Best Practices

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Quality in Early Childhood Education

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
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National Organizations

Resource Lists
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Tool Kits
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice 101

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
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Inclusive Practices and Remote Learning

Tool Kits
Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Persistence, Effort, & Attentiveness

Persistence, Effort, & Attentiveness

Early Learning Moments Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
FREE Professional Development Online for Early Childhood Educators

FREE Professional Development Online for Early Childhood Educators

Resource Lists
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Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Teacher wearing a face shield talking with children wearing masks while sitting far apart from each other

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of girl wearing a face covering

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Face Coverings

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
boy wearing face mask

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Physical Distancing

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
teacher and child wearing protective masks

Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
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Illinois Organizations

Resource Lists
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Positive Guidance for Young Children: Plan Ahead

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
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An Introduction to Montessori Education

Podcasts
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The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 2)

Podcasts
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The Impact of Trauma on the Lives of Young Children (Part 1)

Podcasts
Child with water pipe

“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing

Project Approach, Project Examples
Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Pass the Ball Versus Pass the Remote: Supporting Preschoolers’ Physical Activity

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
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Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten

Podcasts
Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Language and Literacy in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs

Podcasts
Traditional Costumes Project

Traditional Costumes Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
How Teachers Can Help When a Child Says, “Mommy, I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool!”

How Teachers Can Help When a Child Says, “Mommy, I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool!”

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Preventing That Summer Slide

Preventing That Summer Slide

Blogs, Culturally Responsive Practices
Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
Talking About Numbers and Letters

Talking About Numbers and Letters

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Inclusive Early Childhood Programs: How One School District Creates a Place for All Young Children

Inclusive Early Childhood Programs: How One School District Creates a Place for All Young Children

Podcasts
Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Imagination and Fantasy in Early Childhood

Resource Lists
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Best Practices for Infant and Toddler Care

Resource Lists
The Combine Project: Using a Museum Experience to Enrich Project Work

The Combine Project: Using a Museum Experience to Enrich Project Work

Project Approach, Project Examples
Garden Project Sprouts From Simple Question: “What’s That?”

Garden Project Sprouts From Simple Question: “What’s That?”

Project Approach, Project Examples
The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

Project Approach, Project Examples
drawing of child with notepad

Tech Time for Young Children

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Two Trains

Two Trains

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Tower Together

A Tower Together

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
The Step

The Step

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Snack Time

Snack Time

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pretty Up High

Pretty Up High

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Pea Pod Rockers

Pea Pod Rockers

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Over Here

Over Here

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Let’s Get Up

Let’s Get Up

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
I Don't Like That

I Don’t Like That

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Filling the Trains

Filling the Trains

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Down There

Down There

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
A Big Tower

A Big Tower

Guidelines Videos, IELG Resources, Videos
Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Dual Language Use During Choice Time

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos