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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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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.

Dual Language Learners Resources

The National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning in partnership with the Office of Head Start is celebrating the strengths of children who are dual language learners and shining a light on practices and resources to help promote and continue building on those strengths...

Exploring Relationship-Based Professional Learning Approaches That Support Infant/Toddler Care

The third in the 2019 Hot Topic webinar series provided an overview of cultural responsiveness to support the needs of infants and toddlers in diverse child care settings. State- and program-level strategies were discussed.

Family Engagement in Early Care and Education Learning Series

The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, in collaboration with the EarlyEdU Alliance®, has developed the Family Engagement in Early Care and...

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