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Linda Brault

Beginning Together Director

Beginning Together - WestEd

Linda Brault directs Supporting Inclusive Early Learning for the California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division within WestEd. Supporting Inclusive Early Learning includes Beginning Together: Caring for Young Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, the California Map to Inclusion & Belonging, and the California Collaborative on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CA CSEFEL) Teaching Pyramid.

Manual

Manual pedagógico, Módulo II: El cuidado infantil en grupo

The Module II Trainers Manual presents lesson plans, prepared text for handouts, and overhead transparencies in a loose-leaf binder-insert format

WestEd. (2007). The program for infant/toddler care trainer's manual, module II: Group care. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Manual

Trainer's Manual Module II: Group Care, Second Edition

The Module II Trainer's Manual provides easy-to-follow guidelines for effectively presenting materials in the module. Annotated lesson plans outline adult learning activities, support materials, and video content. Handouts are also included. The second edition has been revised to include updated content information and recommended practices for high-quality infant/ toddler group care. Health and safety information has been revised to align with current recommendations. There is a strong emphasis on including children with disabilities or other special needs in infant/toddler care programs.

WestEd. (2014). The program for infant/toddler care trainers manual, module II: Group care, (2nd ed.). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Publication

Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Program Guidelines

Taking a family-oriented approach, this publication defines the components of high quality care that foster optimal development for all infants and toddlers. It presents research-based guidelines on early care and education that help prepare young children for success in their school years. This resource complements the document Prekindergarten Learning and Development Guidelines.

Available for download in English at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/itguidelines2019.pdf

Available for download in Spanish: Coming Soon

California Department of Education. Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Program Guidelines. (2006). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

DVD Booklet

Together in Care: Meeting the Intimacy Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Groups

SOLD IN A PACKAGE OF 50 DVD BOOKLETS.

Mangione, P.L., Lally, J.R., & Signer, S. (1992). Together in care: Meeting the intimacy needs of infants and toddler in groups [DVD Booklet]. Sacramento, CA: CDE Press.

Hybrid Trainer Institute - In-Person Launch

Event Date

Jan 13, 2020

Berkeley, California

Contact Name

Karla de Guzman

kdeguzm@wested.org

Janet Gonzalez-Mena

Early Childhood Consultant

Janet Gonzalez-Mena is a writer, trainer, and consultant in early childhood education, with an emphasis on infants, toddlers, and integrating cultural differences into programs. She started as an early childhood education practitioner and later became a community college instructor at Napa Valley College, retiring in 1998.

Gonzalez-Mena is author of the PITC caregiver guide on Routines and has contributed to other PITC guides as well. She has been writing and revising college textbooks and since the

Senta Greene

Founder and Executive Leader

Full Circle Consulting Systems, Inc.

Senta Greene is the founder and CEO of Full Circle Consulting Systems, Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in the science child and adolescent development, transformational leadership, community, and family engagement.

Manual

Manual pedagógico, Módulo I: El crecimiento socioemocional y la socialización, Segunda edición

The Module I Trainer's Manual provides an easy-to-follow guide for effectively presenting materials in the module. Annotated lesson plans outline adult learning activities, support materials, and video content. Prepared text for handouts and overhead transparencies are included in a loose-leaf binder-insert format.

WestEd. (2018). The program for infant/toddler care trainer's manual, module I: Social-emotional growth and socialization (2nd ed.). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.

Manual

Trainer's Manual Module I: Social-Emotional Growth and Socialization, Second Edition

The Module I Trainer's Manual provides easy-to-follow guidelines for effectively presenting materials in the module. Annotated lesson plans outline adult learning activities, support materials, and video content. Handouts are also included. The second edition has been revised to include updated information and guidance on understanding and supporting infants and toddlers social-emotional development. A new section on infant mental health has been added. There is a strong emphasis on including children with disabilities or other special needs in infant/toddler care programs.

WestEd. (2014). The program for infant/toddler care trainers manual, module I: Social-emotional growth and socialization (2nd ed.). Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.