Unit 1: Brain Basics is the first module in the Growing Brain Participant Manual series, designed to support your professional development through the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain curriculum. This digital workbook includes key concepts, interactive prompts, and reflection space to deepen your understanding of infant and toddler brain architecture, neurobiology, and foundational development.

This downloadable handout set explores how babies and toddlers develop a sense of self through everyday interactions and affirming messages, such as: You’re clever, You’re good at figuring things out, You’re loved, You make me laugh, and I enjoy being with you. Each handout highlights age-based social-emotional milestones and offers practical guidance for parents and caregivers to build secure relationships, support healthy development, and honor each child’s cultural identity.

RIOS™ Guide for Reflective Supervision and Consultation is a must-have resource for leaders strengthening reflective supervision and consultation in infant and early childhood settings. Grounded in the Reflective Interaction Observation Scale (RIOS), it provides a clear, research-informed framework to deepen supervisory practice and strengthen professional relationships. The included Reflection Self-Check tool supports ongoing growth, helping programs build stronger teams and improve outcomes for young children and families.

An essential resource for managers and program leaders, this practical guide tackles one of the most pressing challenges in early childhood settings: how to balance reflective and administrative supervision effectively. With a clear focus on blended supervision models, it delivers actionable strategies and real-world insights that help leaders strengthen staff performance, build reflective capacity, and create healthier, more responsive programs. For anyone responsible for guiding teams and improving outcomes for children and families, this book is a must-read.

Your toddler is turning 3 years old and may begin to explore on their own. They may begin to understand time concepts (past, present, and future) in addition to differentiating between letters and numbers from written squiggles. This kit focuses on differentiating objects and recognizing patterns.

Honoring Voices is a powerful collection of stories that explores relationship-based practices in infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). Grounded in core IECMH theory, the book offers real-world reflections from diverse professionals, highlighting how equity, vulnerability, and authenticity shape healing relationships with young children and families across cultures and contexts.

Daddy’s Waves is a supportive, conversation-starting resource for children who have a family member experiencing emotional ups and downs, whether they live together or not. Through Ellie’s story, young readers explore feelings of sadness, anger, and confusion when a parent misses a visit. Guided by caring adults, Ellie learns to understand her father’s “waves,” hold on to loving memories, and recognize that she is not alone.

Thoughtfully written to address the realities faced by millions of children impacted by trauma, mental illness, or substance use, this book helps families and professionals open important conversations, strengthen connection, and foster resilience.

The Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators™ Micro-Course Participant Manual, Area 2: Supporting Cognitive Development is the required resource for participants in the ZERO TO THREE Area 2 micro-course. Designed to support a 12-hour learning experience, the manual guides educators through reflection, child development content, and practical application of strategies that promote infants’ and toddlers’ cognitive development.

Strengthen your approach to supporting cognitive development and apply strategies that promote learning, reasoning and play.