Erin Loyd

RC IV-4

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive — Families

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/child-health-development/watch-me-thrive/families

Description:
This website aims to encourage healthy child development, universal developmental behavioral
screening for children, and support for families and providers who care for them. The resources help
families celebrate developmental milestones, identify possible delays and concerns early, and enhance
children’s development.

Article:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ecd/screening_passport.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Learn the Signs. Act Early
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/

Description:
This CDC resource for parent help them track how their child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves,
from birth through age five. It also helps parents act early by learning what to do if they have concerns
about their children’s development.

Article:
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/booklets/Milestone-Moments-Booklet_Reader_508.pdf

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/

Description:
CSEFEL focuses on promoting children’s social emotional development and school readiness. The
website has free training modules to teach families how to support their child’s social and emotional
development.

Article:
http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/teaching_emotions.pdf
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
https://www.naeyc.org/

Description:
NAEYC is a organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all children, birth through
age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research they advance a diverse, dynamic
early childhood profession and support all who care for, education, and work on behalf of young
children. Together, they work to achieve a collective vision: that all young children thrive and learn in a
society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.

Article:
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2020/play-child-development-and-relationships