Go NAPSACC & the Social Emotional Module

Social emotional development includes how children:  

  • Create understanding and meaningful relationships with others and themselves 

  • Develop an understanding of their emotions, including how to express and manage them  

This understanding lays the foundation for positive relationships, self-regulation, and school success. Supporting social emotional development in early care and education (ECE) can simultaneously boost learning and promote healthier lifelong behaviors. 

Social emotional skills impact all pieces of children’s learning, daily interactions, and development. Fostering social emotional learning can even directly support physical health. Preschoolers with stronger emotion regulation skills were found to eat fewer unhealthy foods and more healthy ones. Physical activity has been found to increase resilience and well-being, especially for people with depressive symptoms. (Greenberg, 2025) 

ECE programs can strengthen children’s mental, emotional, and behavioral health by supporting: 

  • cognitive skills, 

  • executive function, 

  • social skills, 

  • emotional understanding and regulation, and more. 

Go NAPSACC’s Social Emotional module was developed to help ECE programs strengthen their support. The Social Emotional module covers eight topic areas: 

  • Relationship Building 

  • Routines & Expectations 

  • Staff Practices 

  • Behavior Guidance 

  • Play Environment 

  • Family Partnership 

  • Professional Development 

  • Policy 

Through Go NAPSACC, ECE programs have access to: 

  • Evidence-based Social Emotional self-assessment 

  • Tailored action plans 

  • Resources for educator & staff practices, adult education, child engagement and family engagement 

  • 8 on-demand professional development trainings (ninth training coming soon!) 

ECE programs can use these tools and resources to learn new skills, implement evidence-based strategies, and support social emotional development for children! Login to your account to get started in Go NAPSACC’s newest module today!