Supervising Socializations
Home visits are the main vehicle to deliver comprehensive services to young children and families. Explore how twice-monthly group socializations are also an important and required part of home-based services.
Effective, nurturing, and responsive teaching practices and interactions are key for all learning in early childhood settings. They foster trust and emotional security; are communication and language rich; and promote critical thinking and problem-solving. They also support social, emotional, behavioral, and language development; provide supportive feedback for learning; and motivate continued effort. Teaching practices and interactions are responsive to and build on each child’s pattern of development and learning. They can be measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) and other adult-child interaction tools. These observations may then be used to support professional development. Teaching practices also include how schedules and routines are carried out, how settings are managed, and how children’s challenging behaviors are addressed.
Home visits are the main vehicle to deliver comprehensive services to young children and families. Explore how twice-monthly group socializations are also an important and required part of home-based services.
Research on the Go podcasts summarize the latest research and discuss implications and practical applications. This episode helps to reframe how we view challenging behavior to behavior that has meaning.
Explore children's understanding of race and identity development. Discover strategies to promote anti-bias practices through supportive interactions and activities with children.
Messy play is the active exploration of materials like water and paper. It offers rich learning experiences for infants and toddlers. Listen to this podcast for strategies to make this activity fun and manageable.
Explore how to use the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) to improve program quality and outcomes. Hear strategies to promote well-organized environments, effective interactions, and engaging experiences.
Learn about the “why,” “what,” and “how” of individualizing care for infants and toddlers. Find related Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), additional resources, and reflection questions to use with staff and other program leaders.
Learn why individualizing care is important for infants and toddlers, including dual language learners and children with disabilities.
Examples of digital tools for parents and older toddlers and preschoolers to use for distance learning.
This resource uses a scenario to highlight how programs can use the Family Partnership Process to develop a plan for virtual learning.
Explore this practical guide to learn about engaging fathers in their children’s development and learning in Head Start and Early Head Start programs.