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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding and Responding to Children Who Bite | Biting is a typical behavior often seen in infants, toddlers, and 2-year olds. This article will help you to understand the reasons young children bite and give you some ideas and strategies for responding appropriately. | Document |
| Understanding Compassion Fatigue | A helpful handout developed by Rebecca Bundy, M.A., NCC, LPCC. This handout defines Compassion Fatigue, discusses the signs and symptoms, and provides strategies for developing Compassion Fatigue Resilience. | Document |
| Understanding STEAM and how children use it | This document from the National Center on Early Childhood, Learning and Teaching provides an interactive learning experience and is intended as a professional development resource to help supervisors, coordinators, managers, and education staff* understand how young children engage with STEAM concepts and ideas. This document will also help adults identify strategies for exploring and developing STEAM in early learning settings. | Document |
| Uniting the Power of Music and Books to Empower Unhoused Children and Mothers | "Children's books and music help unhoused mothers and children connect with their own experiences and each other." Authored by: Elise Pennington, Leah WaldoNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | Document |
| USDA - My Plate Nutrition Information for Infants | Check out this resource from the United States Department of Agriculture:"Start your infant off on the path of lifelong healthy nutrition. The first year of a child's life is very important time for proper growth and development. Since infants eat and drink such small amounts at this stage, it’s important to make every bite count!" | Website |
| USDA - My Plate Nutrition Information for Toddlers | Check out this resource from the United States Department of Agriculture:"Give your toddler healthy choices as they explore new foods and flavors. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods during this important time of growth and development. Young children have small stomachs and are learning what foods they like and dislike. So, make every bite count!" | Website |
| Using Pacifiers Safely | This Brush Up on Oral Health tip sheet from HeadStart.gov provides strategies to share with parents "about using a pacifier safely and weaning their child from a pacifier." | Website |
| Vaccine Information Statements | Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | Website |
| Videos on Early Childhood Development - Pathways | Free videos! These are from the Pathways Foundation website, which "Provide free tools to maximize all children's motor, sensory, and communication development." Their videos are in English and in Spanish- short videos of typical and atypical motor development that can help parents and teachers be alert to motor issues, as well as videos about strategies to support infant motor development. | Website |
| Visual Supports and Routines: Guiding Behavior in Early Childhood | Explore the use of visual supports and routines for young children. Recognize the importance of creating a supportive environment where all children can grow and learn together, regardless of ability. Collect examples of specific visual supports you can use with young children. Knowledge and Competency Framework AreasI: Child Development and Learning (5 hr)II.A: Creating Positive Learning Experiences (5 hr)CDA Content Areas II: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development (5 hr)VIII: Principles of Child Development and Learning (5 hr)Level 1 - ExploresAudio Coming SOON!New Navigation Tools:This self-study does not have audio available at this time.For optimal performance, please access this course from a computer or tablet.Click on the black box with 2 white arrows to view the self-study in Full-Screen Mode.Click on the black box with white eyeglasses to view the self-study in Accessibility Mode.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. | Course |
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