What Training and Professional Resources Does Zero To Three Provide?

Zero To Three provides early childhood training and resources for professionals across early learning, health care, mental health services, and family support programs. According to the organization, its offerings include conferences and trainings, free webinars, and resources designed to deepen understanding of childhood development and strengthen effective practices for serving young children and families. If you work with babies, toddlers, or the families who care for them, these resources are organized around that professional audience.

Who the professional resources are for

Zero To Three states that it supports professionals across:

• Early learning
• Health care
• Mental health services
• Family support programs

The organization also says it supports families, professionals, and policymakers who shape the lives of young children. So the professional side of its work is not limited to one discipline — it spans the settings where early childhood development is supported.

Fields of focus

Zero To Three lists the following areas as its fields of focus for early childhood trainings and resources:

• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Trauma
• Early Learning
• Early Development
• Physical Health & Nutrition
• Child Care
• Child Welfare
• Economic Security

These categories indicate the subject areas its professional resources and trainings address. If your work touches one of these areas, that is where to look first.

Training, conferences, and webinars

The site references several formats for professional learning:

The LEARN Conference 2026 is presented under the heading "Advancing Early Childhood Development." The site invites professionals to learn more about it, but does not list dates, locations, or registration details in the available material.

Policy and advocacy resources

For professionals whose work intersects with policy, Zero To Three says it advocates for policies that promote the well-being and development of babies, toddlers, and their families. It describes engaging in research and collaborating with policymakers and state legislators to influence legislation related to early childhood education, child welfare, and child care solutions.

How to decide if these resources fit your needs

Use these conditions to judge fit:

• If you provide direct services in early learning, health care, mental health, or family support, the trainings and resources are aimed at strengthening your practices with young children and families.
• If you need continuing education or peer connection, the LEARN Conference and free webinars are the formats the site highlights.
• If your role is policy-facing, the advocacy and research work is the relevant area.
• If you are a parent or caregiver rather than a professional, Zero To Three also offers separate parent and caregiver resources, including community care resources, research-based tips, and parenting tools.

The available site material does not specify costs for trainings or conferences, so check the individual event or program pages before assuming any offering is free.