Creating a Caring Community
Creating caring communities involves warm, respectful relationships among children and adults in learning environments. Learn more with the videos, handouts, and learning activities in this in-service suite.
Social and Emotional Development
Social and Emotional Development is one of the five central domains of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). It focuses on children's ability to create and sustain meaningful relationships with adults and other children. These resources explore the ways children learn to express, recognize, and manage their own emotions, as well as respond appropriately to others' emotions.
Other ELOF domains include Approaches to Learning; Language and Literacy; Cognition; and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development.
Fostering Connections
Fostering connections with young children is crucial for their emotional well-being and social development, creating a foundation for lifelong learning and positive relationships.
Using CCHCs to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Well-being
In this video, explore how child care health consultants can help programs create safe and supportive environments to promote children’s physical and emotional health.
Strategies and Recommendations for Supporting Mental Health
Log Number: ACF-OHS-IM-24-01 | Issuance Date: 05-09-2024
Social and Emotional Well-being Supports and Strategies
In this video, learn ways to support social and emotional well-being. Also, find out about Sesame Workshop videos, articles, storybooks, and games that programs can share to keep everyone healthy and happy.
Supporting Preschoolers' Peer Relationships
In this Front Porch webinar, learn how a preschooler's experience with others shapes their understanding of themselves as well as their relationships with their peers.
Infant and Toddler Peer Relationships
In this podcast, learn about the skills infants and toddlers need to develop relationships with their peers. Discover strategies to help them build healthy peer relationships.
Inclusion Basics: Membership and Belonging
All young children should feel a sense of membership and belonging. Learn how to create relationships and environments that build a sense of belonging for children with disabilities.
Biting Behavior in Toddlers and How to Respond
Listen and reflect on the emotions that come up when biting occurs in the learning environment. This Parallel Play episode highlights ways to address, prevent, and respond to biting behavior in toddlers.
Problem-solving and Relationship Skills with Infants and Toddlers
Infants and toddlers rely on supportive relationships to learn how to recognize problems and find solutions. Discuss practical strategies to foster problem-solving and relationship-building skills with infants and toddlers.