Key points
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Learn the Signs. Act Early. has FREE research-based, family-friendly resources on child development.
- Use these resources to enhance professional development and family engagement in your program.
Professional Development
CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early Free Resources:
- Help TTA providers, coaches, and consultants support a wide range of early childhood providers.
- Increase knowledge about early childhood development and provide practical tips to engage families with young children.
- Provide continuing education units (CEU) with FREE Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns training to help providers meet professional development requirements.
- Aid in early identification of the 1 in 6 children with a developmental delay or disability.
Family Engagement
CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early. Free Resources:
- Supply information and resources on developmental monitoring to help providers engage and support families.
- Help providers communicate with families about child development.
- Encourage families to celebrate their child's development and act early on developmental concerns.
You can ensure children with developmental delays and disabilities receive the help they need.
- Encourage all providers and those who support them to take CDC's FREE 1-hour online CEU course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns (www.cy118119.com/WatchMeTraining).
- Encourage programs to use milestone checklists in print, online, or with CDC's Milestone Tracker app to:
- Increase providers' practice of ongoing developmental monitoring.
- Complement developmental screening by engaging families in monitoring milestones.
- Increase providers' knowledge of potential signs of developmental delay and how to address concerns.
- Support early childhood programs and providers by sharing CDC's Tips for Talking with Parents and Developmental Monitoring: Getting the Conversation Started tip sheets for families.
Find the FREE resources mentioned here, as well as others.
Additional Resources
Download CDC's FREE Milestone Tracker app
Help your child grow and thrive by downloading CDC's FREE Milestone Tracker app and start celebrating your child's milestones today!
Milestones Matter with CDC and Vroom!
This new poster from CDC and Vroom shares the importance of tracking your child's development and using brain building tips to add learning to everyday moments. Click here to download and print!