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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body | From the Center of the Developing Child at Harvard University: "A growing understanding of how responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school has driven increased investment and sparked innovation in early learning around the world." | Document |
| Considerations for outdoor play and safety | In this first episode of this two-part series on extending the Early Childhood classroom outdoors, Brenda Lowe and Dana Ellingson discuss the importance of outdoor play and some health and safety concerns to consider. They discuss using practical and creative ways to expand the classroom learning to the great outdoors and also how that in itself can present many rewards and challenges. In addition to health and safety concerns for children, topics of cultural responsiveness and respecting parental concerns are addressed when thinking about supporting outdoor play. | Podcast |
| Context beats quantity for teaching kids new words | Children learn words best when they hear them in a context that's understandable, a new study shows. This context is critical for understanding why some words may be easier for kids to learn than others. Findings of a recent study suggest that using words in fun, coherent activities is more important than simply talking more to children. | Website |
| Continuity of Care: Six Essential Program Practices | High-quality relationship-based care is central to optimal early brain development, emotional regulation, and learning (Center on the Developing Child, 2012). One of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) essential program practices to promote this type of care is continuity of care (PITC, n.d.). Continuity of care practices support the development of secure attachments and strong positive relationships as well as a secure base for exploration and learning (Honig, 2002). Research shows that attachment security significantly contributes to children’s long-range social-emotional development and self-confidence (Sroufe, Egeland, Carlson & Collins, 2005) | Document |
| Cooking with Kids of Different Ages | "Cooking food together with kids lets you share food and cooking traditions and important food skills. If your kids get cooking now, chances are they will keep up this good habit as they grow older." These ideas from the Dieticians of Canada are listed by age group. Enjoy! | Website |
| Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation, Inc | The Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation acts as an international family support network that ensures early and accurate diagnosis of CdLS and promotes research into the causes of the syndrome and how to best cope with it as families and individuals. A few links and a concise history and explanation of the syndrome and in-house publications are available through the site. | Website |
| Cómo prevenir la expulsión en el cuidado infantil (Preventing Expulsion in Child Care) | Estrategias para prevenir la suspensión y expulsión de niños con conductas desafiantes. Strategies to prevent suspension and expulsion of children with challenging behaviors. | Tipsheet |
| Crafts for Kids: Watercolor Ice Cube Painting | "Let’s paint! Did you know that you can use ice cubes to paint? It makes for easy clean up, too. Kids can embrace their artistic side and learn how to make and mix ice with different colors to create their own visual masterpiece." Enjoy this video from the Boston Children's Museum. | Website |
| Creación de un Entorno de Juego Enriquecido (Creating a Rich Play Environment) | Uno de los papeles de un profesional del cuidado infantil y la educación temprana es el del arquitecto del entorno en el que los niños juegan y aprenden. Las siguientes son algunas estrategias para crear un entorno enriquecido para el juego. One of the roles of a childcare and early education professional is that of the architect of the environment in which children play and learn. The following are some strategies for creating an enriched play environment. | Tipsheet |
| Creando empatía a través de los libros para niños (Creating Empathy Through Children’s Books) | ¿Cuál es la importancia de agregar libros multiculturales a nuestras bibliotecas de preescolar? Únase a Karina Elze, miembro de la junta directiva en CICC y anteriormente especialista en RBPD, mientras habla con Claire Undis, maestra de EL. Juntas compartirán la importancia de leer historias donde los niños puedan verse a sí mismos en las páginas, así como historias diferentes a ellas para crear empatía. | Podcast |
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