Safe and Nurturing Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
View this Teacher Time episode to find out about ways to create and support positive and safe learning environments for infants and toddlers.
View this Teacher Time episode to find out about ways to create and support positive and safe learning environments for infants and toddlers.
Find out how engaging and responsive learning environments help infants and toddlers achieve school readiness.
Infants and toddlers learn best in environments with caring and responsive adults, where they feel safe and free to explore and learn. Find ways to create an engaging environment for infants and toddlers.
Explore the resources on this page to learn how to begin or expand services for children and families through an Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership.
Use the resources on this page to strengthen infant and toddler teaching practices
Learn how to explore difficult topics with and engage families that are reluctant to participate in activities. Also, find out how to respond to crisis situations that may occur during home visits.
Read a two-part paper about why and how to individualize care. Learn how to meet the interests, abilities, and needs of infants, toddlers, and their families.
In this webinar, explore how children’s back-and-forth interactions during everyday experiences and routines build the brain. Also, find out how these interactions can set the stage for a lifetime of learning.
Explore the importance of early relationships in a child’s life and research-based teaching strategies that support them.
Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES) is a longitudinal study of Early Head Start programs around the country. Baby FACES describes the characteristics, well-being, and development of children and families at the beginning of the program year. A national portrait of the population Early Head Start serves provides information to consider when assessing needs and setting national goals for the program.