Training & Technical Assistance Model

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. The Center has developed and disseminated evidence-based, user-friendly information to help early childhood educators meet the needs of the growing number of children with challenging behaviors and mental health challenges in child care and Head Start programs. The Teaching Pyramid Model is a systematic framework developed by CSEFEL that incorporates Early Childhood Positive Behavior Support (EC-PBS) through promoting social-emotional development, providing support for children’s appropriate behavior, preventing challenging behavior, and addressing problematic behavior. (Please see the accompanying article from the July 2003 issue of Young Children for a complete description of this model.)

Through a partnership with CSEFEL, WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies, San Marcos Office (WestEd San Marcos) is able to offer the comprehensive, program-wide Teaching Pyramid Model to organizations in California.

For more information, please review the Teaching Pyramid Proposal.