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Promoting Children's Development

As they grow, children experience marked stages of development. The following resources provide more information about the development of infants and toddlers, preschool-age children, and school-age children. They also address the importance of early learning guidelines, developmental screening and assessment, language development, and supporting children with disabilities in early care and education programs.

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Promoting Learning and Growth for School-Age Children During the Summer Months

On May 16, 2019, NCASE facilitated a webinar to share strategies and introduced new resources aimed at mitigating and preventing the “summer slide” of lost...

Early Learning and Development Guidelines

This document provides current website links to early learning and development guidelines (ELDGs) from the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences: Strategies for the Out-of-School Time Field

This practice brief developed by the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE), is a follow up to the recent research brief, “...

Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Out-of-School Time

On March 28, 2019, the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment hosted the “...

Summer Learning Fun: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

School may be out for the summer, but children's learning needs don’t take a vacation! Children learn best when they have opportunities to build skills and knowledge across settings. These include summer child care programs as well as time spent at home. This resource from NCASE,...

Summer Learning and Enrichment: Tips for School-Age Care Providers

Summer is a time for sun and fun, but children’s learning is too important to take a vacation! Many school-aged children lose up to three months of grade-level equivalency in math and reading skills over the summer months. This phenomenon is known as the summer slide. Summertime child care...

SCBC Infant/Toddler Specialist Network 2019 Hot Topic Webinars

The State Capacity Building Center's Infant/Toddler Specialist Network is hosting a series of webinars on the third...

Aligning Out-of-School Time Services for Children Experiencing Homelessness

The National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE) is pleased to share a practice brief on Aligning Out-of-School Time Services for Children Experiencing Homelessness.

Aligning Out-of-School Time Services for Children Experiencing Homelessness

NCASE is pleased to share a new practice brief on Aligning Out-of-School Time Services for Children Experiencing Homelessness. The examples discussed in the brief show...

Integrating Systems of Care through CCDF to Support High Quality Infant/Toddler Care

This webinar explored promising state and territory strategies and lessons learned for integrating infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) and systems of care (SoC) within infant/toddler initiatives.

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