An infant-toddler teacher describes how she encourages the emerging pretend play of the toddlers in her care. She plans a play theme based on their daily experiences that is well-matched to their curious nature.

In this video, infant mental health specialists and other experts provide a brief overview of the meaning of the term "Infant mental health."

An Early Head Start Teacher explains the importance of being flexible when working with young children and provides an example of how she fosters children’s ability to be flexible themselves.

A family child care provider describes the opportunities that daily experiences provide for supporting young children’s development.

A toddler teacher discusses why she rearranged her classroom and how it affected classroom behavior.

A toddler teacher shares her strategies for supporting the development of toddlers’ critical thinking skills.

An Early Head Start Teacher describes how she uses a variety of strategies during mealtime to support language development.

This video illustrates how adults can support children’s physical development through a variety of movement activities and physical challenges.

This video describes how adults can support cognitive development by providing movement and other active play and music opportunities.

This video shows how preschool and toddler teachers engaged children in a variety of learning activities while investigating the properties of balls.

Toddler and preschool teachers describe how children developed an understanding of the properties and uses of containers over the course of a four-month-long investigation on containers.

Preschool and toddler teachers describe how children engaged in a variety of learning activities while investigating insects, worms, gardening, and other aspects of nature.

A toddler teacher and two preschool teachers describe how children engaged in a variety of learning activities while developing an understanding of the concept of pathways.

Preschool and toddler teachers describe how children studied trees and the animals that live in them.