American Academy of Pediatrics Literacy Toolkit (Outside Source)
This is an interactive web-based resource designed to help health professionals encourage all parents to read with their children. The site introduces a wide variety of strategies and tools to support the mission of promoting child development and future school success. Many of these resources can easily be adapted for use by early childhood professionals.
Centralized Eligibility List (CEL) Contact Information
Agency and contact information for California's CEL's.
Character Education (Outside Source)
Training guide intended for child care providers that provides an overview of twelve guiding principles that influence how individuals see themselves and how they interact with others and their environment. It explores practical strategies for building on children’s positive dispositions. In addition, it urges participants to reflect on their family and culture, as well as their personal values and strengths.
Education
Resources for Spanish Speakers / Recursos en Espanol (Outside Source)
Resources from the United States Department of Education for Spanish
speakers.
Finding
a Child Care Services Provider (Outside Source)
The California Child Care Resource & Referral Network assists
families in the identification of local child care options. Provider
services range from initial start-up assistance to a diverse number
of program delivery trainings suited for established centers.
First 5 California/Children
and Families Commission (Outside Source)
The California Children and Families Act of 1998 is designed to
provide, on a community-by-community basis, all children, prenatal
to five years of age, with comprehensive child development services.
Policy on
Parental Involvement
California State Board of Education Policy: Parental Involvement
in the Education of Their Children
Principles for Promoting Language, Literacy, and Learning for Preschool English Learners (English) | DOC (50KB; 2pp.)
Available translations of the Principles for Promoting Language, Literacy, and Learning for Preschool English Learners
These ten principles will serve as a useful tool to guide practice and program planning for anyone who is involved in the education of preschool English learners. The document is a valuable resource for parents, the key partners in education, to support the language development of their own English learners.
Resources
from the United States Department of Education (Outside Source)
The following titles are available free of charge in English and
Spanish.
To order online, click on the link above. In the box labeled "Keyword/Title,"
type the title of the book in quotation marks (example: "Healthy
Start, Grow Smart") or call 1-877-4EDPUBS to order by phone.
Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Newborn Through
12-Months Old
Taking care of your baby.
Helping Your Preschool Child / Como Ayudar
A Su Hijo Durante La Edad Preescolar
Activities for parents and children from infancy through
age five.
Reading Tips for Parents / Consejos Practicos
Para Los Padres Sobre La Lectura [Revised 2003]
Practical advice for parents about reading.
