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Uncertain Times

Tool Kits
child and mother baking

Helping Young Children Understand Changing Holiday Traditions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
teacher and child wearing protective masks

Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
mom coloring with child

COVID-19 Parenting Pep Talk: Make Time for Connection

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
mother comforting young boy

When Children Are Homeless or Housing Insecure: How Preschool Teachers and Caregivers Can Help

Resource Lists
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Birthdays, Holidays, and Family Gatherings

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
When Children Mourn

When Children Mourn

Tip Sheets
Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Children in Refugee Families Need Extra Care, Attention

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
child in playhouse

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Teachers Can Support Young Children’s Mental Health

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Fuss Management: Comforting the Irritable Child

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children with puppets

What Puppets Can Mean to Children, Part 2

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Small Child, Big Stress?

Small Child, Big Stress?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Old Home, New Home, Our Home

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets

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About IEL

The Illinois Early Learning Project Web site is a source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois.

Funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

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