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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Understanding Compassion Fatigue | A helpful handout developed by Rebecca Bundy, M.A., NCC, LPCC. This handout defines Compassion Fatigue, discusses the signs and symptoms, and provides strategies for developing Compassion Fatigue Resilience. | Document |
| Understanding STEAM and how children use it | This document from the National Center on Early Childhood, Learning and Teaching provides an interactive learning experience and is intended as a professional development resource to help supervisors, coordinators, managers, and education staff* understand how young children engage with STEAM concepts and ideas. This document will also help adults identify strategies for exploring and developing STEAM in early learning settings. | Document |
| USDA - My Plate Nutrition Information for Infants | Check out this resource from the United States Department of Agriculture:"Start your infant off on the path of lifelong healthy nutrition. The first year of a child's life is very important time for proper growth and development. Since infants eat and drink such small amounts at this stage, it’s important to make every bite count!" | Website |
| USDA - My Plate Nutrition Information for Toddlers | Check out this resource from the United States Department of Agriculture:"Give your toddler healthy choices as they explore new foods and flavors. Toddlers are learning to feed themselves and to eat new foods during this important time of growth and development. Young children have small stomachs and are learning what foods they like and dislike. So, make every bite count!" | Website |
| Vaccine Information Statements | Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | Website |
| Videos on Early Childhood Development - Pathways | Free videos! These are from the Pathways Foundation website, which "Provide free tools to maximize all children's motor, sensory, and communication development." Their videos are in English and in Spanish- short videos of typical and atypical motor development that can help parents and teachers be alert to motor issues, as well as videos about strategies to support infant motor development. | Website |
| Visual Supports in the Early Childhood Setting | Benefits of- and tips for implementing visual aids, or visuals, in the early childhood classroom | Tipsheet |
| Walking to Joy: Using Our Values as Our Map | An article posted on the National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC website, written by Kim Lee Ripley about finding JOY during the pandemic. | Website |
| What is Challenging Behavior | Whether a child's behavior is focused outward or inward, caregivers can work to alleviate challenging behavior through positive behavior supports. This tip sheet explores ways to identify and prevent challenging behavior. | Tipsheet |
| What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids' Brains | Educational apps and TV shows are great ways for children to sharpen their developing brains and hone their communication skills—not to mention the break these gadgets provide harried parents. But tread carefully: A number of troubling studies connect delayed cognitive development in kids with extended exposure to electronic media. | Document |
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