Child Care; Parent Education; Professional Development
Status:
Active
Year Started:
Administered By:
WestEd
Description:
WestEd's national Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC) seeks to: increase the availability and quality of child care for all children under age 3; disseminate information to increase responsive, relationship-based infant toddler care; and influence policies and practices to ensure the needs of infants, toddlers, and theri families are the foundation for all curriculum and program development.
PITC is a comprehensive, multimedia training program for trainers of infant/toddler caregivers. The four modules cover topics such as social-emotional development, quality group care, cognitive and language development, and cultural and family issues.
PITC was developed in California and continues to serve as one of the largest trainer networks for California infant toddler caregivers. WestEd conducts annual Institutes for Partners for Quality trainers to provide continuing education on specific topics each year for PITC trainers who provide training and technical assistance to local communities throughout California. The purpose of the Institutes is to ensure that the trainers continue to present information that is consistent and up to date with current research and PITC policies and practices.