A new report, Child Outcomes and Classroom Quality in FACES 2009, provides insight into the demographics of Head Start children and families; children's cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development and health during a year in the program; and key attributes of Head Start classrooms and programs. The report paints a vivid portrait of children who entered Head Start for the first time in fall 2009 and were completing a year in the program in spring 2010, including their family backgrounds and the Head Start classrooms and programs that serve them. Data for the report are drawn from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES).
This tool kit provides information and flyers that outline the various online resources provided for parents of young children, birth through age 5, by the Minnesota Department of Education and Working Family Resource Center. Resources include free monthly webinars, e-newsletters, Mom Enough shows, and i-Parent Insights.
The Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education (MNAFEE) & The Minnesota Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health will hold Professional Development Workshops on Parent and Child Mental Health.
Zero to Three's grandparenting resources include information on supporting healthy child development as well as tools for addressing some of the more common challenging situations that come up when raising young children.
A new policy paper from Zero to Three, Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers, examines how staffed family child care (FCC) networks are uniquely positioned to improve the quality of care that infants and toddlers receive in FCC settings. It lists effective practices and shares examples of successful staffed FCC networks. This paper offers guidance for how states can maximize partnerships to integrate staffed FCC networks in early childhood systems. It concludes with action steps and state policy recommendations for implementing a staffed FCC network.
Zero to Three's new report, Making It Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Providing Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health, highlights the scientific evidence for infant-early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) policies; examines issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I-ECMH services; and proposes a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.
“Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday” is an awareness-raising campaign led by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A child is much more likely to survive into adulthood if the severe risks of infancy can be mitigated and they reach that important milestone of their 5th birthday. By inviting individuals to remember their own 5th birthdays, they hope to inspire the global community to do more.
This week's video comes from our Adorable Baby Department. It features two precious twin baby girls and evidence that sibling rivalry begins very early indeed! Enjoy!
