Krista Murphy has been named Director for WestEd’s Early Childhood Integrated Systems (ECIS) work. Murphy, who has served as ECIS interim director, will continue to lead efforts to enhance early childhood systems, ensuring that all children and families have access to high-quality, integrated services that promote optimal development and well-being.
The Program for Infant/Toddler Care's Program Assessment and Reflection System (PITC PARS) for early childhood education professionals and caregivers is now available in English, Spanish, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese.
In this post, we feature Amber Morabito’s expertise on the PITC curriculum and highlight her leadership in mentoring a team that delivers PITC Curriculum training and coaching nationally.
A new report from IES's What Works Clearinghouse determined that the Pre-K Mathematics program earned its highest rating for effectiveness.
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.