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Ideas and Strategies for Incorporating Foundations in Language and LiteracyPublication Date
May 2015About
Increasing pressure to conform to standards and kindergarten readiness can dissuade early childhood professionals from incorporating play an effective tool for supporting learning and development. This webinar will highlight opportunities, through readings, activities, and assignments, to incorporate an emphasis on play across early childhood courses. Specific emphasis on learning in outdoor and natural environments will be emphasized. Presenter: Camille CatlettPublication Date
July 2016About
This toolkit was developed to help support programs along a path toward effective family engagement. It includes a 22-indicator self-assessment, examples of how program actions can transform interactions with families, and, by extension, enhanced outcomes for young children. Most of the resources are not Indiana-centric and would apply to any context.About
Family engagement is crucial to high-quality early childhood care and education policy and programs for children’s learning and development. Watch this archived webinar to learn about eight key indicators of high-quality family engagement and how to incorporate them into quality assurance systems in line with the Parent, Family, Community Engagement Framework for Early Childhood Systems.About
This video-based training explores how to individualize instruction for each child by assessing their interests, talents, needs, and abilities; demonstrating and scaffolding; and clearly communicating expectations. It is available in an online 45-minute self-paced version or a facilitator led 1.5-2 hour training.About
This set of short videos demonstrates the process that two teachers went through when planning for specific children who need more individualized instruction on some of their learning objectives. These vignettes will show clips of their planning meeting as well as what it looks like in the classroom when these plans are implemented.About
This site offers resources (e.g., infographics, articles, reflective exercises, videos) that are organized around the parts of the IECMH definition. The same resources are all available in Spanish (https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/la-salud-mental-infantil-y-en-la-primera-infancia).About
This research synthesis provides a definition of infant mental health and an overview of the approaches and professionals who work to support it.About
This document is one of three modules that are intended to support consultants in infant and toddler child care environments. This module contains an overview of infant/toddler development and caregiver involvement, describes the observation, screening and ongoing assessment process, and discusses the red flags and referrals in atypical child development. Each section is accompanied by worksheets or activities. Useful information regarding developmental milestones and screening and assessment tools are appended at the end of the paper.Publication Date
2010About
This series includes four segments on science, technology, engineering, and math. Each segment includes an archived webinar, PowerPoints, handouts, and additional resource materials.About
This website offers online access to resources, research, state examples, and archived webinars.About
The Infant Toddler Temperament Tool includes a short online survey that allows parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers to recognize and explore their own temperament traits and those of a child for which they provide care. The IT3 generates results which support parents and caregivers in understanding how adult and child similarities and differences in temperament traits may affect “goodness of fit.” The IT3 also generates simple best practice tips adults can use to foster the unique temperament of each child within their care.About
This page by NICHCY provides brief fact sheets on specific disabilities. This information is also available in Spanish.Publication Date
2017About
This fact sheet highlights the role of play in brain development, identifies six different types of play, and offers suggestions for families.About
On October 17, 2018, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a joint Information Memorandum (IM) emphasizing the importance of meaningful father engagement in all ACF programs to better serve children and families. The memorandum highlights research findings that demonstrate the value of father involvement in the lives of children and families and identifies promising practices to promote and sustain meaningful father engagement, regardless of a father’s physical location or custodial participation.About
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a comprehensive site with resources that are organized by the age of the children and by topic. The Infants & Toddlers (0-3) site is and the Children (4-11) site isAbout
The I-LABS Outreach and Education talent pool at the University of Washington has produced free learning modules that take an in-depth look at the science of child development. Modules include 20-25 minute narrated PowerPoints with embedded videos, plus a discussion guide and handout. There are over 20 topics including The Importance of Early Interactions, Understanding Emotions, Language Development: Learning the Sounds of Language, Bilingual Language Development, Temperament in Early Childhood, Foundations of Literacy, Development of Literacy, Early Music Experience, Early STEM Learning, Early Numeracy, How Play Helps Math Learning, Spatial Skills and Reasoning, Learning to Make Things Happen, Race Today: What Kids Know as They Grow, and ”Racing” Towards Equality: Why Talking to Your Kids About Race is Good for Everyone.