In this Q&A, Peter Mangione and Christina Pate provide their insights into the Safe Spaces project, including WestEd’s role, and how the online trauma-informed professional learning modules align with best practices in trauma-informed care and differ by age group.
To improve math outcomes for children ages 0–8 and increase awareness of the importance of early math, the California Department of Education (CDE) funded the California Statewide Early Math Initiative (CAEMI), led by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools in partnership with the AIMS Center and WestEd. The CAEMI professional learning and coaching model aimed […]
WestEd’s new Data Integration Support Center (DISC) will support public agencies in navigating the complexities of state and federal privacy and security regulations for integrated data systems.
This month, WestEd highlights resources that help early childhood professionals provide a calm environment where infants, toddlers, and young children can thrive.
Check out six resources designed to help early childhood professionals promote healthy development and equitable learning for the whole child.
Now available, the newly released PITC Curriculum further enriches learning for infants and toddlers with a planning process based on reflection, observation, and documentation of play and learning that respects each child’s developing abilities, individual strengths and needs, family culture(s), and language(s).
The new toolkit helps the early childhood workforce build strengths-based relationships with the children and families in their care through meaningful engagement.
California’s diversity is one of its greatest assets. The Master Plan for Early Learning and Care ensures families can access early learning and care that fits the unique needs of their children, their financial resources, and working lives.
CIBC empowers early educators to foster engaging and inclusive classrooms that enable young children with challenging behavior, disabilities, and/or other special needs to thrive alongside their peers.