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Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning

Child Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers

Learn about ways to observe infants and toddlers—a key part of the ongoing child assessment cycle. Explore strategies to support this important component of quality infant and toddler care.

Focus on Instructional Supports: Resources to Help Head Start Programs

View this webinar for Head Start grantees undergoing monitoring visits during the 2019–2020 year. Discover resources grantees can use to help them focus on improving instructional supports for children.

The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years

Use this resource to support staff as they help infants and toddlers develop the characteristics and skills they will need for later success in school and life.

Using Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Effective Teaching Practices

In this episode of Teacher Time, learn about the ongoing assessment process. Discover ways to collect, analyze, and use data to inform and improve infant and toddler teaching practices.

Focus on Background Knowledge

Learn ways to build background knowledge in young children—what they know and believe about themselves and the world around them. Explore key research and find out how children ages birth to 5 develop these skills.

Use of Feeding Chairs with Trays in Head Start Infant/Toddler Programs

Selecting a type of feeding chair depends on the program option and children's ages and stages. This tip sheet guides decisions about which feeding chairs to use and how to use them appropriately.

Finding Opportunities for Concept Development Within Your Curriculum

This resource provides guiding questions for exploring how a curriculum fosters children's thinking skills and a deeper understanding of concepts.

Promoting Adult-Child Interactions that Support Higher-Order Thinking and Language Skills

Find resources to help education staff implement effective teaching practices, including interactions that facilitate concept development.

Continuity of Care Podcast

Learn more about continuity of care. Find out how it can support young children’s development. Explore why using it in your program can help build better relationships between children, families, and their teachers.

Ross Thompson: Children’s Approaches to Learning

Listen to Ross Thompson as he looks into the Head Start ELOF and Approaches to Learning.

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