Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS) Ensuring a healthy start for our nation's children. The Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS) is dedicated to helping America’s children get a healthy start in life. It does this by promoting the availability of research-based quality care for children birth to three; improving the effectiveness of supportive intervention for all children and families living in poverty; and influencing national, regional, and local policies and practices that have an impact on young children and their families. In 2002, the National Center for Children in Poverty selected CCFS’s Program for Infant/Toddler Care as a model initiative to support infants, toddlers, and their families. CCFS recently completed the field-test version of a new home visiting curriculum, and has helped strengthen struggling community-based agencies so they, in turn, can better support families. Related Internet Sites: The Program for Infant/Toddler Care Child Care Bureau Early Head Start National Resource Center I Am Your Child Campaign E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education Kids Health Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Zero to Three Director: J. Ronald Lally, Peter Mangione Contact: Sheila M. Signer, Jennifer Drabek Tel: 415.289.2314, 415.289.2300 Email: ssigner@wested.org, jdrabek@wested.org Topics we address: Community Development Curriculum & Instruction Early Childhood & Early Intervention Evaluation Family Involvement & Strengthening Language & Culture Leadership Development Literacy Special Needs & Full Inclusion Teacher Professional Development Services we offer: Policy Studies Professional Development Technical Assistance/Consulting Projects associated with this program: Beginning Together California Department of Education/Early Childhood Education Faculty Initiative Project California Preschool Instructional Network Project Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS) Evaluation Program Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project DRDP-R2 Research Study E3 Institute Advancing Excellence in Early Education English Learners, Language, and Literacy in the Early Years Family Partnership Initiative Project Home Visiting the PITC Way Institute Map to Inclusive Child Care Project PITC Partners for Quality Program for Infant/Toddler Care Program For Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) Evaluation Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) Training Institutes WestEd staff involved with this program: LeAnn Adam, Spanish-English Interviewer (4 positions available) Celina Aguilar Valenzuela, PITC Partners for Quality Infant Toddler Specialilst Cindy Arstein-Kerslake, Research Associate II Kabeljit Atwal, PITC Partners for Quality Coordinator Sandy Baba, Professional Development Manager Charlotte Backstedt, PITC Trainer Taylor Barrington, Infant Specialist Margaret Bartelt Tal Ben-Ami, Infant/Toddler Specialist Deborah Bergstrom, Infant/Toddler Specialist Cindy Pearson Bernheimer, Senior Research Associate I (Cindy Bernheimer) Barbara Best, Regional Trainer/Coordinator - Region VII Jenna Bilmes, Program Associate II Penelope Blair, Infant Toddler Specialist/Coordinator - Region IV Linda Brault, Senior Program Associate II Melinda Brookshire, Senior Program Associate II Esperanza Cadena, Program Assistant II Sandra Camarena, Spanish-English Interviewer Susanna Camp, Program Assistant Jessica Cano, Administrative Assistant Christine Carducci, Infant/Toddler Specialist Stephanie Castillo, Program Assistant Alejandro Castillon, Program Assistant II Karen S. Charest, Program Assistant I Flor Chavez, Infant Toddler Specialist Peijue Chen, PITC Partners for Quality Infant/Toddler Specialist Laurie Clark, Program Associate II Maia Connors, Program Assistant Monica Contreras, Spanish-English Interviewer (4 positions available) Diana Curl, PITC Certification Paper Reader Janice Davis, Senior Program Associate I Simone Demarzi, PITC Partners for Quality Infant Toddler Specialist Jennilyn Doherty Jennifer Drabek, Conference Coordinator Evelina Du, Research Associate Bobbie Edwards, Regional Trainer/Coordinator PITC Region X Paulina Escamilla-Vestal Consuelo Espinosa, Infant Toddler Specialist/Coordinator Region VI Charmon Evans, CPIN Faculty Yvette Flores, Infant/Toddler Specialist Judie Fouquette, PITC Trainer Yolanda Garcia, Director, E3 Institute Regina Garcia, Program Assistant Rosemary Garcia, PITC PQ Infant Toddler Specialist Frances Garcia Hebe Garcia-Bolio, Spanish-English Interviewer Isela Garcia-DuBose, Program Associate/Early Childhood Content Expert Susan Glamuzina, Infant/Toddler Specialist Jacqueline Goff Reina Gonzales, Program Assistant Eva Gorman, Administrative Assistant Gizelle Graves, PITC PQ Infant Toddler Specialist Deborah Greenwald, Senior Program Associate Jennifer Griffiths Ruth Gutierrez, Spanish-Speaking Interviewer (Ruth Gutierrez) Pablo Guzman Dorothy Halls, Infant/Toddler Specialist Ilene Hertz, Assistant Director Susan Hessler, LEADS Trainer/Coordinator Judy Ishiura, Regional Trainer/ Coordinator Season Jensen, Early Childhood Environment Assessor Tina Jiminez, PITC Trainer Tracy Johnson, PITC Regional Training Coordinator (North Bay) Region III Nathan Johnston-Chiszar, Regional Trainer/Coordinator Patricia Jordan, Senior Program Associate/Program Manager Bona Kang, Spanish-English Interviewer Harpal Khehra, PITC PQ Infant Toddler Specialist Peggy Kottner, Regional Trainer/Coordinator - Region I Kerry Kriener-Althen, CCFS Evaluation Team Director Pui Kwong, Program Accounting Manager Sandra Laguna, Program Assistant J. Ronald Lally, Co-Director, Center for Child & Family Studies Sharon Lau, PITC Partners for Quality Infant Toddler Specialist Jenae Leahy, Program Assistant I Rick Leon Jr, Financial Analyst Cynthia Leso, Training Specialist Jacqueline Lok, Program Accounting Assistant Cheri Longaker, Regional Trainer/Coordinator David Longaker, Regional Trainer/Coordinator Jessa Loomis, Program Assistant/Conference Coordinator: Faculty Initiative Project Resources related to this program: Bambini: The Italian Approach to Infant/Toddler Care Battered Agencies: Supporting Those Who Serve Low-Income Communities Beacon of Hope: The Promise of Early Head Start for America's Youngest Children Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need to Thrive in Today's World Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Groups: Developmentally Appropriate Practice, 2003 Edition Common Psychological Disorders in Young Children: A Handbook for Early Childhood Professionals Concepts for Care: 20 Essays on Infant/Toddler Development and Learning Continuity in Early Childhood: A Framework for Home, School, and Community Linkages Getting to Know You Through Observation Great Expectations: The E3 Institute-San Jose State University Bachelor's Degree Cohort Program for CARES Participants in Santa Clara County How Best to Achieve School Success In Our Hands Learning to Read the World: Language and Literacy in the First Three Years Nurturing the Nurturers: The Importance of Sound Relationships in Early Childhood Intervention Program for Infant/Toddler Care Module I: Social-Emotional Growth and Socialization Program for Infant/Toddler Care Module II: Group Care Program for Infant/Toddler Care Module III: Learning and Development Program for Infant/Toddler Care Module IV: Culture, Family, and Providers Putting the Pieces Together: Comprehensive School-Linked Strategies for Children and Families R&D Alert® Vol. 5, No. 2 R&D Alert® Fall 2000 R&D Alert® Fall/Winter 1999 R&D Alert® Vol. 4, No. 1 Room at the Table: Meeting Children's Special Needs at Mealtimes Urgency Rises for Quality Child Care