Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning

Learn how self-care and professionalism are important for staff who work with infants, toddlers, and their families.

Use this video to find ways to reflect and deepen practices to create welcoming environments for infants, toddlers, and their families.

Use this video to guide reflection and enhance practices that support language development with infants, toddlers, and their families.

Explore the relationship between nutrition and nourishment. Learn how to use feedings and mealtimes to support infants’ and toddlers’ overall development.

Find out how predictable routines help infants and toddlers build a sense of trust and security. Learn tips for creating meaningful routines.

Find out how to use the natural world as a learning tool to improve outcomes for young children in your classroom.

Learn how to plan activities that use nature to teach children math concepts and skills.

In this video, explore ways to use ideas from nature to encourage science learning.

Explore the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL) in-service suites through the lens of active supervision! Join Jamie Sheehan from the Office of Head Start and Kristin Ainslee, host of NCQTL's Teacher Time, for a 45-minute webinar. It also includes a question and answer session.

This podcast shares some of the benefits that infants and toddlers gain by spending quality time outside. It also offers some ideas for how Early Head Start staff and parents can make the most of outdoor time.