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Hi all!  I was hoping to get some updated support around observing in family child care homes. The info from Teachstone seems a little outdated since the Infant and Toddler CLASS tool has been consolidated. 

Does anyone have any cheat sheets or resources they are willing to share in regards to FCC observations?

Thank you!

Hello @Donna Gorman,

Thank you for your question!

Have you tried these...

Teachstone Resources for FCC Observations

• "Family Child Care & CLASS" guidance page - includes a job aid for observing in FCC settings (birth–five), a sample FCC observation protocol, and video exemplars for mixed-age settings

• https://teachstone.com/family-child-care/

• "How to Best Use CLASS® in Family Child Care" - Webinar Recording - discusses challenges and best practices for observing in FCC homes, including mixed-age groups. 

• https://info.teachstone.com/recording-of-how-to-best-use-class-in-family-child-care

• CLASS 2nd Edition Infant–Toddler Overview - official page for the unified Infant–Toddler CLASS tool, useful for understanding the updated system that consolidates the Infant and Toddler versions. 
  https://teachstone.com/class-2nd-edition-infant-toddler/

• Teachstone Blog – Infant and Toddler section - includes many posts relevant to observation, effective interactions, and strategies that can be helpful in an FCC context. 

• https://info.teachstone.com/blog/topic/infant-and-toddler

• CLASS Video Library - for observers: video exemplars of real interactions with infants and toddlers; useful for calibrating observation skills and seeing how dimensions look "in action." 

• https://teachstone.com/support/using-myteachstone/https://teachstone.com/support/using-myteachstone/

Hope this helps!

Anna

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