Resources - Families, Communities, and Classrooms: Working Together for Children

Building Healthy and Safe Sleep Routines
A helpful resource for families and child care providers who want to support healthy sleep habits fo ...
Early Childhood Transitions: Supporting Children and Families
A useful resource for helping children and families navigate changes in early learning and care sett ...
Parent Involvement and Family Engagement for Early Childhood Professionals
A valuable resource for teachers and providers who want to build stronger connections with families. ...
CCDF Health and Safety Training Fact Sheet
The CCDF Health and Safety Training Fact Sheet gives child care providers a clear overview of import ...
Health and Safety Training Resources for Child Care Providers
A helpful guide for understanding important training topics in early childhood education. This resou ...
Resource Guide for Starting and Operating a Child Care Business
A practical startup guide for anyone opening a child care program. Covers planning basics, policies, ...
Safe Sleep for Babies: A Simple Guide for Caregivers
A clear, supportive safe-sleep guide for families and caregivers that explains how to reduce sleep-r ...
Schedules & Routines at Home: Tips for Families
Consistent schedules and routines at home give children predictability and security, reduce daily co ...
Schedules & Routines: Quick Tips for Teachers
A simple, classroom-friendly guide to building predictable schedules and smooth routines that suppor ...
Starting Solid Foods in Child Care: Tips for ECE Providers
A practical, easy-to-follow tip sheet for early educators introducing solid foods safely in child ca ...
Talk, Read & Sing: Infant & Toddler Tips
Talking with babies and toddlers is a brain building activity! Every time you talk to a baby and hav ...
Talk, Read & Sing: Preschool Teacher Tips
Talking, reading, and singing with young children every day helps build their language skills and su ...
Holy Thursday Activities for Kids
Gentle, classroom-friendly ideas centered on service, kindness, gratitude, and caring for others. Wi ...
Mahavir Jayanti Activity Ideas for Kids
Peaceful, kid-friendly ways to celebrate values like kindness, compassion, self-control, and caring ...
Dopamine in Children
Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter in children’s developing brains that helps regulate reward, mot ...
Child Care Workforce Qualifications, Training, and Professional Development
The child care workforce requires clearly defined qualifications such as minimum education levels, b ...
I-Messages for Kids: Meaning + Examples
I-messages are a way to tell someone how you feel without blaming This resource includes kid-friendl ...
New Year’s Activities for Kids
Create a family-friendly countdown with noisemakers and confetti poppers made from tissue paper for ...
Veterans Day Activities for Kids (All Ages)
Veterans Day activities for kids can include age‑adaptable crafts (paper flags, gratitude cards, o ...
National Stress Awareness Day: Calming Activities for Kids
National Stress Awareness Day encourages families and schools to recognize and address stress in chi ...
All Families Belong: National Adoption Month Activities
This resource is designed to help child care providers and teachers celebrate family diversity with ...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Activities for Kids
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, kids can take part honoring Indigenous communities through nature-bas ...
Columbus Day Activities for All Ages
Columbus Day activities for all ages is a flexible set of classroom ideas focused on maps, navigatio ...
ADHD Awareness Month Activities for Kids
During ADHD Awareness Month, schools and community centers can host inclusive, sensory-friendly acti ...
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