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Four-year-old Camila opens a class recipe book in the home environment center that includes photos and recipes from children’s families. She turns to her family’s recipe for corn tortillas. Pointing to the text, she says, “First, I have to put in la masa.” She dips a measuring cup into a canister with a picture and the words corn flour and masa on the outside, then dumps two imaginary scoops into a bowl. She returns to the book and says, “Then I have to put…

Have you ever wondered why some young children find it so hard to express their feelings, or why they exhibit disruptive behaviors? It may be that they struggle with recognizing and responding to sensations in the body. What is interoception? Interoception is known as the eighth sensory system, and is involved in sensing signals such as hunger, pain, emotion, and fatigue. Interoception is a sense that helps you feel and understand what’s going on in your body.  Interoceptive awareness refers…

With support from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), Safe Babies is shifting its approach to tribal outreach and technical assistance for tribal partners. In 2009, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the state of North Carolina successfully implemented the Safe Babies approach for five years. As a technical assistance partner to the tribe, we shared responsibility for supporting an effective Safe Babies approach. We helped increase their capacity to provide Child Parent Psychotherapy with a holistic approach…

With ongoing violence in public spaces and media coverage of these events, young children–including infants and toddlers–may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety. Dr. Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MD and Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen, PhD, experts on child trauma, have a candid conversation about how adults, whether caregivers, early education professionals, or advocates, can navigate conversations with young children to support the overall well-being of children and of themselves. This event was co-sponsored by Child Care Aware® of America and…

This feature of the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry will give Program Administrators and Multi-site Administrators the ability to list data and upload documents that are relevant to DHS Licensing. Note: only Program Administrators of DHS Licensed programs will see these tools. 1. Log into the Arizona Early Childhood Registry at www.azregistry.org. 2. Click on Program Administration. 3. Click on Childcare Licensing Dashboard near the bottom of your function list. 4. A list of the staff who have aligned themselves to your program…

The Happy Teacher Research Team at the University of Oklahoma is conducting a research study to better understand and improve early childhood teachers’ working conditions and well-being [OU-NC IRB # 14593]. This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Please Complete an Online Survey on ECE Teachers in the U.S! Eligibility: Any early childhood teacher who works full time in a classroom with children ages 0 through 5 (including pre-K and kindergarten teachers) in one of the…

Cómo Acceder a CCEI para Capacitación Preguntas Frecuentes   ¿Por qué necesito activar una membresía con CCEI? DA partir del 1 de junio de 2022, TODOS los proveedores de cuidado infantil que tengan un Acuerdo de Registro de Proveedores (PRA, por sus siglas en inglés) actual con DES deberán utilizar CCEI para tomar la capacitación Previa al Servicio de Salud y Seguridad requerida por DES. El Child Care Education Institute (CCEI, por sus siglas en inglés) es una agencia de…

The "Honor the Past and Reimagine the Future" Early Childhood Scholarship, sponsored by Arizona AEYC, acknowledges and honors the outstanding service of early childhood professionals — past, present and future. Arizona AEYC will award one $1,250 scholarship each to 2 students attending an accredited Arizona university/college and majoring in early childhood education (or a closely related field) with an interest in equitable quality early childhood experiences, early childhood public policy, and advocacy efforts on behalf of young children and families. This…