Toileting Independence in Preschool-age Children
This resource offers ways that adults can support children who are learning to use the toilet independently.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Developmentally appropriate practice focuses on tailoring the curriculum and interactions to match children's developmental stages.
Resources here focus on implementing responsive curricula, supporting messy play, discussing differences, understanding child development principles, and emphasizing play's role in learning.
Implementing a Curriculum Responsively: Building on Children’s Interests
In this 15-minute In-service Suite, learn how education staff can implement a curriculum responsive to individual children's interests.
Supporting Children’s Development and Learning with the ELOF, Birth to 5
In this Teacher Time season, learn about effective teaching practices to support children's development and learning in the ELOF domains. Each webisode focuses on one domain and selected sub-domains.
Implementing a Curriculum Responsively: Supporting Children’s Development and Learning
This 15-minute In-service Suite describes how education staff can implement a curriculum that is responsive to children's development and learning.
Supporting Messy Play with Infants and Toddlers
In this video, learn about the specific learning that happens when infants and toddlers engage in messy play. Find out about effective practices staff can use to manage the mess while also managing the classroom.
Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework Implementation Toolkit
Explore this toolkit guides the alignment process and helps strengthen practices to promote children’s development in all ELOF domains.
Effective Practice Guides
The Effective Practice Guides provide information about teaching practices that support children’s development across ELOF domains. See what these practices look like in early learning settings.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice Working with Young Children
Explore the meaning behind developmentally appropriate practice and working with infants and toddlers in this News You Can Use.
Watch Me Grow!
Watch this short video to explore basic principles of child development. This information can help staff as they support and individualize care for infants and very young children.
Playing to Learn: Benefits of Play in Early Childhood
Play is an important part of learning across the early childhood years. In this webinar, learn how play builds critical cognitive and behavioral skills across the birth to age 5 years. Find out what play looks like for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.