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Get connected to child care, whether you are looking for care or are in the business of care and are looking for resources.

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A place where you can find great activity ideas, learn more about a specific care topic, explore training opportunities, and interact with other child care professionals.

Head Start is a Federal program for preschool children. Check out this site for information on Douglas, Pope, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties.

Research is available on this site to summarize best-practice in the field of special education.

Find information on Energy and Emergency Assistance, Housing and Foreclosure Programs, and Lead Testing and Weatherization Programs.

Bridge to Benefits is a multi-state project by Childrenâ??s Defense Fund to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits. Use the screening tool to find out what services you may qualify for.

Click on the TumbleBooks link for on-line stories!

A Parent Education Program for the Worksite - Find information on free parenting webinars, helpful articles and handouts.

Especially helpful is the "Topics" link - click on Literacy, for example, and find a ton of resource organizations and links!

Find grphic organizers, worksheets and other teaching resources!

Publish your own text for free! You can even encourage your child to write their very own story and you can order it to keep and read again and again.

Play educational games, watch PBS KIDS shows and find activities like coloring and music.

This website aims to help parents and caregivers raise children who are socially and emotionally healthy and ready to succeed in school and life. Information on attachment and temperament are available.

Learn about our work on family engagement in early childhood settings, and access valuable early childhood resources.

Select the "Resource Catalogue" tab for current research and informational articles for families and professionals.

Love and Logic provides simple and easy to use techniques to help parents have more fun and less stress while raising responsible kids of all ages.

Parenting Counts is the research-based family of products developed by Talaris Institute to support parents and caregivers in raising socially and emotionally healthy children.

This is the first scholarly, peer-reviewed, bilingual (English-Spanish) open-access electronic journal in the field of early care and education.

This is a service of the Office of Child Care - a national clearinghouse and technical assistance (TA) center that provides comprehensive child care information resources and TA services to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Administrators and other key stakeholders.

The HighScope Educational Research Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization, that promotes the development of children and youth worldwide and supports educators and parents as they help children learn.

Since 1956, IRA has been a nonprofit, global network of individuals and institutions committed to worldwide literacy.

Starfall is a free public service to teach children to read with phonics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).

The nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street provides activity books, literacy information, and tips for preparing kids for academic success.

Find poems, finger plays, word games, story starters, and write-on shapes.

ipl2 is a public service organization and a learning/teaching online environment. Check out the "Story Time" link for on-line books to read.

CWK is a weekly online magazine. The on-line magazine provides reviews of children's software, video games, websites, and smart toys.

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LSS helps Minnesota's most vulnerable by providing a wide range of human support services related to the basic necessities of life -food and shelter, physical health and safety, and emotional and spiritual well being. Check out this site for more details on services, volunteer opportunities and ways to give.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The mission of the National Parent Information Network (NPIN) is to provide access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education. We believe that well-informed families are likely to make good decisions about raising and educating their children.

This site allows you to personalize your own social story as well as browse informational articles on working with children.

This is your source for activities! Find theme-based crafts, games, and ideas as well as monthly activity calendars and educational games.

Find tipsheets for reading, research, parent resources, classroom ideas, and more!

Find interactive reading games, screening tool, activity cards, parent information, videos and newsletters!

This site has ready-made picture cards for visual schedules as well as social picture cards and software.

In-depth & timely education & healthcare information that will make a difference in the lives of parents & children.

Preschool education activities and early childhood education lesson plans are available. Ideas for pre-k and kindergarten teachers that enrich classroom curriculum are arranged by theme. Plus easy at home fun preschool activities and games that parents can use to reinforce early learning skills.

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