Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning

Discover the importance of staff wellness and professional boundaries in home-based settings. Explore safety practices to enhance staff relationships with families and strategies for self-care and reducing stress.

Learn ways professional development can help build and expand home visitors’ capacity to work with families to support their child’s development. Find resources to support ongoing professional development.

Explore the use of coaching strategies to support coachees' use of effective practices. Hear from an expert coach who shares specific coaching strategies and offers tips for when and how to use them with coachees.

In this Teacher Time episode, explore how infants and toddlers use the scientific method to figure out how the world works. Discover strategies and teaching practices that help all children explore science concepts.

Review the technology component of STEAM. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Find out how to use simple tools to help infants and toddlers learn about cause and effect.

Explore how preschoolers use the scientific method to figure out how the world works. Learn about strategies and teaching practices that help all children explore science concepts.

Find out what key components can help ensure children’s successful transitions to kindergarten. Learn about practical ways staff can support families during the transition process.

The iPD Portfolio supports ongoing professional development for staff in Head Start and child care settings. Discover the many benefits the iPD offers for free.

Learn more about the Planning Guide and Organizational Readiness Chart. Find out how programs can use it to create strategic planning to ensure high-quality services for children and families.

Learn how home visitors can effectively engage with families and support parents in their role as their child's first teacher. Explore the benefits for families enrolled in the home-based option.