Join early childhood leaders, coaches, and practitioners in San Diego for inspiring sessions, practical strategies, and meaningful connections at the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) 40th Anniversary Conference. Registration closes Tuesday, January 27, at 5 p.m. (Pacific Time).
In this Q&A, PITC Director Peter Mangione looks back on 40 years of lessons from infant/toddler care practice. He shares how relationships, responsiveness, and respect became anchors for a field that has experienced many changes—and why those principles still matter.
WestEd early childhood experts from the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) and Desired Results for Children and Families (DRDP) will explore relationship-based home visiting, practical uses of artificial intelligence, ways to strengthen programs through observation-based assessment data, and more. This year’s conference theme is Step Right Up: Empowering Families, Inspiring Children.
Leslie Fox, Director of Early Childhood Mental Health, Development, and Disabilities at WestEd, discusses the Collective Impact model for IDEA Part C Child Find—a 5-year project to strengthen early intervention referral pathways in rural communities for children with developmental delays and disabilities.
The PITC Curriculum helps family care providers and teachers foster high-quality, personalized learning for children from birth to age 3. It includes a reflective planning process that facilitates learning, development, and relationship-building with infants and toddlers.
Caregiving programs are using the PITC Program Assessment and Reflection System (PITC PARS) tool to document and reflect on the essential aspects of infant/toddler group care—from caregiving interactions to program policies and administrative structures.
