{"id":91,"date":"2023-11-13T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/chapter\/program-features-that-support-effective-infant-and-toddler-care\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T22:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:19:53","slug":"program-features-that-support-effective-infant-and-toddler-care","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/chapter\/program-features-that-support-effective-infant-and-toddler-care\/","title":{"raw":"4.5: Program Features That Support Effective Infant and Toddler Care","rendered":"4.5: Program Features That Support Effective Infant and Toddler Care"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Program policies set the stage for infant\/toddler learning and development. Program policies that support effective infant\/toddler curriculum planning and implementation include these elements:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Primary Care\u2014assigning a primary infant care teacher to each child and family<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Small Groups\u2014creating small groups of children and caregivers<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Continuity\u2014maintaining consistent teacher assignments and groups over time<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Personalized Care\u2014responding to individual needs, abilities, and schedules<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Cultural Continuity\u2014maintaining cultural consistency between home and program through dialogue and collaboration with families<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Inclusion of Children with Special Needs\u2014providing appropriate accommodations and support for children with disabilities or other special needs.[1]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"lt-socialsci-39423 editable\">References<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">[1]\u00a0The California Infant\/Toddler Curriculum Framework\u00a0by the\u00a0California Department of Education\u00a0is used with permission<a title=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Early_Childhood_Education\/Book%3A_Introduction_to_Curriculum_for_Early_Childhood_Education_(Paris_Beeve_and_Springer)\/04%3A_Section_IV-_Planning_for_Childrens_Learning\/15%3A_What_Curriculum_Looks_Like_for_Infants_and_Toddlers\/15.04%3A_Program_Features_That_Support_Effective_Infant_and_Toddler_Curriculum#_ftnref2\" rel=\"internal\" name=\"_ftn2\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\r\n\r\nThis page titled\u00a04.5: Program Features That Support Effective Infant and Toddler Care\u00a0is shared under a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Arapahoe_Community_College\/Introduction_to_Curriculum_for_Early_Childhood_Education\/04%3A_The_Cycle_of_Curriculum_Planning\/4.05%3A_Program_Features_That_Support_Effective_Infant_and_Toddler_Care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">not declared\u00a0<\/a>license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by Erin Jones, EdS, ECSE, MBA.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/footer>","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Program policies set the stage for infant\/toddler learning and development. Program policies that support effective infant\/toddler curriculum planning and implementation include these elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Primary Care\u2014assigning a primary infant care teacher to each child and family<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Small Groups\u2014creating small groups of children and caregivers<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Continuity\u2014maintaining consistent teacher assignments and groups over time<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Personalized Care\u2014responding to individual needs, abilities, and schedules<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Cultural Continuity\u2014maintaining cultural consistency between home and program through dialogue and collaboration with families<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">Inclusion of Children with Special Needs\u2014providing appropriate accommodations and support for children with disabilities or other special needs.[1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<h2 class=\"lt-socialsci-39423 editable\">References<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lt-socialsci-39423\">[1]\u00a0The California Infant\/Toddler Curriculum Framework\u00a0by the\u00a0California Department of Education\u00a0is used with permission<a title=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Early_Childhood_Education\/Book%3A_Introduction_to_Curriculum_for_Early_Childhood_Education_(Paris_Beeve_and_Springer)\/04%3A_Section_IV-_Planning_for_Childrens_Learning\/15%3A_What_Curriculum_Looks_Like_for_Infants_and_Toddlers\/15.04%3A_Program_Features_That_Support_Effective_Infant_and_Toddler_Curriculum#_ftnref2\" rel=\"internal\" name=\"_ftn2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\n<p>This page titled\u00a04.5: Program Features That Support Effective Infant and Toddler Care\u00a0is shared under a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/socialsci.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Arapahoe_Community_College\/Introduction_to_Curriculum_for_Early_Childhood_Education\/04%3A_The_Cycle_of_Curriculum_Planning\/4.05%3A_Program_Features_That_Support_Effective_Infant_and_Toddler_Care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">not declared\u00a0<\/a>license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by Erin Jones, EdS, ECSE, MBA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"author":154,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-91","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":334,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1455,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions\/1455"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/334"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accintroductiontoece\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}