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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Creating a Culture of Staff Wellness | Head Start leaders who manage health services are responsible for creating an environment that enhances staff physical and mental health. When leaders support staff wellness, they reduce the likelihood of caregivers experiencing injuries, stress or depression, unhealthy weight, and infectious diseases. In this module, learn how staff wellness programs help staff manage their stress, which helps to support their ability to offer praise and nurturance to young children. Explore more about the components of staff wellness programs. | Website |
| Creating a Rich Play Environment | This tip sheet offers strategies and ideas for creating a rich play environment for young children. | Tipsheet |
| Creating an Inclusive Child Care Environment | Strategies to help childcare providers create a positive atmosphere of acceptance for all children. | Tipsheet |
| Creative Opportunities for Infants and Toddlers | Early Childhood Director Margaret Mahowald joins Priscilla Weigel for a conversation about creative activities that foster discovery, exploration, and delight in our youngest learners. She shares examples of activities and processes that provide experiences for joy and learning, reminding us that infants and toddlers are more interested in DOING art than MAKING a finished product. | Podcast |
| Cuatro Principios Claves de Desarrollo Apropiado de Cuidados Inclusivo Para Todos los Niños Pequeños (Four Key Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Inclusive Care) | Esta hoja de consejos cubre los cuatro principios clave del desarrollo del cuidado infantil inclusivo para niños pequeños. The four key principles necessary to provide developmentally appropriate care for all children. | Tipsheet |
| Culturally Responsive Partnerships with Immigrant Children and Families - Practical Strategies for Early Childhood Educators | This tip sheet shares strategies early childhood educators can use to build trusting partnerships with immigrant families through cultural reflection and understanding family experiences. It supports the creation of culturally affirming environments that promote belonging and children’s learning. | Tipsheet |
| Culturally Sensitive Care: Six Essential Program Practices | High-quality relationship-based care is central to children’s early brain development, emotional regulation, and learning (Center on the Developing Child, 2012). One of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) six essential program practices for promoting these goals is the use of culturally sensitive care (PITC, n.d.). | Document |
| Curriculum Modifications: An Introduction | Watch a short summary video about eight types of curriculum modifications. Accompanying resources include a tip sheet for teachers, an observation checklist for supervisors, and presentation slides embedded with activities and videos for trainers and professional development providers. These materials introduce curriculum modifications and when and why to use them. | Website |
| Dajinta Qorshaha Tageerada Habdhaqanka Wanaagsan (Positive Behavior Support Plan) | Xaashidan tilmaantu waxa ay dabooshaa habka shakhsi ahaaneed ee qorsheynta, abuurista, iyo hirgelinta qorshe hab-dhaqan wanaagsan si kor loogu qaado guusha ubadka iyo ka-qaybgalka hawl-maalmeedka iyo casharrada.This tip sheet covers an individual approach to planning, creating, and implementing a positive behavior plan to promote a child's success and participation in daily activities and lessons. | Tipsheet |
| Data Privacy and Confidentiality | Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel discuss scenarios that come up in a child care setting related to confidential data. What is appropriate for you to share? The hosts examine the essential factors necessary to review when gathering and sharing private data. | Podcast |
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