Infant - Toddler Resources

Here are two resources from ZERO TO THREE.

1.    Toward a Bright Future for Our Youngest Children: Building a Strong Infant-Toddler Workforce is a policy brief focused on strengthening systems that support professional development for the multidisciplinary infant-toddler workforce. The paper summarizes related research and the policy context, and offers ten recommendations to ensure that policymakers invest in comprehensive, integrated professional development systems for those who work with infants, toddlers, and their families. http://www.zerotothree.org/public-policy/policy-toolkit/professional-development-final-for-web.pdf

  

2.    Developing a Statewide Network of Infant and Toddler Specialists: TA Manual  The National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative (NITCCI) at ZERO TO THREE has published a new technical assistance (TA) manual that describes the process of developing and implementing an Infant Toddler Specialist Network (ITSN) using six State examples. An infant/toddler specialist network (ITSN) is a State-based system that coordinates the work of infant/toddler specialists and is primarily funded through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Developing a Statewide Network of Infant and Toddler Specialists: TA Manual for States and Territories (March 2011) can be accessed online at http://nitcci.nccic.acf.hhs.gov/resources/ITSN_Manual_March_2011.pdf