Early Childhood

Sensory activities provide a perfect opportunity for young children to learn important social, motor, problem-solving, and early STEM skills. Try the 11 strategies in this article to help make sensory…

If you work with young children, bringing up difficult topics with families is a challenging but necessary part of the job. Whether you need to talk about a behavior challenge,…

If you work with young children, you know how important it is to make the most of families’ expertise and involve them in supporting their child’s progress. Here are 9…

Updated 9/15/2025 Young children who frequently experience anxious feelings need patient, caring, and knowledgeable adults to provide them with effective support. Adapted from the home visiting guidebook Tackling the Tough…

This month we’re spotlighting the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children, Third Edition (AEPS®-3), a widely used, seamlessly linked assessment and curriculum for young children ages birth–6.…

If your early childhood program is among the thousands that use the internationally renowned Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ®), are you using the ASQ Knowledge Base to make the most…

Developmental screening is one of the best things your program can do to get a child off to a great start—and the internationally renowned Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ®) are…

Figuring out a consistent, successful sleep schedule is a major priority for every parent of a baby or toddler. If you’re a home visitor who works with young children and…

As you work toward authentic inclusion in your preschool program, your team might decide that not only do current policies need to be changed, but also new policies need to…

This article on young children's behavior has been adapted from the book Unpacking the Infant–Toddler Pyramid Model, by Amy Hunter, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Kathryn M. Bigelow, & Neal M. Horen.…