extended family members, during a child’s early years might support parents’ and children’s mental health and well-being. | Document |
Are Colors Innate or Learned? | New research with four- to six-month-old infants indicates that long before we learn language, we see up to five basic categories of hue—a finding that suggests a stronger biological component to color perception than previously thought. | Document |
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