Age 0-5 | Cradle to Career Roadmap

Raising Children - First 1000 Days

An Australian parenting website offering comprehensive, practical, expert child health, parenting information, and activities.

Nick Jr. Games

Children can play games featuring characters from their favorite Nick Jr. shows, some of which engage children's math, reading and social-emotional skills.

California Association for the Education of Young Children

Californian membership-based advocacy organization dedicated to advancing excellence throughout the early care and education profession. CAAEYC unites educators of young children and advocates for political and professional leadership.

Federal and State Funding for Child Care and Early Learning

This is a budget information sheet on federal and state funding for early childcare.

Expanding Early Learning - Full Day Preschool and Kindergarten

This report discusses research about the benefits of full-day preschool and kindergarten programs and provides aligned recommendations for local and state government leaders.

5 Great Articles on Early Childhood Education

The editorial team at Resilient Educator present 5 articles written about early childhood education. These articles can be excellent resources for educators and parents to help maximize the benefits for young students.

Perry Preschool Project

The Perry Preschool Study examines the lives of 123 children born in poverty and at high risk of failing in school. From 1962–1967, at ages 3 and 4, subjects were randomly divided into a program group that entered a high-quality preschool program based on HighScope's participatory learning approac and a comparison group who received no preschool program.

The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool

This guide explains how to start your own preschool, from writing a business plan and choosing a location, to marketing, hiring, and managing your day-to-day operations.

The Economics of Early Childhood Investments

An analysis of the impact of early childhood education. Report emphasizes its effects on achievement and economic (individual and societal) outcomes. Findings may inform local policymaking.

The Arts in Early Childhood

Led by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), several United States federal agencies have come together with a mutual interest in identifying and filling knowledge gaps in how the arts affect individual health and well-being across the lifespan. This literature review and gap analysis details the social and emotional benefits of arts participation and details what arts participation looks like in early childhood.

Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment

This website discusses the importance of children's first five years, provides activities and resources for parents and educators to support whole child development, and identifies steps community members and businesses can take to support early child development. (Birth - K)

The California Department of Education - Early Learning and Care Resources

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides a variety of resources for early learning.

Early Childhood Education: Long-Term Benefits

This study was designed to substantiate the positive, long-term outcomes demonstrated by children from economically disadvantaged homes who received a high-quality, early education.

National Center for Healthy Safe Children

The National Center for Healthy Safe Children offers resources and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, and local communities to come together to promote well-being.

California Department of Education - Social and Emotional Learning Guiding Principles

This is a grounding document for the California Department of Education's Social and Emotional Learning guiding principles.

California Department of Education - Social and Emotional Learning

This is the California Department of Education's official site for Social-Emotional Learning. It links to various resources schools and districts can access.

Reunite, Renew, and Thrive: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Roadmap for Reopening School

This is the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Social-Emotional Learning Roadmap for reopening schools.

Six Seconds: The Emotional Intelligence Network

This is a network that provides Social and emotional Learning resources.

Great Schools - Learn About Schools in Your Area

Great Schools.org provides information regarding school quality to help parents find the right school for their family.

10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning

This article discusses 10 ways to engage in lifelong learning.

Facilitate Play-Based Learning at Home

In this article, parents get suggestions and strategies on how to encourage play-based learning at home for young children.

Creating Routines for Love and Learning

This article details why routines are so important in a toddler's development. Routines are integral for toddler self-control, reduce parent/toddler power struggles, develop a child's social skills, and help children cope with transitions.

Zero to Three - Early Connections Last a Lifetime

Zero to Three provides parents and families with resources to advance the health, development, and well-being of their baby.