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For Our Babies is a national initiative to promote healthy development in U.S. children. In this article, learn about this initiative and how brain research shows that a healthy, nurturing, and engaging first three years of life are critical to babies’ brain development, which supports success in school and life.

This report provides the first-ever large-scale information about early literacy performance and progress of students in grades K–3 in Massachusetts.

This recorded session features Peter Mangione, Director of PITC at WestEd, in conversation with Mary Jane Maguire-Fong, author, consultant, and Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education at American River College, and Marcela Clark, Senior Manager at United Way Bright Beginnings.

The BABES Toolkit assists early childhood professionals to identify, and to help families address, areas in which their infants and toddlers may be exhibiting challenging behavior.

Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module illustrates how early childhood educators can use the organizing concepts of individualism and collectivism to understand differing cultural norms.

The California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework provides early childhood professionals with a structure they can use to make informed decisions about curriculum practices.

“The first three years are a crucial time of development. Research on brain development indicates that the brains of infants and toddlers are twice as active as those of adults. By the time children reach the age of three, they have become competent in at least one language, formed a sense of self, learned about basic concepts such as cause-and-effect and quantity, and developed numerous large- and small-muscle skills.” — Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (from the foreword)

This report summarizes the findings across two case studies conducted as part of WestEd’s evaluation of the California Statewide Early Math Initiative.

This report summarizes WestEd’s evaluation findings related to the professional learning and coaching model implemented as part of the California Statewide Early Math Initiative.

This publication is designed to provide early childhood educators with the most current research on the development of young dual language learners.