In Our Own Words: Honoring Our Family Services Impact and Legacy
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Family & Community
Including Grandparents in Home-Based Activities
Explore this tip sheet to learn strategies to consider for including grandparents in home visits and socializations.
Inclusive Communication: Engaging Both Parents Equally
Learn the basics of inclusive communication. It requires staff to reflect on their relationships with both parents equally, fairly, and honestly.
Income and Spending
Learn to support families' goals around choosing financial products, making and using a budget, accessing public benefits, paying bills, filing taxes, and accessing tax credits.
Increasing Quality Through Local Partnerships
In this webinar, the Leech Lake partnership team shares their experiences as one of the 22 teams from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care Demonstration Project. The team discusses how to increase quality through partnership at the local level.
Infant/Toddler Workforce Professional Development Supports
This Office Hour highlights how state systems support ongoing professional development.
Infographic: Implementing Parenting Curricula
Explore this infographic to learn more about the sequence and steps associated with each of the stages to implement a parenting curriculum.
Infographic: The Hexagon Tool
Use the five-point rating scale in this tool—with a high of “5” and a low of “1”—to evaluate evidence-based programs and practices.
Initial Implementation Stage
Explore the initial implementation stage of putting a parenting curricula in place. Discover how to identify and test key processes, supports, and data collection and use.
Installation Stage
Learn about the installation stage of implementing a parenting curricula. Examine how to identify and gather the resources needed to deliver a parenting curriculum successfully and with fidelity.
