August 2026 Newsletter
Read our August newsletter to learn more about BRITE expanding to center-based childcares and New York State’s new ‘Milestones Matter’ campaign! Read here- August . . .
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Resources
Here’s a list of resources and tools that you can use to improve your practice, empower yourself and others, and advocate for necessary change. See the tabs below for specific resources for Doctors, Early Childhood Providers, Families, and Advocates. Scroll down below the tabs for General Resources.
Docs for Tots Practice Transformation information
Developmental Screening and Screening Implementation
- Developmental Screening Toolkit
- Developmental Screening- Online MOC Course for ABP and ABFM-accredited physicians
- Poster for parents- Developmental Screening Reminder
- Poster for Parents- Keep in Rhythm with Your Child
- Medical Home Portal on Developmental Screening
Medical Home
- Protective Factors Framework
- Toolkit for Implementing Bright Futures Preventive Care
- Bright Futures/Child Care Health Partnership for Children
- Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
- State Experiences Integrating Early Childhood into the Medical Home
Quality Early Care and Education
- Share with Families: Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care
- Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for America’s Children
- Link Families with Quality Early Education and Child Care
Poverty
Developmental Screening
- Developmental and Social Emotional Screening in Child Care with Help Me Grow – Long Island
- Poster on Screening to Share with Parents
- Poster on Screening for Early Care Providers
Social Emotional Health
- Docs for Tots’ BRITE Program
- Practical Usable Tools and Training Modules on Social-Emotional Health Promotion in Early Care and Learning (Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning)
- Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
- Resources and Handouts to Share with Parents and Providers (Zero to Three)
- The Pyramid Model (National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations)
Developmental Screening
- Help Me Grow – Long Island- free developmental and social emotional screens in English and Spanish!
- Resources to Support Your Child’s Development (CDC)
- Developmental Screening Passport (Birth to 5 Watch Me Thrive)
- Overview of Early Intervention (Center for Parent Information & Resources)
- Guide to Early Intervention (Advocates for Children)
Caregiver and Child Wellbeing
- Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Youth
- Sesame Workshop – Caring for Each Other resources
- Postpartum Support International
Medical Home
- Bright Futures for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Well Visit Planner (The Child & adolescent Health Measurement Initiative)
- Find a Pediatrician (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
Quality Early Care and Education
Docs for Tots Reports and Tools
- Promoting Social Emotional Development and Early Childhood Mental Health in Young Children
- Centering the Family Experience: Implications for Long Island’s Early Childhood System
- HMG-LI Grows to Meet Family Needs During COVID and Beyond
- A Portrait of Growth and Impact: Help Me Grow – Long Island
- Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for America’s Children
- TEMPLATE: Advocacy Project Planning Tool
Research and Policy
- The Heckman Equation
- Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
- State of Babies Yearbook (Zero to Three)
- Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood: What Every Policy Maker Should Know (Columbia University)
- Health System Data Center (The Commonwealth Fund)
- Get the Facts on Child Poverty (National Center for Children in Poverty)
- CLASP: Children, Youth, and Families
National Initiatives
General Resources
Developmental Milestones, Tips, and Activities:
- Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Children – Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- CDC’s Learn the Signs, Act Early campaign
- Bright by Text
- Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!
Social Emotional Wellbeing and Resilience:
- Tools for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Youth
- Sesame Workshop – Caring for Each Other resources
- StressHealth.org
- Center for Youth Wellness resources
- Early Childhood Social Emotional Development- Resources
- Flyers to Share in Your Community About Social Emotional Health
- Social Determinants of Health (Healthy People 2030)
- TEMPLATE: Early Childhood Community Resources (Docs for Tots)
Maternal Depression
- Postpartum Support International
- Moms’ Mental Health Matters (National Child & Maternal Health Education Program)
- SAMPLE: * New Updated Maternal Depression Resource Directory (Docs for Tots)
Poverty
- Inequality Begins at Birth: The Tragedy of Child Poverty in America
- State Earned Income Tax Credits
- Get the Facts on Child Poverty
Help Me Grow
- Help Me Grow National
- Help Me Grow – New York
- Help Me Grow Long Island
- ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE screens online via Help Me Grow Long Island
- Why Screen with HMG
- Help Me Grow – Long Island referral form
- Help Me Grow – Long Island referral form (Spanish)
- HMG-LI Provider Info
- HMG-LI for Physicians
- HMG-LI for Community Partners
- How to Talk about HMG-LI with families
- HMG-LI Flyers for Families:
