Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning

How Teachers and Parents Can Accommodate for a Child’s Temporary or Permanent Hearing Loss

This collection of resources provides information about evidence-based practices that support individualization and associated resources .

Reflective supervision and reflective parenting practices can be considered as the circle of support or the continuous relationships that allow caring for and supporting infants and toddlers to be the main focus in Early Head Start.

This resource will teach home visitors, program staff, caregivers and other early childhood educators how to create a space that is welcoming and homelike for children.

Explore this News You Can Use where we discuss ways adults can be more intentional in how they support young children’s math learning and school readiness.

Explore in this News You Can Use how the connections within the brain are created and made strong, the negative impact of chronic stress at an early age, and how caring adults can help even in difficult situations.

Play benefits every aspect of child development as infants and toddlers explore their world and their bodies, while also learning about and mastering relationships and social skills.

This tool helps to identify the strengths and needs of an existing play space, and serves as a basis for setting priorities and planning enhancements and improvements.

With a few easy-to-find materials and willing volunteers, many settings and elements can be created to greatly improve children's spaces.