This handbook focuses on refugee families parenting children from the prenatal period through age 5. It provides families with information about: healthy development; early learning and school readiness; and family engagement in early care.

This paper summarizes evidence about the participation of young children of immigrants in early care and education programs as well as relevant demographic and socio-economic characteristics of immigrant families that likely influence children’s participation in early learning programs. It then discusses policy recommendations for state and local administrators of pre-kindergarten and other early care and education programs.

This article discusses the power of allowing students to construct their own conceptual understanding as they “read an object” in a series of guided inquiry steps, developing their own questions about the object.

Accompanied by six video clips, this article argues that careful observation of children’s play can heighten our awareness of the children’s higher-level thinking and knowledge, which in turn helps us be more effective in supporting their play. It also recommends the use of video documentation to facilitate our understanding of the child’s actions.

This tutorial was developed to provide a deeper understanding of the types of trauma and its impact on young children and their families, as well as the role of the consultant. The tutorial includes pre- and post-tests, activities, and links to other resources.

Recently published in the ZERO TO THREE journal, this document calls on federal and state-level policy makers and program leaders to purposefully consider the needs of our nation’s youngest children with disabilities and/or delays when making funding and policy decisions for early childhood care, education, support, and intervention. Read this, discuss this, and consider the importance of these ideas in your own work.

This free, online module offers content related to supporting children’s learning and development through quality adult-child and child-child interactions. Objectives target what family-centered practices are, how to build the capacity of families, and strategies for building trusting partnerships with families. Dr. Carol Trivette summarizes the research on family practices in lesson 1. Lessons 2 and 3 share strategies on how to treat families with respect, involve them in decision-making, help them to increase their confidence and competence, and encourage effective collaboration with other professionals. Much of this work is accomplished with examples and activities.

This brief discusses the shortcomings of relying solely on Evidence-Based Practices and, instead, advocates for new standards of data-driven and community-informed program implementation and evaluation.

In this video, a mother reflects on how early intervention has positively impacted her child and her family, as well as how her relationship with the physical therapist, Megan, has benefited them.