South Dakota

Institute for Infant Toddler Development & Care


 

About the Institute

    Introduction

    Article from The College of Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter, September 2004

            - Page 2

 

Institute Newsletters: About Babies

    July 2005

    September 2005

    November/December 2005

    January/February 2006

    March/April 2006

    Summer 2006

    December 2006

 

Good Ideas: Descriptions of innovative practices from South Dakota's communities

    March/April 2006

    Summer 2006

    Winter 2006

 

Info Sheets: Topic specific guidance on care issues

    #1  Babies and Walkers, Swings and Playpens

    #2  The Value of Exploration

    #3  Observing to 'See' what babies are 'Saying'

    #4  Some Things are Worth Repeating

    #5  Babies and Television

    #6  Safe Sleeping

 

Enrichments

    Activity Areas

    Designing Space

    Language

    Let Baby Lead

 

Snapshots: Vignettes of interactions in infant toddler care setting with questions that invite consideration of quality care

  Snapshot Info November 2006

  #1 Meaningful Curriculum

   #2 An Infant's Exploration with Playdough

   #3 I Don't Understand Your Limits

   #4 The Importance of Emotional Presence and Responsiveness for Infants

 

Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers

  Institute Position Statement on Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers

   Lending Library of Curriculum Resources for Infants and Toddlers

   Descriptive Summaries of Commercially Available Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers

 

"Colors of Quality"

  Examples of Quality & Care Related to:

  Being New

   Biting

   Diapering

   Hair Pulling

   Leaving Mama

   Leaving Mama II

   Teamwork for Babies

   Teamwork for Babies II

   Toddler Resistance

 

Other Institute Publications

    Quality Care Brochure

    Questions For Caregivers

 

Links to other organizations with information for professionals and parents

    American Academy of Pediatrics

    National Association for the Education of Young Children

    West Ed. Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers

    South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children

    Zero To Three

 

South Dakota State Resources Offices

    South Dakota Division of Child Care Services

 

                                                                           
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