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Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC)

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Program for Infant/Toddler Care is a comprehensive training programme developed by WestEd in collaboration with the California Department of Education to support responsive, relationship-based care for infants and toddlers.

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  • Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) training system for responsive, relationship-based infant/toddler care: The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) is a comprehensive training system developed by WestEd in collaboration with the California Department of Education that "promotes responsive, relationship-based care." The article reports it has been hugely influential for more than two decades, is the most widely used training system for infant/toddler caregivers in the country, and distributes videos and print materials worldwide. PITC also worked with the U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families to develop the Early Head Start program. (A Call to Action on Behalf of U.S. Babies (2014))

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  • A Call to Action on Behalf of U.S. Babies. (2014). WestEd R&D Alert, Vol. 14, No. 3. http://forourbabies.org/wp/
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title Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC)
description Program for Infant/Toddler Care is a comprehensive training programme developed by WestEd in collaboration with the California Department of Education to support responsive, relationship-based care for infants and toddlers.
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