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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Safe Sleep - Patient Resources | The UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health created FREE patient materials designed to help promote safe sleep practices and to help those who work with parents and caregivers of infants to more effectively discuss safe infant sleep. There are Spanish resources available as well. | Website |
| Safe Sleep for Babies | Check out this 1-minute video developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on safe sleep practices for infants. A great resource to share with parents of infants in your program! | Website |
| Satisfacer las Necesidades de Varias Edades en el Cuidado Infantil Familiar (Meeting the Needs of Multiple Ages in Family Child Care) | En un entorno de edades mixtas, los niños pueden formar relaciones significativas que construyan un sentido de comunidad entre los niños, los cuidadores y los padres. Esta hoja de consejos ayudará a los proveedores a reconocer y cuidar a cada niño como un individuo con capacidades únicas, al tiempo que unifica los indicadores a través de las edades de los niños bajo su cuidado. In a mixed-age setting, children can form meaningful relationships that build a sense of community among children, caregivers, and parents. This tip sheet will help providers recognize and care for each child as an individual with unique capabilities while unifying indicators across ages of the children in their care. | Tipsheet |
| Screen Sense What the Research Says About the Impact of Media on Children Under 3 Years Old | From Zero to Three, "Babies today are born into a world full of rich human interaction and engaging screen media experiences. This leaves parents with a lot of questions! Are you curious about the role that screen media should play in your child’s life? Wondering if screen time is damaging, or if it is just another form of media (like books) that can be used to help children learn?" | Website |
| Scripted Story: Some Days are Different | This Social Story from The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations "acknowledges that children might spend time in a different classroom and temporarily have different teachers and peers. The language in the story explains that the adults in the classroom are there to help them throughout the day and acknowledges that children might feel sad or worried when they are in a different classroom. Having copies in each classroom allows for consistency across the program in how the changes are explained to children and how the adults at school can support young children during the times of uncertainty." | Document |
| Scripted Story: When Our Teacher is Away, We Can Still Learn and Play | This Social Story from The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations, "will help teachers and program staff prepare children for when their teacher is away. Teachers are encouraged to read a scripted story, like the sample version, to children before a planned absence to reassure children and help them understand what will happen in the classroom when the teacher is away. Place the scripted story in an easy-to-find place should a substitute need to use the story. Then, substitute teachers can use the story to help children understand their role within the classroom and reassure children that their teacher will be back soon." | Document |
| Self-Regulation Snap Shot #1: A Focus on Infants and Toddlers | Adult caregivers such as parents, teachers, coaches, and other mentors play a critical role in shaping and supporting self-regulation development from birth through young adulthood through an interactive process called “co-regulation.” This tip sheet was based on a series of reports prepared for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). | Tipsheet |
| Sensory Intervention Strategies and Environmental Adaptations | Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) can be over-sensitive or under responsive (or a combination of both) to stimuli. 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 |
| Separation Anxiety in Infants and Toddlers | This info module explores separation anxiety which is described as anxiety that is provoked in a young child by separation from or the threat of separation from a caregiver. | Info Module |
| Separation Anxiety in Infants and Toddlers | Tips for educators to help young children who may experience separation anxiety during the daily transition from home to child care. | Tipsheet |
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