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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Factors that Influence Behavior | Information on how physiological and environmental factors influence the behavior of young children. | Tipsheet |
| Family Style Meals | Family style dining is a mealtime approach that child care programs can implement to help support children with healthy eating and developmentally appropriate behavior. This tip sheet covers the importance of family style dining and how to successfully implement this style into an early child care program. | Tipsheet |
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders | Definition, characteristics, and strategies to support the inclusion of young children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. | Tipsheet |
| Fire Safety in Child Care: Special Considerations for Children with Disabilities | Fire safety in child care programs involves awareness, education, practice, and making accommodations. Knowledge of each child’s individual needs is essential to ensuring their safety in the event of a fire evacuation. With a few adaptions in place, intentional fire safety is the most effective way to reduce risks of fire for individuals with disabilities. | Tipsheet |
| Food Allergies | Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. | Tipsheet |
| Four Key Principles of Developmentally Appropriate Inclusive Care | Using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) helps caregivers promote optimal learning and development for young children. This tip sheet highlights the four key principals for ensuring successful, developmentally appropriate inclusive care. | Tipsheet |
| Funding Resources to Support Children with Special Needs | This tip sheet highlights funding resources available, including those specific to the state of Minnesota, to support the care of children with special needs. | Tipsheet |
| Gastrostomy Tubes | Information about gastronomy tubes and special considerations for the children who use g-tubes in an early education setting. | Tipsheet |
| Guiar el comportamiento mediante el uso del medio ambiente (Guiding behavior through the use of the environment) | Una consideración cuidadosa del medio ambiente puede crear un marco para el éxito. Esta hoja de consejos ofrece estrategias para que los cuidadores eviten o reduzcan la cantidad de problemas de conducta. Careful consideration of the environment can create a framework for success. This tip sheet offers strategies for caregivers to avoid or reduce the number of behavior challenges. | Tipsheet |
| Guidelines for Use of Deep Pressure and Weighted Items in Early Childhood Programs | Deep touch pressure is a form of tactile sensory input which has a relaxing, calming and organizing effect on the nervous system. It can be provided through firm holding, hugging, squeezing and the use of weighted items. Deep touch pressure can be beneficial to individuals with high levels of anxiety or with heightened arousal levels. | Tipsheet |
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