The Critical Competencies address the knowledge-to-practice cycle gaps that promote high-quality care and education for infants and toddlers in group settings (center-based and family child care homes). The Critical Competencies also include considerations for dual-/multi-language learners and populations facing multiple risk factors. These specialized competencies build on and are aligned with other professional criteria for the early childhood education field (e.g., NAEYC, CDA, and more), are cross-walked with state core knowledge and competency areas, align with observation tools (e.g., ITERS and CLASS), and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
Join this session to explore and gain the Critical Competencies’ robust resources ready for your immediate use in planning and teaching higher education courses and programs of study—from course frameworks, to syllabi, presentations, activities, multi-media files, knowledge assessments, and textbooks available in English and Spanish.
