Outside Time for Infants and Toddlers
The News You Can Use supports teachers, home visitors, and parents in providing quality care for infants and toddlers. Learn about planning for time spent outside with infants and toddlers in your program.
News You Can Use
This series examines teaching, learning, and development topics important to early childhood staff who work directly with infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and their families. Each edition focuses on one particular topic and uses a vignette to describe how home visitors, teachers, family child care providers can use the information in daily practice.
Bringing the Outdoors into Infant and Toddler Environments
Use this News You Can Use to spark creative ideas for natural items that can be used inside with young children.
Creating Outdoor Spaces
Early Head Start teachers and home visitors may use this resource to set up spaces for families using community resources such as parks, gardens, and nearby schools.
Learning at Home and Homelike Environments
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.
Environment as Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
This resource will teach home visitors, program staff, caregivers, and other early childhood educators how to create a safe, playful, and welcoming learning environment for infants and toddlers.