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Safety

a parent walking with two children

Childcare During COVID-19: Two Parents’ Perspectives

Podcasts
teacher and child wearing masks

Childcare During COVID-19: A Teacher’s Perspective

Podcasts
teacher taking temperature of student

Childcare During COVID-19: A Director’s Perspective

Podcasts
illustration of boy wearing mask

What If … Questions About Face Coverings from the Child’s Perspective

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
child holding own toy

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
small boy resting on arm

Childproofing Your Home

Tool Kits
Keep Young Children Safe in the Car

Keep Young Children Safe in the Car

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Try and Try Again (audio)

Try and Try Again (audio)

Podcasts
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
You Made It

You Made It

Guidelines Videos
The Step

The Step

Guidelines Videos
Pea Pod Rockers

Pea Pod Rockers

Guidelines Videos
Filling the Trains

Filling the Trains

Guidelines Videos
Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Fine Motor Skills and Safety

Benchmark Videos
Teaching Children to Avoid "Stranger Danger"

Teaching Children to Avoid “Stranger Danger”

Tip Sheets
Use Care, Imagination When Introducing New Snacks

Use Care, Imagination When Introducing New Snacks

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Playing with Sticks: A Childhood Tradition

Playing with Sticks: A Childhood Tradition

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

Tip Sheets
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
What Makes a Good Toy?

What Makes a Good Toy?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

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