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Child
Care Connections' Video List
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It is Child Care Connections' policy that we do not lend
out videos to individuals. Our videos are for use in our trainings, and
also may be borrowed by a center or agency offering in-service training.
Our videos may be viewed in our offices during business hours, or in the
evenings, by appointment. Please call 396-6566, ext. 580 if you have any
questions about this policy.
Advocacy/Public
Policy
Desired Results: Assuring Quality for
California
’s Children, produced by the California Department of Education, 2003,
20 minutes. This video describes
California
’s implementation of a more effective way to evaluate its early care and
education system, including after school programs. This new system clearly
states the goals it expects to achieve for children and families and measures
the extent to which these results have been attained.
Exceptional Beginnings: Quality Early Care and Education Across
Maine
, produced by Western Maine ACCESS, 2003 This video looks at the components
of quality and how they are being implemented in early childhood programs
throughout
Maine
.
Why Early Childhood Matters, produced by I Am Your Child, 10
minutes. Scientific research confirms that children’s earliest experiences
– starting even before they’re born – dramatically affect their ability to
succeed in school, and in life. In this video, our country’s leaders in
government, business, crime prevention, and academia voice their commitment to
our nation’s youngest children and emphasize the crucial need for increased
investments in early childhood.
Behavior Guidance
Discipline: Appropriate Guidance for Young Children, produced by
NAEYC, 1988, 28 minutes. This video describes developmentally appropriate
behavior guidance techniques for those who work with young children. It is
especially helpful for new providers.
Curriculum
Calico Pie, produced by Maine Public Television, 1994. This
video holds programs 1-4 of Calico Pie: a series of programs to parents and
caregivers understand the development of literacy.
Caring and Learning, produced by Teaching Strategies, 1991,
23 minutes. Using the philosophy, strategies and approaches described in The
Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care, the providers in the video operate
developmentally appropriate programs within the warm, loving context of the home
environment.
Dramatic Play: More Than Playing House, produced
by the Indiana Child Care Collection, 28 minutes. This video looks
closely at dramatic play, and describes how it influences social, emotional,
creative, intellectual, and physical development. It also provides ideas for
dramatic play props, and offers suggestions regarding adult involvement in
child-directed play. This is a good video for child care providers who are new
to the field.
The First Years Last Forever, produced by I Am Your Child,
1997. This video discusses the new research in brain development and
describes the impact of the caregiver-child relationship in the critical first
years of life.
Foundations: The Value of Unit Block Play, produced by
Community Playthings, 2000, 2 copies. This video describes looks at unit
blocks, which are a fundamental material in early childhood classrooms. It shows
how blocks can encourage children to create, with the next step determined by
them, not by the structure of the play material.
Joanna’s Goodbye: A Toddler Teacher’s Last Day, produced by Wellesley Community Children’s Center, 1996, 20 minutes. This
video provides information about how to help children through times of
transition.
Music Works Wonders!/Maravillas Musicales!, produced by
Sesame Street Music, 2001, 22 minutes. This video provides parents and
caregivers with tips and ideas for making music with children.
Observing Young Children: Learning to Look, Looking to Learn,
produced by Teaching Strategies, Inc., 1995, 28 minutes. This video is
designed as a professional development tool for both family child care and
center-based providers. It describes observation as an integral part of
providing quality care, and gives suggestions for practicing sound observation
techniques.
The Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers, developed by
WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies in collaboration with the California
Department of Education, produced by Child Care Video Magazine, 1990. This
video series examines several important topics relating to working with infants,
toddlers and their families. It is appropriate for both center-based and family
child care providers.
- First Moves: Welcoming a Child to a New Caregiving Setting,
27minutes
- Getting In Tune: Creating Nurturing Environments with Infants and
Toddlers, 24 minutes
- Ages of Infancy: Caring for Young,
Mobile
and Older Infants, 26 minutes
- Flexible, Fearful, or Feisty: The Different Temperaments of Infants
and Toddlers, 29 minutes
- Space to Grow: Creating a Child Care Environment for Infants and
Toddlers, 22 minutes
- Together in Care: Meeting the Intimacy Needs of Infants and Toddlers
in Groups, 30 minutes
- Protective Urges: Working with the Feelings of Parents and
Caregivers, 27 minutes
- Talking Points for Protective Urges, 30 minutes
Promoting Social and Emotional Competence, produced by the
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. (2 copies) This
is a series of video clips that compare effective teaching practices with
ineffective teaching practices. It focuses on providing opportunities to promote
social and emotional competence.
See How They Move, produced by Resources for Infant
Educarers, 26 minutes. This video provides observations of infants and
focuses on the development of gross motor skills, with help from Magda Gerber.
Tools for Teaching Developmentally Appropriate Practices,
produced by NAEYC,
3 hours. This video series of 4 tapes communicates the key concepts of
developmentally appropriate practice in Early Childhood Programs. It combines
theories of well-known specialists in the field with scenes from child care
settings.
- Tape One: Introduction to Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Tape Two: The Principles of Child Development and Learning, The
Circle
- Tape Three: The Principles of Child Development and Learning, The
Triangle
- Tape Four: Guidelines for Early Childhood Teaching Practices
The Whole Child, produced by the Annenberg/
CPB
Collection, 1997. This video series was taped from Public Broadcasting, and
is based on the textbook by Joanne Hendrick. The series provides essential
information about children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development.
It also offers techniques to use in difficult situations, and shows how to help
children develop to their fullest potential.
Health and Safety
A is for Asthma, produced by the Children’s Television Workshop,
1998, 15 minutes, 2 copies Sesame Street characters provide a greater
awareness of asthma for caregivers, children, and families. The kit includes a
caregiver guide.
The Best I Can Be/Safety, produced by Maine Public
Television, 25 minutes. This video provides an overview of safety measures
to be used in family child care homes. It is meant for new providers.
Caring for Our Children, produced by the American Academy of
Pediatrics This video series is based on National Health and Safety
Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs. It is
ideal for new caregivers, volunteers, or for updating current practices.
- Part 1 – Standards and You, 25 minutes
- Part 3 – Ready for Anything, 26 minutes
- Part 4 – Setting Up for Healthy and Safe Care, 39 minutes
- Part 5 – Keeping It In Shape, 25 minutes
- Part 6 – Illness in Child Care, 27 minutes
Don’t Risk Your Child’s Life V: Crash Protection for Child
Passengers, produced by Shelness Productions, 19 minutes. This
resource provides information regarding safety in vehicles, including details
regarding the use of seat belts and car seats.
Kids and Airbags, produced by the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety, 1996, 5 minutes. Using crash test footage as well as
demonstrations of correct infant and child restraint use, this video tells how
to protect youngsters in vehicles equipped with airbags. By following the few
simple precautions in the video, adults can ensure optimum protection for
everyone.
Little Moccasins, produced by the Houlton Band of Maliseet
Indians. This video provides the viewer with information regarding lead
poisoning prevention.
Precious Cargo: Protecting the Children Who Ride With You,
produced by Take Care, 15 minutes. This video provides parents and
caregivers with information about how to practice car safety with young
passengers.
Sesame Street Lead Away Kits, produced by the Children’s
Television Workshop, 1996, 15 minutes, 2 copies. This video uses known and
loved characters from Sesame Street in order to present a complicated subject in
ways that can be easily understood by children and families. The kit includes a
video, an audio tape, and a family booklet.
Inclusion
Foundations of Inclusive Education: Voices of Maine Educators,
produced by the Center for Community Inclusion, 1999, 22 minutes. This video
presents the key learnings from five years of systems change work in
collaboration with the Maine Department of Education. Educators participating in
Maine’s Statewide Systems Change Project for Inclusive Education funded by the
U.S. Department of Education describe their restructuring efforts and share some
of the essential factors necessary to develop and sustain quality inclusive
educational environments for all students.
School-Age
Child Care
Between School Time and Home
Time, 17 minutes. This
video looks at the components of quality school age child care programs.
Working with Parents
Begin with Love, The First Three Months: Connecting with Your Child,
produced by CIVITAS, 2000, 30 minutes, 4 copies This video with Oprah
Winfrey focuses on the parent’s relationship with their infant in the first
three months of life. Based on the latest research in child development, the
video highlights five guidelines that will help all new parents create a
responsive and enriching environment for their young baby—the key to helping
her learn about her new world.
Come Play With Me, produced by Advocates for Better Care.
This video is designed to help parents know what to look for in a quality
early childhood program, including the characteristics of an effective child
care provider.
Latchkey Kids: Children in Self Care, 18 minutes. This
video resource presents statistical information regarding school age children in
self care, and how parents can help their children learn to keep themselves
safe.
Let’s Get a Move On: A Kids Video Guide to a Family Move,
produced by Kidvidz, 25 minutes. This video is designed to help kids and
parents survive the impact of changing places, saying goodbye, adjusting to new
people, new situations, and new spaces.
Parents, Kids, and Books, produced by JC Penney, 1993.
This video shows parents reading to children at home, and suggests
appropriate literature for young children.
Partnerships with Parents, produced by NAEYC, 1989, 28
minutes, 2 copies. This video dramatizes the importance of the
parent-teacher relationship for children, and describes how to establish and
maintain positive communication practices. It also looks at ways to handle the
most common problems teachers face in their work with parents.
Quality Child Care: Making the Right Choice for You & Your Child,
produced by I Am Your Child, 1998. This video includes information on why
quality child care is important for your child’s healthy development and what
you should look for when choosing child care. It also provides questions to ask
a potential caregiver and questions to ask yourself when looking at a child care
setting.
See It Through Your Child’s Eyes: Choosing Quality Child Care,
produced by the Florida Children’s Forum, 30 minutes. This video describes
how quality child care can enrich the life of the child and encourage skill
development through play and positive interactions. It also provides parents
with a quality checklist for observing potential programs for their child.
Selecting Child Care for Your Baby: An information video about making
important choices, produced by Children’s Home Society of
California, 1994, 20 minutes, 2 copies – one in English and one in Spanish. This
video was created to help parents make a very important choice – selecting the
appropriate child care for their baby. It depicts both parents and child care
providers talk openly about the process of selecting child care.
That’s a Family! A Film for Kids About Family Diversity,
produced by Women’s Educational Media, 2000, 35 minutes. That’s a
Family! is a half-hour documentary that breaks new ground in helping kids see
and understand many of the different shapes that families take today. It is
designed for elementary school children, but can be very informative for adults,
as well.
Tools to Help You Choose: A Family Guide to the TV Ratings System,
produced by the National Cable Television Association, 9 minutes. This video
explains the TV ratings system which is designed to help parents make more
informed choices about what their child is watching.
Vaccines: Separating Fact from Fear, produced by the Vaccine
Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  
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