Early Childhood

*Today’s post has been excerpted and adapted from The Art and Practice of Home Visiting by Ruth Cook & Shirley Sparks It’s not unusual for home visitors to visit homes…

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates, from all of us at Brookes! We’re grateful for all the parents, professionals, and self-advocates who work hard all year round to ensure that…

Early childhood educators need to master the art of making sound decisions for the children and families they serve. The first essential step toward making those decisions? Conducting observations to…

How can teachers and caregivers help young children with delays or disabilities learn key developmental skills? In the book An Activity-Based Approach to Early Intervention, JoAnn Johnson, Naomi L. Rahn,…

When the family of a young child receives a referral to an early intervention program, they may experience a wide range of emotions: fear, uncertainty, relief, anxiety, or a little…

*Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from The Handbook of Racial Equity in Early Childhood Education, by Jen Neitzel, Ph.D., & Ebonyse Mead, Ed.D., with invited contributors When early childhood…

As babies grow into curious toddlers and their language skills start to take off, the adults in their lives can nurture those skills every day with readily available items and…

Challenging behavior is a critical issue in any early childhood learning environment. Addressing these behaviors early is key—as author Nicole Edwards notes, “challenging behaviors that persist into the preschool years…

Used in programs across the U.S. and around the world, Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is a research-based coaching framework for supporting early childhood practitioners’ use of evidence-informed teaching practices. Effective PBC…