Learning and Growing Together: Understanding and Supporting Your Child*s Development

Contains several tip sheets, giving child-care professionals ideas for putting Learning & Growing Together concepts into practice to improve their program's and staff's ability to support families. Each tip sheet aims to assist staff working in diverse settings and roles, including center-based settings, home visits, and staff development.

Amy Laura Dombro is the author of numerous articles and books on infant/toddler and family child care. She has extensive experience training Head Start and child care staff, and consults for national organizations. Ms. Dombro was a member of the advisory committee on Services for Families with Infants and Toddlers that guided the design of the new Early Head Start program. She began her professional career by serving for eight years as the director of the Bank Street Infant and Family Center, and holds a master's degree in early childhood education from the Bank Street College of Education.