Engaging Families as Assessment Partners
When we “listen to family members, encourage them to share their knowledge, and clarify their concerns, priorities, and goals for … Read more
Motivation and Guidance in Leadership Checklist
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), through its Recommended Practice guidelines, offers a … Read more
New Study Finds Obesity Can Be Prevented in Very Young Children
The American Medical Association undertook a 27-month-long study of 900 racially and ethnically diverse infants designed to compare “in-clinic use … Read more
How Parent-Infant Interactions Boost Language Skills
In Infants’ Brain Responses to Social Interaction Predict Future Language Growth, a group of experts led by Patricia Kuhl at … Read more
Self-Reflection and Shared Reflection as Professional Tools
The folks at Head Start have a great two-page resource on the importance of “Self-Reflection and Shared Reflection as Professional … Read more
Supporting Healthy Eating Habits: Tips for Families
Supporting Healthy Eating Habits: Tips for Families was published by NAEYC in the journal Teaching Young Children. Written by a … Read more
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays in English and Spanish
Zero-to-Three gathered together a collection of Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays in English and Spanish, many of which you (or a … Read more
Authentic Child Assessment Overview & Practice Checklist
The Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center hosts a wealth of resources, including a collection of “Practitioner Guides” and “Practice … Read more
Helping Young Children with Sharing
Zero to Three offers Helping Young Children with Sharing. It’s a useful resource on a pretty challenging topic and should … Read more
Basic Environmental Supports for Positive Brain and Cognitive Development in the First Year of Life
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics in 2024, Basic Environmental Supports for Positive Brain and … Read more
Learning to Move
From NAEYC’s “Rocking and Rolling” Series, Learning to Move describes “motor development (as) a constant learning process” that is “discontinuous” … Read more
Latinx Mothers’ Experiences With Linkage to Early Intervention
This study was highlighted at the October 2025 California Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) on Early Intervention meeting. Researchers explored the … Read more