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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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| Weighted Objects and Deep Touch Input | In this podcast, Cindy Croft and Priscilla Weigel talk with Gina Gibson, Occupational Therapist, Fraser, Minnesota, about guidelines for using weighted objects and other sensory interventions with young children. | Podcast |
| Welcoming Babies! Partnering with Parents to Ease the Transition to Child Care | How do we welcome babies and their families into our childcare programs? Join Beth Menninga, RBPD Manager at CICC, as she talks with Sheryl Warner, Family Child Care Provider, as Sheryl describes her walk with parents and babies who are coming to her childcare program for the first time. Attending to parenting approaches; ongoing conversation and coordination; helping children adapt to new routines; self-awareness and tenderness are all discussed as a part of establishing the relationship with families as a key element to welcoming babies. | Podcast |
| Wellness Garden Activities | From the Head Start National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety: You will find one wellness activity in this packet for each of the eight petals of the Cultivating Wellness flower: emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, financial, social, and occupational. Each activity guides participants a little further in their wellness journey. Whether the activities are useful on a personal level or something you can use to support others, we hope these ideas serve as “seeds” to help further cultivate wellness! Use the activities as is or adapt them to make them work best for you. | Document |
| What Are the Signs of Measles? | Measles is a serious illness caused by a virus. The virus can last for one to two weeks. It is rare today because most children are immunized against it. However, the number of diagnosed cases has grown across the country. This increase is related to children not being vaccinated. Here is a resource from the ECLKC. | Website |
| What Are the Signs of Measles? Spanish Version | Measles is a serious illness caused by a virus. The virus can last for one to two weeks. It is rare today because most children are immunized against it. However, the number of diagnosed cases has grown across the country. This increase is related to children not being vaccinated. Here is a resource from the ECLKC | Website |
| WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE OUR CENTER GREEN? | "With the ubiquity of usage that the term “green” has seen in recent years, this question is on the mind of center directors, teacher and staff members throughout the world. This guide is an attempt to answer these questions: “What does ʻgreenʼ even mean?” and “What can I be doing in my part of the world to help our center become more “green?”This eco-friendly guide compiled by Adam Neugebauer, based on a review of resources recommended by the nature action collaborative for children leadership team. | Document |
| What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler? | A recent blog from the American Psychological Association?s Public Interest Directorate features an article entitled What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler? | Document |
| What Does a Child Learn From Play? | When a parent picks up a child from child care, one of the first questions they ask their child is, "What did you do today?" The usual answer is "I Played." In the parent?s mind, there may not be a connection between the value of play and its impact on a child?s learning, but every experience a child has is a learning experience! | Document |
| What Does it Mean to use Ongoing Assessment to Individualize Instruction in Early Childhood? | Using ongoing child assessment to individualize instruction is considered a best practice in early childhood education1 and is a requirement in the Head Start Performance Standards.2 Teachers who use ongoing assessment to individualize instruction may reduce the school readiness gap for children at risk, deliver more effective instruction, and have students who achieve better outcomes. | Document |
| What Does Trauma Do to a Baby’s Brain? | Trauma can greatly impact the developing and vulnerable minds of young children aged 0-3. Learn more from this article from Zero to Three, | Website |
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