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Funbrain - Free Online Learning
Funbrain - Free Online Learning
Funbrain - Free Online Learning

Funbrain offers hundreds of engaging online games, stories and printables that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy.
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20 Tips for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Your Toddler
20 Tips for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Your Toddler
20 Tips for Creating a Language Rich Environment for Your Toddler

Author shares best practices for parents to increase both the quality and quantity of words spoken at home to a baby.
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Early Literacy at The New York Public Library
Early Literacy at The New York Public Library
Early Literacy at The New York Public Library

New York Public Library offers a range of resources and programming (songs, read alouds and more) for families and children to enjoy reading together.
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Read Across America
Read Across America
Read Across America

This campaign focuses on developing students' love of reading through reading events across the country.
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Reading A-Z
Reading A-Z
Reading A-Z

Reading A-Z provides affordable, easily accessible online reading resources: leveled reading books, and downloadable, projectable, printable teacher materials. Purchase necessary, free trial available.
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Reading is Fundamental - Literacy Facts and Stats
Reading is Fundamental - Literacy Facts and Stats
Reading is Fundamental - Literacy Facts and Stats

America’s literacy crisis has reached epidemic proportions, with millions of children and adults affected each and every year by a never-ending cycle of educational disadvantage.
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Starfall - Reading, Math and Songs
Starfall - Reading, Math and Songs
Starfall - Reading, Math and Songs

Starfall.com hosts a variety of interactive resources, allowing children to engage in phonics-based reading, develop early literacy skills, and read decodable texts that support high interest topics and themes.
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Universal Kids Games
Universal Kids Games
Universal Kids Games

Universal Kids allows children to play and explore exciting games with their favorite characters. Math, spelling, and coloring games are available for children ages 2 to 12 years.
Best Practices
School and Business Partnerships That Work - Success Stories
School and Business Partnerships That Work - Success Stories
School and Business Partnerships That Work - Success Stories

Business-school partnership success stories that share ideas to help schools build successful partnerships.
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Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning
Community Engagement for Early Childhood Learning

The Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) provides a series of resources for business, government, community, and faith-based leaders to provide meaningful collaboration between early childhood staff, families, and community services.
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Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education
Collaborations with Public Libraries and the Benefits to Early Childhood Education

This document provides a list of some local and national websites sponsored by libraries and links to research articles. The list also offers descriptions of collaborations between public libraries and early childhood education.
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Why Don't More Tech Companies Offer On-Site Child Care?
Why Don't More Tech Companies Offer On-Site Child Care?
Why Don't More Tech Companies Offer On-Site Child Care?

This article discusses the lack of onsite daycare at tech companies.
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Get Ready to Read!
Get Ready to Read!
Get Ready to Read!

Get Ready to Read! is a website designed for parents and educators to support children between birth and five years of age. The resources included are intended to develop early literacy skills.
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First Things First - Early Childhood Resources
First Things First - Early Childhood Resources
First Things First - Early Childhood Resources

First Things First provides parents with information and resources on child development, health and safety, quality child care, and school readiness.
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First Things First - Parent Kit
First Things First - Parent Kit
First Things First - Parent Kit

First Things First provides a Parent Kit to help parents support the healthy development of their baby, toddler or preschooler.
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Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition
Preschool Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides information and links related to preschool nutrition.
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Growing Minds: Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Growing Minds: Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills
Growing Minds: Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills

Recommendations for parents to help their children develop learning and thinking skills.
Reports
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children

Low-income families often face many barriers to providing high-quality early childhood education to their children. There are a number of research-based strategies to bolster parent engagement in ways that improve child outcomes.
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My Perfect Schedule for 2-Year-Olds
My Perfect Schedule for 2-Year-Olds
My Perfect Schedule for 2-Year-Olds

Former teacher and current mother blogs about an ideal toddler's schedule, including a detailed schedule of activities.
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Developmental Milestones for 4-Year-Olds
Developmental Milestones for 4-Year-Olds
Developmental Milestones for 4-Year-Olds

This article benchmarks a series of milestones for a typical four-year-old.
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Recommendations for Care for Child Development
Recommendations for Care for Child Development
Recommendations for Care for Child Development

This one-page document provides specific recommendations and examples on how parents/adults should play and communicate with children from birth to age two and older to support early development.
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10 Tips to Teach Children Self-Help Skills
10 Tips to Teach Children Self-Help Skills
10 Tips to Teach Children Self-Help Skills

This blog shares 10 tips to help teach children how to be independent with self help skills and everyday routines.
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12-24 Months: Social-Emotional Development
12-24 Months: Social-Emotional Development
12-24 Months: Social-Emotional Development

This article details parenting best-practices to support toddlers' developing skills.
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Ten Ways to Promote the Language and Communication Skills of Infants and Toddlers
Ten Ways to Promote the Language and Communication Skills of Infants and Toddlers
Ten Ways to Promote the Language and Communication Skills of Infants and Toddlers

This one-page document provides parents, family members, and educators with ten concrete ways to promote and develop child communication.