Care & Development of Young Children: Media

This video resource looks at various aspects of the Early Years Setting from the basics of Health and Safety to areas of employment within this rewarding industry. The topics of Preventing Accidents, Controlling Infections, and Types of Early Years Settings are highlighted as well as Career Pathways and the roles of workers in different Early Years Settings. The video has additional support notes with questions and answers for your students and includes interviews with personnel working in the industry which shows a reflection of life working in the Early Years Sector.

This classic video is an outstanding resource for preschool providers, parents and early childhood specialists that shows them ways to nourish and develop the genius in very young children. Based upon his best-selling book, "Awakening Genius in the Classroom" (published by ASCD), this video features Dr. Thomas Armstrong as he explores the history associated with genius, and debunks the narrow but widely held belief that genius is solely a function of performing well above average in tasks that require academic skills.

This classic video is an outstanding resource for elementary educators that shows them how to nourish and develop the genius in very young children. Based upon his best-selling book, "Awakening Genius in the Classroom" (published by ASCD), this video features Dr. Thomas Armstrong as he explores the history associated with genius, and debunks the narrow but widely held belief that genius is solely a function of performing well above average in tasks that require academic skills.

This program helps caregivers sort through the contradictions as it summarizes some major theories of child development. Pointing out that different philosophies each tend to focus on only one aspect of human growth.

This program features the ideas of early researchers and philosophers, showing how these pioneers laid the groundwork for modern concepts of elementary school instruction.

What is it like to be a Child Care Service Owner? In this Career Q&A video interview, Jean Hawks talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success in child care services. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

This series examines how early childhood education creates the building blocks for future success. It looks at classroom culture; social, emotional, and cognitive learning; language and literacy; match; and the use of data to inform instruction.

This program addresses on-going gathering of information to see what children know and determine what skills they are ready to learn next to ensure their success. This data will help inform teachers' curriculum planning, determine how they instruct any given lesson, and how they may need to individualize for each child.

Although preschool can provide children with a vital foundation for success later in life, only 43 percent of four-year-olds nationwide have access to public preschool. The rate varies widely, with no options available in some rural and low-income areas, sometimes called "childcare deserts." But a community outside Denver has found an innovative way to bring education to kids.

A study suggesting the benefits of pre-K may not be long-lasting has sparked debate in Tennessee, where proposals for state-funded, universal programs are an issue in this year's governor's race. What’s behind the finding, and what are the keys to quality early education?

Why, when the importance of quality early care and education is so widely accepted, do we continue to fail so many? This program brings public attention to this vital question by sharing powerful stories and stunning truths about the human capacity for early intelligence and the potential for quality early care and education to benefit America’s social and economic future.