Supporting Early Care and Education in Family Child Care
Take a look at these resources and materials to find ways to support family child care providers as they plan to deliver early care and education services.
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School Readiness
School readiness is foundational across early childhood systems and programs. It means children are ready for school, families are ready to support their children's learning, and schools are ready for children. Head Start views school readiness as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and for later learning and life. Physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development are all essential ingredients of school readiness. Managers, teaching staff, caregivers, family advocates, and families can learn more about creating enriching and supportive learning environments for young children ages birth to 5.
Infant/Toddler ELOF Series
In these episodes, find effective teaching practices for infants and toddlers. Learn how these practices can support infant and toddler development and learning related to the ELOF domains.
Preschool ELOF Series
Explore effective teaching practices for preschoolers. Find out how these practices can support preschoolers' development and learning related to the ELOF domains.
Supporting Children’s Development and Learning with the ELOF, Birth to 5
In this Teacher Time season, learn about effective teaching practices to support children's development and learning in the ELOF domains. Each webisode focuses on one domain and selected sub-domains.
Health and School Readiness
Explore these resources to learn about the connection between health and school readiness and to ensure every Head Start child is ready to succeed in school.
Exploring Engineering with Infants and Toddlers
Discover the engineering component of STEAM. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Find out how using hands-on materials supports young children in learning why and how things work.
Child Development: Brain Building
Explore this module to learn about children's brain building and development. It includes the following topics: Brain Building Basics, the Brain and Learning, and Stress and the Brain.
How the Brain Works
In this narrated animation, learn about the parts of the brain and how they function separately and together.
Colors on the Piano
In this one-minute video, an infant plays with a toy piano as the educator identifies each color of the key the infant touches.
Executive Function Skills
In this video, Dr. Juliet Morrison, from Washington state’s Department of Early Learning, and Dr. Gail Joseph, from the University of Washington, talk about executive function skills.
