These materials, trainings & organizations assist educators in planning strategies to support children.
All About Young Children
On the All About Young Children website parents can find out about what skills help children learn, how they learn language, how they learn about feelings & relationships, how they learn about numbers & how they become skillful at moving their bodies.
Beginning Together
Provides professional development training designed to teach infant/toddler care professionals how to create high quality programs that fully include infants/toddlers with disabilities or other special needs & their families in regular programs.
California Collaborative on the Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CA CSEFEL)
CA CSEFEL connects early childhood programs with trainers and coaches who are experts in the CA CSEFEL Teaching Pyramid Framework
California Early Childhood Educator Competencies Videos
On the CDE website there is a set of 13 videos that cover highlights from each of the competency areas & include commentary from content experts in the field.
California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
Offers free online overview modules covering CDE publications & resources, such as Foundations, Frameworks, Desired Results, Preschool Program Guidelines, Healthy & Active Preschoolers, CSEFEL, Strengthening Families & 3R’s of ECE.
California Foundations & Frameworks
Foundations describes the knowledge & skills that most children can be expected to exhibit in a program. Framework provides strategies for early childhood educators that enrich learning & development opportunities.
California Inclusion and Behavior Consultation (CIBC) Network
Network designed to respond to requests for technical assistance from administrators and teachers in early care & education programs. A network of consultants provide on-site consultation to build the capacity of programs & providers to respond effectively to children with special needs or challenging behaviors.
California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN)
CPIN provides professional development, training & technical assistance to preschool teachers & administrators based on the EESD publications, which include the Foundations, Frameworks, Preschool English Language Learners Guide & Inclusion Works!
Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC)
Provides services, training, technical assistance & resources to students & professionals working with & for children. Website includes the training portal for professional development & information about California’s Professional Growth Matrix.
CompSAT
CompSAT is an online, professional development website filled with interactive & self-reflective activities that give guidance to early childhood professionals.
Conscious Discipline (CD)
Moments are an opportunity to teach children the social emotional & communication skills necessary to manage themselves, resolve conflict, prevent bullying & develop pro-social behaviors.
Desired Results for Children
& Families
Provides training & technical assistance to early childhood professionals in the implementation of the Desired Results Developmental Profile Systems
Environment Rating Scale Institute
ERSI provides a number of services related to use of the Environment Rating Scales (ERS)
Family Child Care at Its Best
Provides high-quality child development education for licensed & license-exempt family child care providers. Courses offered in multiple languages.
Milestone Tracker
Parents & Providers may track their child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with Center for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) App.
Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC)
PITC is the California Department of Education’s training system for professionals who work with infants/toddlers.
Zero to Three
Explore topics on the Zero to Three website that focus on infants & toddlers including Early Development & Well-Being, Early Learning, Parenting, and Policy & Advocacy.