As I follow some of the outside links to"ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families" website http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ , I found some links to Early Head Start for Family Child Care Project, this project is design to implement and evaluate a replicable framework that supports a partnership between Early Head Start and family child care. This project will increase quality for low-income children in family child care homes by implementing comprehensive services that include health and social services
What I was able to find, is a list of their goals in order to improve the service of low income families and their children. Such as “Higher quality care for low-income children in family child care homes, Coordinated comprehensive services for families, Support to increase capacity for family child care providers and Strong partnerships that support coordinated service delivery in communities”. I also was able to find a list of all the participants of this program, these programs serve more than 3,000 children, of which more than 500 are served through family child care.
This website also provides valuable information regarding online courses to child care providers, child care licensing staff and parents on quality infant and toddler care. Courses include Professional Development for Infant and Toddler Caregivers, Infant and Toddler Training for Child Care Licensing Staff and Infant and Toddler Care Training for Parents and Families. Most courses are free of charge.
As I explored the various resources available from the Zero to Three programs, I realized that there is a lot of information and resources available for parents. Resources that many of our families ignore, due to the lack of information and limited exposure of these, providing information to our parents is so important, especially if they do not have the language or resources to obtain it.
Isabel,
ReplyDeleteThat is great to hear that they are helping out with home child care options. I spent my early years at home with an awesome lady who was like the neighborhood babysitter! I think many parents are considering this option now with the high cost of childcare and parent's having more than one job! Thanks for sharing.
Isabel,
ReplyDeleteI agree that there is a wealth of information out their for families, just as there is for providers and educators. Unfortunately, many parents do not realize that there are resources available to assist them or don't feel confident enough to seek out the answers or services. As early childhood educators it is important that we provide our parents with as much information or access to information as we can to ensure that they are giving their children the best opportunity to be successful.
Thank you for sharing.
Jennifer Jones