Resources on Infants and Toddlers
Providing Responsive and Supportive Care
Young Children articles and NAEYC books and videos
Acquiring self-regulation: Social and emotional development
of infants and toddlers. 2003. VHS, DVD. The Child Care Collection at
Ball State University. 22 min. Available from NAEYC.
Baker, A.C., & L.A. Manfredi/Petitt. 2004. Relationships, the heart of quality care: Creating community
among adults in early care settings. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Balaban,
N. 2006. Everyday goodbyes: Starting school and early care—A guide to the
separation process. New York: Teachers College Press. Available through
NAEYC.
Bardige, B. 2005. At
a loss for words: How America is failing our children and what we can do about
it. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. Available through NAEYC.
Bardige, B., & M.
Segal. 2005. Building literacy with love: A guide for teachers and
caregivers of children from birth through age 5. Washington DC: ZERO TO THREE. Available through NAEYC.
Begin with love.2000. Videocassette. Prod. Civitas. 30 min. Available from NAEYC.
Bergen, D., R. Reid,
& L. Torelli. 2001. Educating and caring for very young children: The
infant/toddler curriculum. New York: Teachers College Press. Available
through NAEYC.
Briody, J., & K.
McGarry. 2005. Using social stories to ease children’s transitions. Young
Children 60 (5): 38–42. Online:
http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200509/BriodyBTJ905.pdf
Communication and learning. 2003. VHS, DVD. The Child Care
Collection at Ball State University. 20 min. Available from NAEYC.
Cooing, crying, cuddling: Infant
brain development. 1998.
VHS, DVD. The Child Care Collection at Ball State University. 28 min. Available
from NAEYC.
Desrochers, J. 2001.
Exploring our world: Outdoor classes for parents and children. Young
Children 56 (5): 9–11.
Dichtelmiller, M.L.,
& L. Ensler. 2004. New insights in infant/toddler assessment: Experiences
from the field. Young Children 59 (1): 30–33.
Dombro, A.L., &
C. Lerner. 2006. Sharing the care of infants and toddlers. Young Children
61 (1): 29–33.
Edwards, C.P., &
H. Raikes. 2002. Extending the dance: Relationship-based approaches to
infant/toddler care and education. Young Children 57 (4): 10–17.
Elliott, E. 2003.
Challenging our assumptions: Helping a baby adjust to center care. Young
Children 58 (4): 22–28.
Gandini, L., &
C.P. Edwards, eds. 2001. Bambini: The Italian approach to infant and toddler
care. New York: Teachers College Press. Available through NAEYC.
Geist, E. 2003.
Infants and toddlers exploring mathematics. Young Children 58 (1):
10–12.
Gonzalez-Mena, J.
1991. Tips and tidbits: A book for family child care providers. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Gonzalez-Mena,
J. 2004. What can an orphanage teach us? Lessons from Budapest. Young
Children 59 (5): 26–30.
Gray, H. 2001. Initiation
into documentation: A fishing trip with toddlers. Young Children 56 (6):
84–91.
Gray, H. 2004. “You
go away and you come back”: Supporting separations and reunions in an
infant/toddler classroom. Young Children 59 (5): 100–07.
Greenberg, P. 1991. Character
development: Encouraging self-esteem and self-discipline in infants, toddlers,
and two-year-olds. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Honig, A.S. 2001. Secure
relationships: Nurturing infant/toddler attachment in early care settings. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Honig, A.S. 2005. The
language of lullabies. Young Children 60 (5): 30–36.
Infant curriculum: Great
explorations.
2004. Videocassette. Prod. South Carolina Educational Television. 20 min.
Available from NAEYC.
Katz, L., J. Hartman,
& D. Evangelou. 1990. The case for mixed-age grouping in early
education. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Kotch, L. 2004. FYI.
Keeping young children safe and healthy: SIDS in child care—What can you do? Young
Children 59 (2): 48.
Laughing, learning, loving:
Toddler brain development. 1998. VHS, DVD. The Child Care Collection at Ball State University. 28 min. Available from NAEYC.
Laurion, J., & C.
Schmiedicke. 2005. Creating connections: How to lead family child care
support groups. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf. Available through NAEYC.
Lobman, C. 2003. The
bugs are coming! Improvisation and early childhood teaching. Young Children
58 (3): 18–23.
Making friends and getting along
with peers.
2003. The Child Care Collection at Ball State University. 21 min. Available
from NAEYC.
McMullen, M.B. 1998. Thinking
before doing: A giant toddler step on the road to literacy. Young Children 53
(3): 65–70.
McMullen, M.B. 1999.
Research in Review: Achieving best practices in infant and toddler care and
education. Young Children 54 (4): 69–76.
NAEYC. 2003. FYI. What
we know about infants and toddlers with disabilities. Young Children 58
(3): 67.
NAEYC. 2005. Relationships.
From the NAEYC Accreditation Self-Study Kit. Washington, DC: Author.
Odom, S.L., T.
Teferra, & S. Kaul. 2004. An overview of international approaches to early
intervention for young children with special needs and their families. Young
Children 59 (5): 38–43.
Ramming, P., C.S.
Kyger, & S.D. Thompson. 2006. A new bit on toddler biting: The influence of
food, oral motor development, and sensory activities. Young Children 61
(2): 17–23.
Rice, K.F., & B.A. Groves. 2005. Hope and healing: A caregiver’s guide to helping young children
affected by trauma. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE. Available through NAEYC.
Robinson, L. 2003.
Technology as a scaffold for emergent literacy: Interactive storybooks for
toddlers. Young Children 58 (6): 42–48.
Rofrano, F. 2002. “I
care for you”: A reflection on caring as infant curriculum. Young Children
57 (1): 49–51.
Schon, I. 2006. Tigretón and Burrito: Books in Spanish for the young. Young Children 61
(2): 90–93. Online:
http://journal.naeyc.org/btj/200603/SchonBTJ.pdf
Seeing infants with new eyes [Magda Gerber]. 1984.
Videocassette. South Carolina Educational Television. 26 min. Available from
NAEYC.
Segatti, L., J. Brown-DuPaul,
& T.L. Keyes. 2003. Using everyday materials to promote problem solving in
toddlers. Young Children 58 (5): 12–18.
Soltero,
M. 2004. Reflections on infant/toddler care. Young Children 59 (5):
30–31.
Stephenson, A. 2002.
What George taught me about toddlers and water. Young Children 57 (3):
94–96.
Szamreta, J.M. 2003.
Peekaboo power: To ease separation and build secure relationships. Young
Children 58 (1): 88–94.
Toddler curriculum: Making
connections. 1991.
Videocassette. South Carolina Educational Television. 20 min. Available from
NAEYC.
Torquati, J., &
J. Barber. 2005. Dancing with trees: Infants and toddlers in the garden. Young
Children 60 (3): 40–47.
Zibulsky,
J. 2002. An enriched father and son combo. Young Children 57 (6): 16–17.
Other articles,
books, and videos
Albrecht, K., & L.G. Miller. 2000. Innovations:
The comprehensive infant curriculum. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Albrecht, K., &
L.G. Miller. 2000. Innovations: The comprehensive toddler curriculum. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Albrecht, K., &
L.G. Miller. 2001. Innovations: The infant and toddler child development
guide. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Baker, A., & L.
Manfredi/Petitt. 1998. Circle of love: Relationships between parent,
providers, and children in family child care. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf.
Bardige, B., J. Lally, A. Griffin, E. Fenichel, M.
Segal, E. Szanton, & B. Weissbourd. In press. Caring for infants and
toddlers in groups: Developmentally appropriate practice. Rev. ed. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Bardige, B., & M. Segal. 2004. Conversations
in child care. Zero to Three 25 (1): 16–22.
Bronfenbrenner, U., ed. 2005. Making human
beings human: Bioecological perspectives on human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bronson,
M.B. 2000. Self-regulation in early childhood: Nature and nurture. New York: Guilford.
Bruno, B. 1997. The infant brain: An unwritten
symphony. Online:
www.snet.net/features/insights/articles/1997/12050101.shtml
Carnegie Corporation of New York. 1994. Starting
points: Meeting the needs of our youngest children. New York: Carnegie
Corporation.
Clarke-Stewart, A., & V.D. Allhusen. 2005. What
we know about childcare. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Cryer, D., & T. Harms, eds. 2000. Infants
and toddlers in out-of-home care. Baltimore: Brookes.
Cryer, D., T. Harms, & B. Bourland. 1987. Active
learning for infants. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
Cryer, D., T. Harms, & B. Bourland. 1988. Active
learning for twos. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
Day, M., & R. Parlakian. 2003. How culture shapes
social-emotional development: Implications for practice in infant-family
programs. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Dodge, D.T., S. Rudick, & K. Berke. In press. The
creative curriculum for infants, toddlers and twos. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Teaching Strategies.
Garcia, W.J. 2002. Sign with your baby: How to
communicate with infants before they can speak. Seattle, WA: Northlight
Communications.
Gerber, M.,
& A. Johnson. 1998. Your self-confident baby: How to encourage your
child’s natural abilities—From the very start. New York: John Wiley.
Gonzalez-Mena, J. 1997. Multicultural issues in
child care. 2nd ed. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
Gonzalez-Mena,
J. 2005. Diversity in early care and education: Honoring differences.
4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gonzalez-Mena, J., & D. Eyer. 2004. Infants,
toddlers, and caregivers: A curriculum of respectful, responsive care and
education. 6th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Gowen, J.W., & J. Brennan Nebrig. 2002. Enhancing
early emotional development: Guiding parents of young children. Baltimore: Brookes.
Green, S. 2003. Reaching out to fathers: An
examination of staff efforts that lead to greater father involvement in early
childhood programs. Early Childhood Research and Practice 5 (2). Online:
www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/v5n2/green.html.
Greenman, J. 1998. Great places for childhood:
Creating children’s environments that work. Redmond, WA: Exchange Press.
Greenman, J., & A. Stonehouse. 1996. Prime
times: A handbook for excellence in infant and toddler programs. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf.
Hamm,
K., B. Gault, & A. Jones-DeWeever. 2005. In our own backyards: Local and
state strategies to improve the quality of family child care. Washington, DC: Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Online: www.iwpr.org/pdf/G717.pdf
Handler, J. 2003. Infants, and toddlers as
members, makers, interpreters: A philosophical journey. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
Harms, T.,
D. Cryer, & R. Clifford. 2006. Infant/Toddler Environment Rating
Scale—Revised. New York: Teachers College Press.
Hyson, M. 2004. The emotional development of
young children: Building an
emotion-centered curriculum. 2nd ed. New York: Teachers College Press.
Isbell, R., & C. Isbell. 2003. The complete
learning spaces book for infants and toddlers: Fifty-four integrated areas with
play experiences. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Karp, H. 2002. The happiest baby on the block:
The new way to calm crying and help your baby sleep longer. New York: Bantam.
Karp, H. 2004. The happiest toddler on the
block: The new way to stop the daily battle of wills and raise a secure and
well-behaved one. New York: Bantam.
Koralek, D., A.L. Dombro, & D.T. Dodge. 2005. Caring
for infants and toddlers. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Teaching Strategies.
Leinfelder, J., & M. Segal. 2006. Coaching
for quality in infant-toddler care: A field guide for directors, consultants,
and trainers. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Lerner, C.,
& A. Dombro. 2004. Bringing up baby: Three steps to making good
decisions in your child’s first years. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE
Lieberman,
A.F. 1995. The emotional life of the toddler. New York: The Free Press.
Miller, K.
1999. Simple steps. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Miller, K.
2000. Things to do with toddlers and twos. Rev. ed. Marshfield, MA: TelShare.
Miller, K.
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National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC). 2005.
Infant/toddler care and quality rating systems. Fairfax, VA: Author.
New perspectives on
infant/toddler learning, development, and care. 2006. Set of 3 DVDs. Prod. J.
Lally, for California Department of Education. 65 to 85 min. Sacramento: CDE
Press.
O’Brien, M.
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special needs. Baltimore: Brookes.
Oser, C.,
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center data book. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Parlakian, R. 2003. Before
the ABCs: Promoting school readiness in infants and toddlers. Washington DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Parlakian, R., &
N. Seibel. 2002. Building strong foundations: Practical guidance for
promoting the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Pawl, J., & A.
Dombro. 2001. Learning and growing together with families: Partnering with
parents to support young children’s development. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Peterson, S. 2005. Early
learning guidelines for infants and toddlers. Washington, DC: ZERO TO
THREE.
Raines, S., K.
Miller, L. Curry-Rood. 2002. Story s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for infants,
toddlers, and twos. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House.
Riley, C., S. Merril,
& E. O’Brien. 2000. Using sign language as a tool to communicate. Child
Care Information Exchange (January): 60–62.
Rosenkoetter, S.,
& J. Knapp-Philo, eds. 2005. Learning to read the world: Language and
literacy in the first three years. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
Segal, M., R.
Leiderman, & W.S. Masi. 2001. In time and with love: Caring for the
infant and toddler with special needs. 2nd ed. New York: Newmarket.
Shonkoff, J.P., &
D.A. Phillips, eds. 2000. From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of
early childhood development. A report of the National Research Council. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Shore, R. 2003. Rethinking
the brain: New insights into early development. New York: Families and Work
Institute.
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babies, ourselves: How biology and culture shape the way we parent. New York: Anchor Books.
Stonehouse, A. 1990. Trusting
toddlers: Planning for the one- to three-year-olds in child care centers. Mt. Rainier, MD: Gryphon House.
Theilheimer, R. 2006.
Molding to the children: Primary caregiving and continuity of care. Zero to
Three 26 (3): 50–54.
Thompson, R.A. 2001. Development
in the first years of life. The Future of Children 11 (1): 21–33.
Time with
toddlers: Training for caregivers. 1991. Videocassette. By Margie Carter. Kidspace Child Care Center. 23 min.
Torelli, L. 1989. The
developmentally designed group care setting: A supportive environment for
infants, toddlers, and caregivers. Zero to Three 10 (2): 7–10.
Tuominen, M. 2003. We
are not babysitters: Family child care providers redefine work and care. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Zepeda, M., J.
Gonzalez-Mena, C. Rothstein-Fisch, & E. Trumbull. 2006. Bridging
cultures in early care and education: A training module. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Zigler, E.F., M.
Finn-Stevenson, & N.W. Hall. 2004. The first three years and beyond:
Brain development and social policy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Web sites, programs, and
organizations
Better Brains for Babies is a collaboration of state and local public and private
organizations dedicated to promoting awareness and education about the
importance of early brain development in the healthy growth and development of
infants and young children in Georgia. www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/bbb/index.php
BrainWondersis
designed to provide parents, caregivers, and pediatric and family clinicians
with meaningful information about early brain development and the relationships
between babies and their parents and caregivers that support intellectual and
social-emotional development.
www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders
Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policyfocuses on maternal and child health and early
childhood issues. Provides numerous resources for professionals working with
young children. www.cpeip.fsu.edu
Early Head Start National Resource Center(EHS NRC) supports high-quality services to
Early Head Start and Migrant Head Start expectant parents and families with
infants and toddlers through People Networks and Communication Systems, Knowledge Building, and Program Development. www.ehsnrc.org
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Instituteis a multidisciplinary institute at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The institute’s mission is to cultivate and share
the knowledge necessary to enhance child development and family well-being. www.fpg.unc.edu
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation promotes the development of children and youth worldwide
and supports educators and families as they help children learn. High/Scope
develops curricula, trains teachers, conducts and publishes research, and
publishes educational books, many related to infant and toddler growth and
development. www.highscope.org
Mind in the Makingshares
the science of early learning with those who care about children’s learning and
development. http://mindinthemaking.org/index.htm
National Child Care Information Center(NCCIC) is a national clearinghouse and technical
assistance center that links families, providers, policy makers, researchers,
and the public to early care and education information. www.nccic.org
National Infant
and Toddler Child Care Initiative at ZERO TO THREEworks
collaboratively with Child Care and Development Fund administrators and other
partners to move forward system initiatives to improve the quality and supply
of infant and toddler child care. www.nccic.org/ITCC
National Network for Child Careshares knowledge about children and child care
with families, professionals, practitioners, and the general public. Their
resources include online communities, state specific information, e-mail
newsletters, and conference information. www.nncc.org
Ohio’s Infant/Toddler Guidelinesare seen as the critical first step to ensuring
that all Ohio children, birth to three, have responsive, reciprocal, and
respectful care. These guidelines can be used by other states and programs as a
model.
www.occrra.org/inf-todd/InfantToddlerGuides.pdf
PITC, The Program for Infant/Toddler Carepromotes responsive care for infants and
toddlers with its many resources and programs. www.pitc.org
Resources for
Infant Educarers (REI) has a unique approach based on respect that helps raise
infants who are competent, confident, curious, attentive, exploring, and more. www.rie.org
Teaching Strategiesoffers
practical, innovative, and developmentally appropriate curriculum
materials, training services, training materials, and parenting resources
for children birth through age eight. www.teachingstrategies.org
WestEdis a
nonprofit research, development, and service agency that promotes learning for
infants, toddlers, youth, and adults. The organization offers many resources
and materials for those working with infants and toddlers. www.wested.org
ZERO TO THREEprovides
numerous resources that support the healthy development and well-being of
infants, toddlers, and their families. Its Policy Networkis a vehicle for professionals to use their
knowledge and expertise to affect public policy. www.zerotothree.org
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