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Our Resource Library contains materials and assistance for early childhood educators and those they serve. Explore our selection of podcasts, tip sheets, websites, documents, and self-study courses.
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Eye Learn About Preschool Eye Health Lessons | The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness brings you 3 new and engaging eye health lessons for children age 3 through 6 years to learn more about foods that are healthy for their eyes, keeping eyes safe in the sun and while playing and learning, and why children wear eyeglasses and giving them support. Each 15-20-minute lesson includes learning objectives, key points for instruction, and interactive activities. The lessons meet National Health Education Standards Performance Indicators for Pre-K to 2nd grade. | Website |
Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young Children, Technology and Early Education | This guide is designed to help educators and parents make informed decisions about whether, why, how, and when to use screen technologies with young children. Just because products are marketed as educational doesn't mean they are. How do we best support children's growth, development, and learning in a world radically changed by technology? | Document |
Facts for Families | One out of every two marriages today ends in divorce and many divorcing families include children. Parents who are getting a divorce are frequently worried about the effect the divorce will have on their children. During this difficult period, parents may be preoccupied with their own problems, but continue to be the most important people in their children's lives. | Document |
Families of Children with Hearing Loss | The Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division provides many helpful resources to families of children with hearing loss, including: Information and referrals to a wide range of resources, through this website and through our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialists Grants to community programs Grants to mental health service providers who serve deaf and hard of hearing children | Website |
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy | The Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) website provides extensive information and resources on SMA, including research, newsletters, printer resources, and message boards. The site will link to relevant ideas and articles from various other websites as well as link to the Minnesota Chapter of SMA. | Website |
Families--The Process of Grief and Loss of Dreams (Conclusion) | In the final session in this series, Priscilla Weigel and Cindy Croft will offer insights into some of the responses that may come from a family when they are told there are red flags in their child’s development. As parents grapple with developmental information, they will need ongoing support and understanding from the early educator and program staff. We can be an important partner in a journey that is just beginning. | Podcast |
Family Child Care Licensing | From The Twin Cities Public Television program Almanac - Season 2024 Episode 33Kaomi Lee examines hurdles facing a family childcare provider in Minneapolis. | Website |
Family Connections: A Mental Health Consultation Model | Explore Family Connections, a preventive, system-wide mental health consultation and training approach to strengthen the capacity of early care and education professionals. These resources can be used when working with families dealing with parental depression and related adversities, working with children in classrooms and in the home, and engaging and supporting parents struggling with adversities. | Website |
Family Guide from Reading Rockets | Our colorful bilingual Family Guide includes tips for helping children get the most out of reading as well as pointers on working with schools and teachers, ideas for using the public library, and more. Available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali. | Document |
Family Math | Family Math is an emerging movement to promote math activities within the context of family relationships and everyday life, from the grocery store to the playground, during breakfast, bath time or bedtime. The practices inherent in Family Math are designed to help young children strengthen their math skills and feel enthusiastic and confident in their math abilities. This is a link to The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) website. | Website |
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