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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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| Self-Care Strategies for Child Care Providers Working in Stressful Environments | Define and describe how the human stress response system works using Polyvagal Theory. Polyvagal Theory outlines how the human nervous system responds to short and long-term stress such as that faced daily by child care providers. Learn examples of ways to practice research-based self-care strategies for child care providers to incorporate into their work.Knowledge and Competency Framework Area(s) -VI: Professionalism (10 Hours)CDA Content Area - Content Area VI: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism (10 Hours)Level 2 - ImplementsNew Navigation Tools:This self-study does not have audio available at this time.For optimal performance, please access this course from a computer or tablet.Click on the black box with 2 white arrows to view the self-study in Full-Screen Mode.Click on the black box with white eyeglasses to view the self-study in Accessibility Mode.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 |
| Sensory Gardening with Kids Activity Kit | "Gardening is a ‘sense-sational’ way to engage kids in outdoor learning and play! With their incredible diversity of shapes, sizes, colors, scents, and textures, plants offer limitless options for designing a garden space to engage all the senses. KidsGardening is excited to team up with Little Seeds Kids to bring you a new activity kit full of ideas for starting your own sensory garden. The 8-page kit compiles sensory garden design tips and plant suggestions along with an assortment of fun and engaging activities you can try with young gardeners with or without a garden space." | Document |
| Sensory Intervention Strategies and Environmental Adaptations | Learn how to create a predictable and structured environment in your child care setting, which can enhance the performance for a child who has SPD. | Tipsheet |
| Sensory Processing Disorder | Learn about the eight senses, sensory system responses, and common behaviors of children with SPD in this tip sheet. | Tipsheet |
| September is National Preparedness Month: Don’t Be Scared, Be Prepared | "September marks the start of National Preparedness Month, a campaign designed by the Institute for Childhood Preparedness to raise awareness about natural disasters, emergencies, and community planning. Without proper planning, families across the country are at risk of losing their homes, valuables, and their lives. We’re often asked when the best time to start preparing for an emergency is, and the answer is always: Now!" | Website |
| Setting Up Activity Areas | Setting up activity areas is the second step in setting up the environment for infants and toddlers. | Tipsheet |
| Setting Up the Environment to Meet the Physical Needs of All Children: Part One | Priscilla Weigel and special guest Vicki Thrasher Cronin discuss a child care setting that needed help with providing more physical activity and space for the children in their care. This three part series walks through the process of transformation. Part 1 of this series focuses on the need for this group of children to participate in more rough and tumble play and how the process of creating these opportunities began. | Podcast |
| Setting Up the Environment to Meet the Physical Needs of All Children: Part Three | Priscilla Weigel and Vicki Thrasher Cronin end this series with an overview of ways to support parents understanding of their child"s temperament and learning style and how more activity infused through the day can be beneficial. They also discuss building that supportive relationship with parents and how they can help facilitate positive change long term through referral and evaluation. | Podcast |
| Setting Up the Environment to Meet the Physical Needs of All Children: Part Two | Priscilla Weigel and Vicki Thrasher Cronin continue their discussion of providing more physical movement by discussing what was needed to change the existing space and how the whole center helped make this idea a reality. | Podcast |
| Seven Strategies for Building an Accepting and Inclusive Environment | Highlights how early care and education professionals can create an environment in which all children have a sense of belonging. | Tipsheet |
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