Indiana Legislators consider child care bill
Today’s post is a message from the staff of our Child Care Answers program. Dear Friends, We know that Early Childhood issues are important to
Today’s post is a message from the staff of our Child Care Answers program. Dear Friends, We know that Early Childhood issues are important to
Call the White House today The funding bills are still under negotiation between the White House and Congress. On Tuesday, November 30, advocates from across
With the election just a week away, do you know where the Senate candidates from Indiana stand on kids? You can influence how the next Congress addresses
Today’s blog post comes to you courtesy of NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. Grandparents’ Day is today. Grandparents know
Today, more than 11 million children under age 5 are in some type of child care setting every week while their parents work. On average,
Today’s post is written by Carolyn Dederer, Executive Director of the Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis. Last week I attended the Indiana Association for the
Description: STEM curriculum immersing students in hands-on activities, projects and problems that build upon each other and relate to the real world.
Age range: pre-K
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Training:
Timeline: one year
Description: An assessment and instruction system that helps preschool and pre-K teachers assess their students’ math knowledge and tailor their instruction to meet students’ needs.
Age range: Preschool and pre-K
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Training:
Timeline: two series over 4-6 months
Description: Play-based prompts to build math, early engineering, social and physical skills through free play with blocks of all types and sizes.
Age range: 8 months through pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 1-2 month for training and then ongoing implementation
Description: Whole-child curriculum grounded in active learning supported by intentional adult guidance.
Age range: infant through pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 1-2 month for training and then ongoing implementation
Description: Early childhood curriculum supporting cognitive, physical, language and social-emotional development (aligned with Conscious Discipline) from birth to age five. Available in Spanish.
Age range: infant through pre-K
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Training:
Timeline: 1-2 month for training and then ongoing implementation
Description: Play-based curriculum weaving skills into playful games and projects, helping children grow in all development areas including social-emotional, physical, language and cognitive development.
Age range: infant through pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 1-2 month for training and then ongoing implementation
Description: Whole-child curriculum promoting development of emotional and cognitive skills through meaningful interactions. Available in Spanish.
Age range: infant through pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 1-2 month for training and then ongoing implementation
Description: Shared reading program designed to help young children develop vocabulary, concept knowledge and content knowledge in science.
Age range: preschool and pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 20 weeks
Description: Curriculum supplements designed to develop and strengthen young children’s early foundations in language and literacy and social-emotional skills.
Age range: infant through pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 30 weeks
Description: Literacy curriculum for the year before kindergarten that engages children in play- and science- of reading-based lessons focusing on phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary.
Age range: preschool and pre-K
Includes:
Training:
Timeline: 1 year