Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative (B-3QI)
The Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative (B-3QI) was established to improve the quality and availability of care for children ages birth to three in North Carolina through forging collaborative partnerships with teachers and directors.
The Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative (B-3QI) team provides services statewide, including coaching for child care programs and other community consultants and training specific to birth-to-three high quality practices.
B-3QI uses a Practice-Based Coaching framework that involves building partnerships and shared goals with infant and toddler teachers and administrators to help them plan for and achieve high quality practices that are responsive to their communities and cultures.
The New Infant Toddler Teacher Orientation (NITTO) is a free 7-week online course that is offered through DCDEE’s Moodle site designed to support teachers and administrators who are new to birth-to-three classrooms.
Though the course was created for new educators, experienced infant/toddler teachers and administrators will benefit from the training content as well. Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate for 14 DCDEE-approved contact hours.
Topics covered include:
- Child Care Resources in North Carolina
- Brain Development
- Routine Care
- Classroom Environment
- Behavior Guidance
The course objectives are:
- Learn about resources specific to early care and learning in North Carolina.
- Identify the effects that relationships have on brain development in the first three years of life.
- Recognize the components that form age-appropriate routines for children ages birth to three.
- Demonstrate an understanding of creating an age-appropriate environment for young children.
- Examine age-appropriate guidance strategies for children ages birth to three.
- Use research-based information to explain the importance of being an early care and learning professional.
You will need to have your NCID to register.
For more information, please send an email to itorientation@childcareservices.org.
