Resources - Baby Play: Planning Infant and Toddler Activities

Building Healthy and Safe Sleep Routines
A helpful resource for families and child care providers who want to support healthy sleep habits fo ...
Early Childhood Transitions: Supporting Children and Families
A useful resource for helping children and families navigate changes in early learning and care sett ...
Parent Involvement and Family Engagement for Early Childhood Professionals
A valuable resource for teachers and providers who want to build stronger connections with families. ...
CCDF Health and Safety Training Fact Sheet
The CCDF Health and Safety Training Fact Sheet gives child care providers a clear overview of import ...
Health and Safety Training Resources for Child Care Providers
A helpful guide for understanding important training topics in early childhood education. This resou ...
Resource Guide for Starting and Operating a Child Care Business
A practical startup guide for anyone opening a child care program. Covers planning basics, policies, ...
Create Your Classroom Schedule: Staff Planning Tool
A helpful reflection and planning worksheet for educators to map out their daily schedule, strengthe ...
Starting Solid Foods in Child Care: Tips for ECE Providers
A practical, easy-to-follow tip sheet for early educators introducing solid foods safely in child ca ...
Talk, Read & Sing: Infant & Toddler Tips
Talking with babies and toddlers is a brain building activity! Every time you talk to a baby and hav ...
Talk, Read & Sing: Preschool Teacher Tips
Talking, reading, and singing with young children every day helps build their language skills and su ...
Washington’s Birthday Activities
Washington’s Birthday Activities (All Ages) is a classroom-friendly resource that helps children e ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
Classroom-friendly collection of meaningful ways to honor Dr. King through kindness, fairness, inclu ...
Week of the Young Child Activities
Week of the Young Child activities celebrate young children's learning and development through play- ...
Holy Thursday Activities for Kids
Gentle, classroom-friendly ideas centered on service, kindness, gratitude, and caring for others. Wi ...
Child Care Workforce Qualifications, Training, and Professional Development
The child care workforce requires clearly defined qualifications such as minimum education levels, b ...
New Year’s Activities for Kids
Create a family-friendly countdown with noisemakers and confetti poppers made from tissue paper for ...
Kwanzaa Classroom Activities
Kwanzaa classroom activities can include learning about the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) through st ...
Christmas-Season Activities
Bring cozy holiday fun to your classroom with hands-on crafts, jingling sensory play, silly movement ...
Hanukkah Activities Kids Will Love! All Ages
Bring the Festival of Lights into your classroom with fun! Children can explore sparkling “light ...
Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving Activities for Kids (All Ages) is a flexible, inclusive set of classroom ideas for infa ...
Universal Children’s Day Activities
Celebrate children’s well-being, belonging, and voice through age-appropriate activities for infan ...
Veterans Day Activities for Kids (All Ages)
Veterans Day activities for kids can include age‑adaptable crafts (paper flags, gratitude cards, o ...
National Stress Awareness Day: Calming Activities for Kids
National Stress Awareness Day encourages families and schools to recognize and address stress in chi ...
All Families Belong: National Adoption Month Activities
This resource is designed to help child care providers and teachers celebrate family diversity with ...
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