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Offers information for Local Education Agencies and Community-Based Organizations to consider as they review and potentially revise their toileting policies and practices to accommodate the inclusion of younger learners with varied developmental needs, in their programs, including through intentional partnerships with their families.
This resource has templates and examples in Spanish from California’s Great Start Transition to Elementary School Toolkit, Supporting a Smooth and Effective Transition to Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade.
Resources to support inclusive policies and practices for early care and education on CDE Website.
Technical support, guidance, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and resources for the identification, reporting, and support of dual language learners in CSPP.
The purpose of the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations is to describe research and evidence-based expectations for the way most infants and toddlers make progress in the major domains of social-emotional, language, cognitive, and perceptual and motor development.
Created as a companion publication to the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, this framework supports caregivers as they strive to make teaching responsive and meaningful for infants and toddlers. It presents strategies and information to enrich learning and development opportunities and provides a structure that infant/toddler providers and administrators can use to make informed decisions as they plan learning environments and experiences for our youngest children. Like the infant/ toddler foundations, the framework is based on current research on how infants and toddlers learn and develop in four domains: (1) social–emotional, (2) language, (3) cognitive, and (4) perceptual and motor development. The framework emphasizes both the central role of the family in a young child’s learning and development and the diversity of California’s families. Attention is given to the importance of responsive, individualized care grounded in children’s secure relationships with their parents and primary caregivers. Seen as part of a comprehensive system, the infant/toddler curriculum framework supports effective planning and the ongoing cycle of observing, documenting, reflecting, and implementing appropriate curriculum.
From its inception, the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) has been a collaborative effort of the CDE, and more recently, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and WestEd. To initiate the PITC, Janet Poole, CDE Administrator, and J. Ronald Lally, WestEd PITC Director, gathered together a team of child and family researchers, child care experts, and media specialists to begin the development of a multimedia training system for infant/toddler group care providers. PITC has grown to become the major provider in California in the creation, distribution, and delivery of infant/toddler care training/professional learning resources (video and print) and activities (institutes, graduate events, conferences, outreach, and community-based training of infant care teachers/providers). It operates a Regional Support Network of PITC Certified Infant/Toddler Specialists who conduct training and coaching throughout California and nationwide. PITC has provided professional development institutes in more than 20 states and territories, nationally for Early Head Start, and internationally. Free resources are available, but some may require membership.
PITC Regional Support Network is the subsidized training and coaching program for California's infant/toddler centers and family child care providers. There are ten PITC Regional Coordinators who work closely with fully certified PITC Infant/Toddler Specialists and early care and education programs to oversee the Regional Support Network at a local level. Free resources are available, but some may require membership.
The California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF) describe the learning and development of most children ages three to five and a half years old in high-quality early education programs.
Resources to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. At ZERO TO THREE, they envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential. Free resources are available, but some may require a membership.
National health and safety performance standards guidelines for Early Care and Education programs, fourth edition.
Caring for Our Children diapering procedures 3.2.1.4 Diaper Changing Procedure
3.2.1.5 Procedure for Changing Children’s Soiled Underwear/Pull-Ups and Clothing
Enter your ZIP code on this website to find your local child care resource and referral (R&R) agency and the resources they provide (E.g. diapers, wipes). Please note that resources available will vary by county.
First 5 California is dedicated to improving the lives of California’s young children and their families through a comprehensive system of education, health services, childcare, and other crucial programs.
Access to free early childhood professional development. To support early childhood teachers, CECO provides modules based on state-of-the-art information and best practices in one centralized location to meet the ever-changing needs of the early childhood field. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese Simplified.
This Resource Guide offers many materials to support the development and implementation of policies and practices for high-quality care for infants and toddlers.
Offering no cost infant and early childhood mental health consultation services, supports and resources for early learning and care providers in California.
The goals of the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) are to assist states and programs in their implementation of sustainable systems for the implementation of the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children (Pyramid Model) within early intervention and early education programs with a focus on promoting the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children birth to five, reducing the use of inappropriate discipline practices, promoting family engagement, using data for decision-making, integrating early childhood and infant mental health consultation and fostering inclusion. Free resources are available, but some may require membership.
The Teaching Pyramid approach provides a systematic framework that promotes social and emotional development, provides support for children’s appropriate behavior, prevents challenging behavior, and addresses problematic behavior. The WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies offers comprehensive professional development packages for infant/toddler, preschool, and early elementary educators. WestEd’s Teaching Pyramid is based on evidence-based practice originally developed by the Center on the Social Emotional Foundations in Early Learning (CSEFEL), authorized by California Department of Education (CDE), and aligned with California’s Early Learning and Development System. Free resources are available, but some may costs associated with them.
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country.
Resources around the topics of: 1) Book recommendations to support young children’s learning and development, 2) Young children, 3) Teaching young children, 4) Professional development, 5) Topic focused, 5) Blog, 6) Position statements. Free resources are available, but some may require membership.
Resources around the topics of: 1) Equity and inclusion, 2) Accreditation, 3) Publications, 4) Resource links. Free resources are available, but some may require membership.
List of Local Agencies with Free Resources
Part of the California Early Learning and Development System, in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services and WestEd. This website provides a collection of free streaming videos designed to support early childhood educators in California. These videos cover various topics related to early childhood education, offering resources and training to help educators improve their practices.
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