The checklist is a self-scoring tool that educators can use to rate their learning spaces, and themselves, in terms of trauma-informed care-readiness. The checklist aligns current trauma-informed principles with early childhood education settings and frameworks.Â
Reflection is at the heart of intentional practice and trauma-informed care. Use these questions to guide your reflective journey.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to determine early childhood educators’ level of foundational understanding of trauma-informed care, and to discover what expectations and wants early childhood educators might have in regard to a trauma-informed toolkit.Â
Note: This questionnaire is most useful as a starting place before beginning the toolkit, but may be also be used as a reference to evaluate your growth.Â
Reflective Practice is and integral piece of culturally-responsive and trauma-informed care.Â
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