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.
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.
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.