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Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Teacher playing with children in a hallway.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.

Creative and Playful Learning in Family Child Care

Family child care offers mixed-age groups where siblings can be cared for together. The provider’s schedule, location, culture, and language are often a match for family needs.

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.

Introduction to the ELOF Implementation Toolkit

Hear from an education manager about how she used the Implementation Toolkit with her team. Learn how she used the guides to walk her program through the process of implementing practices that are aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.

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. 

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.

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