June 20, 2024

Professional Development Institute at Educare Arizona

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AT EDUCARE ARIZONA Improving early childhood education quality and practice for better child outcomes The vision and purpose of the Professional Development Institute (PDI) is to serve …

June 19, 2024

Literacy Communities

LITERACY COMMUNITIES Early childhood teachers can play a crucial role in fostering young children’s emerging literacy and language skills and setting them up to be successful readers and writers. But …

June 19, 2024

Inclusion Program

INCLUSION PROGRAM Supporting Children with Disabilities Research suggests that including children with special needs in regular education and child care classrooms/settings gives them the greatest opportunity to reach their fullest …

June 19, 2024

Construct Professional Development Intervention

CONSTRUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION™ High-Quality Teaching and Caregiver Practices Construct is an adaptive professional development coaching model that supports teachers and caregivers through data-informed, individualized interventions aimed at moving and sustaining …

Disability Services in Phoenix, AZ

June 19, 2024

Disabilities Services

Birth to Five Center of Excellence Parents who are worried about their child’s development or behavior often find themselves going from one specialist to another, telling their story over and …

June 19, 2024

Training

PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS Professional Development and Training Opportunities Southwest Human Development offers nationally recognized education and training programs to professionals and organizations working with young children across Arizona, the U.S. …

March 31, 2021

Child abuse prevention resources for early childhood professionals and families

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, raising awareness of the importance of resources and services to help families and communities work together to prevent child abuse and neglect. According …

January 28, 2021

ZERO TO THREE virtual series continues the early childhood dialogue on race

ZERO TO THREE hosted the first of two virtual sessions of “Continuing the Dialogue: Infants and Toddlers Face Racism Too.” The webinar was led by ZERO TO THREE’s Sarah LeMoine, …

December 09, 2020

Children’s Developmental Center assists families virtually and in person during pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for many families who need support for children with developmental disabilities. At Southwest Human Development, our team has worked hard to adapt to …

October 15, 2019

Is Halloween too scary for your young child?

October has arrived and the ghouls and goblins will soon be here to play! It’s easy for adults to get swept up in traditional festivities and overlook some of the …