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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
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| Children's Hospitals and Clinics | The Children's Hospitals and Clinics website is an extensive site from Minnesota Children's Hospitals for both families and professionals. The site includes information on hospital stays, locations, services, and specific programming. The site also features Dr. Plain Talk who will answer common questions regarding children's health, many resources and phone numbers for families. The site translates in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. | Website |
| Children’s Behavior: The Importance of the Practitioner’s Role | Registration Available Monday, July 1, 2024 - Tuesday, July 1, 2025Explore the meaning of challenging behavior through the lens of the child care provider’s roles including detective, nurturer, and guide. Examine how perceptions of behaviors are formed through experiences and background and discuss strategies for building successful relationships with all children in your program.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area - II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development CDA Content Area - III: Positive ways to support children’ social and emotional development 🔊 This course includes Audio and is accessible from a mobile device. For optimal performance, viewing from a computer or tablet is highly recommended. For ten clock hours on your Learning Record, please register and pay online at Develop. Then, complete a 500-word reflection paper and submit this document with your reflection. Please note: You have access to this document as view only. To enable editing, download the document. Click "file" then "download as" in the upper left-hand corner of this screen. This will give you the option to open the document as a Word doc on your own computer. Then, you can complete the information and email it to: credit@inclusivechildcare.org. *Disregard any directions regarding a final quiz. The only learning assessment needed is the reflection paper. | Course |
| Choosing an Insect Repellent for Your Child | Mosquitoes, biting flies, and tick bites can make children miserable. While most children have only mild reactions to insect bites, some children can become very sick. One way to protect your child from biting insects is to use insect repellents. However, it’s important that insect repellents are used safely and correctly. Here are some guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. | Website |
| CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care | CLASP's Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project links research to policy ideas and examples that support the healthy growth and development of infants and toddlers in child care settings. The project provides resources to help states make the best decisions for infants and toddlers in child care. The foundation of the project is a policy framework comprised of four key principles describing what babies and toddlers in child care need and 15 recommendations for states to move forward. | Website |
| Colorín Colorado | Colorin colorado website is for parents whose first language is spanish and to gatekeepers who work with and provide services to ELL families. The site features parent tips and activities that build children's skills in the five key areas of reading -- phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. | Website |
| Committee for Children | The Committee for Children promotes the safety, well-being, and social development of children. They publish a research-based curricula to encourage social and emotional literacy and to prevent youth violence and child abuse. They also provide training, staff development, technical assistance, and consulting. | Website |
| Common Reactions of Children After an Emergency Event | Responses of children following an emergency will differ based on the child’s age, developmental level, temperament, how closely he/she is impacted by the experience and amount of media exposure. This tip sheet includes some of the common reactions of children after an emergency event. | Tipsheet |
| Como adaptar los juegos con cartas de matemáticas para las habilidades de cada niño | "Los juegos de cartas proporcionan una gran práctica con las diferentes combinaciones basicas para crear un número. Dominar estas combinaciones es la clave para la fluidez con los cálculos aritméticos. Estos juegos típicos de cartas aprendidos por los niños en la escuela o en casa son muy divertidos para los niños y por lo tanto se van a jugar múltiples veces creando una práctica muy significativa para ellos y pueden adaptarse a las habilidades matemáticas de cada niño conforme se van desarrollando." | Website |
| Cómo el juego promueve el desarrollo cognitivo (How Play Promotes Cognitive Development) | El juego promueve el desarrollo de una multitud de habilidades cognitivas. Cuando los niños participan en el juego y tienen la oportunidad de involucrarse plenamente en lo que están haciendo, desarrollan formas de pensar más sofisticadas y complejas. Play promotes the development of a multitude of cognitive skills. When children participate in play and have opportunities to become fully involved in what they are doing, and they develop more sophisticated and complex ways of thinking. | Tipsheet |
| Competencies for Early Childhood in the Context of Inclusion: Guidance and Issues for States | The National Professional Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) has released a concept paper identifying issues and providing guidance to states as they develop early educator competencies in the context of inclusion. Key issues include ensuring competencies reflect emerging research on effective practices for working in inclusive settings for children with and without disabilities, as well as linking early educator competencies with quality professional development opportunities, accountability systems, and other components of a comprehensive early childhood system. | Document |
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