Nearly 70% of parents say they would use more positive parenting strategies if they knew what to do. ZERO TO THREE’s Early Connections was created to meet that need.

This first-of-its-kind parent education curriculum features ten parent café units designed to strengthen parent-child relationships through reflection, discussion, and practice. Backed by a 15-site research evaluation, Early Connections has proven effective across diverse settings serving families with young children. Each 90-minute session blends peer learning with ZERO TO THREE’s research-informed positive parenting strategies to help caregivers build confidence and skills that last.

This all-in-one bundle brings together our full collection of double-sided developmental wheels, with English on one side and Spanish on the other. Featuring Behavior Has Meaning, Born Ready to Learn (0–12 months, 12–24 months, and 24–36 months), and Biting: Before, After, and Preventing Next Time, these interactive tools make child development clear, practical, and accessible. Designed for educators and caregivers, they build confidence in understanding behavior, supporting learning, and promoting school readiness from birth to age three.

Unit 6: Understanding Behavior is part of the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series and explores how brain development influences behavior in infants and toddlers. This 42-page digital manual includes presentation highlights, guided reflections, and interactive prompts to help early childhood professionals understand and respond to challenging behaviors in developmentally appropriate ways.

Unit 3: Communication and Language Development is part of the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series. This 32-page digital manual helps early childhood professionals understand how communication and language skills develop from birth and how adult interactions can support this growth. It includes key content summaries, reflection prompts, and discussion tools designed to enhance professional learning during the training experience.

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.

The Growing Brain Participant Manual is a workbook designed to deepen your learning throughout the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain curriculum. Organized into seven interactive units, it highlights key concepts, reflection prompts, and space for personal notes across topics including brain basics, factors that shape development, communication and language, cognition and executive function, social-emotional growth, understanding behavior, and everyday play. Use it during training and beyond to reinforce practical strategies that support healthy brain development in infants and toddlers.

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.

This is the resource every early childhood leader needs on their shelf. It delivers practical, actionable strategies for strengthening relationships among program directors, staff, parents, children, and mental health consultants. More than theory, it helps you confront systemic barriers head-on while building a culture that prioritizes collaboration and mental wellness. If you are serious about improving program quality and creating healthier environments for children and families, this guide belongs in your toolkit.

The ZERO TO THREE Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators™ Online Micro-Course, Area 1: Supporting Social-Emotional Development helps infant-toddler educators build skills to support healthy social-emotional development through everyday interactions. Designed for educators working in home- or center-based settings, the course uses observation and reflection to strengthen practice across six focused modules.

The ZERO TO THREE Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators™ online course and micro-courses support infant-toddler educators in building knowledge and skills that nurture social-emotional, cognitive, and language and literacy development. Designed for educators working in home- or center-based settings, the courses use a scenario-based approach that encourages observation, reflection, and application of best practices across all areas of the Critical Competencies.

Unit 7: The Everyday Play is the final module in the ZERO TO THREE Growing Brain Participant Manual series, focusing on how play supports brain development in infants and toddlers. This 31-page digital manual includes summaries, reflections, and interactive prompts to help professionals recognize the power of play in fostering cognitive, language, social, and emotional growth.