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Work With Young Children
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Learn the work of childcare workers and preschool teachers from the official sources: what the job involves and pays, licensing checks and the CDA credential, CDC's developmental milestones and when to act early, play and self-control games, new words, letter sounds and daily shared reading, safe sleep for every nap, handwashing, diapers, fevers and medicine, supervision, ratios, choking and mandated reporting, guidance that teaches instead of punishing, screening, early intervention under IDEA Part C and the ADA, Head Start from the inside, and partnering with families, down to the pickup conversation about a concern.
3h 14m5 constellations
01Say what childcare workers and preschool teachers do and earn, and plan your way in through licensing checks and the CDA
02Watch development with CDC's milestone checklists and know when to act early
03Plan play, new words, letter sounds and daily shared reading the way the research recommends
04Run a safe room: back-to-sleep naps, handwashing, ratios, food cut small and mandated reporting
05Guide behavior without punishment, refer to early intervention within 7 days, and raise concerns with families without labels
Every lesson of Work With Young Children
15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.
Level 1The Job and the Way InFree · 3 lessons
- What the Job Really IsKnow what childcare workers and preschool teachers do, where they work and what their days look like.12 min
- Licenses, Checks and the CDAKnow what licensed programs ask of staff, how the CDA credential works and what preschool teachers need.13 min
- Checkpoint: Pay, Openings and the LadderRead the BLS pay and outlook numbers, and map the step up from the classroom to director.13 min
Level 2How Children Grow and LearnMembership · 3 lessons
- Milestones: What Most Children DoUse CDC's milestone checklists to know what most children do by each age, and when to act early.13 min
- Learning Through PlayPlan free play, pretend play and self-control games, and talk in ways that stretch them.12 min
- Checkpoint: Talk, Books and LettersPlan vocabulary, letter-sound games and daily shared reading the way the research says.13 min
Level 3Safe, Clean and HealthyMembership · 3 lessons
- Safe Sleep, Every NapPut every baby to sleep the safe way, and know why naps in child care carry a special risk.13 min
- Hands, Diapers and FeversWash hands with children at the right times, follow the diapering routine and know when a sick child needs a call home.13 min
- Checkpoint: A Safe DaySupervise by sight and sound, staff a room to the ratio, prevent choking and report suspected abuse.14 min
Level 4Every Child BelongsMembership · 3 lessons
- Guide Behavior, Never PunishTeach social-emotional skills on purpose, keep children in the program and know what's prohibited.13 min
- Inclusion and Early InterventionKnow how screening, IDEA Part C and the ADA open the door for children with delays and disabilities.13 min
- Checkpoint: Inside Head StartKnow who Head Start serves, how its classrooms are run and what its standards ask of teachers.13 min
Level 5Families and the Final TestMembership · 3 lessons
- Families as PartnersKeep families informed every day, record what you see without labels and know when they must hear from you.12 min
- The Pickup ConversationShare a developmental concern with a parent the way CDC trains educators to, and keep pickup safe.13 min
- The Final Test: A Week in the RoomUse the whole path: the job, development, play, safety, guidance, inclusion and families.14 min
AFTER THE CORE