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Families and Communities

What can families and the community at-large do to support quality early childhood education (ECE)?

• You are a child’s first and most important teacher… READ aloud, talk with your child, provide loving touch and encourage them to play and explore

• Learn what quality looks like

• Demand quality child care and tell your legislators how hard it is to find and pay for

• What can the community at-large do to support quality early childhood education (ECE)?

• Learn why quality early learning is so important

• Understand that we are all stakeholders in the future of our children and that we are all affected by the quality of their early experiences

• Advocate for public support of ECE

• Vote on children’s issues
   

Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics 

• Born Learning ()

• Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters 

• Community Connections Resource Guide for South Hampton Roads

• Families and Work Institute

• Kids Priority One

• Kindergarten Video – Preparing for Kindergarten: A Parent’s Guide

• The Planning Council

• Preschool to Kindergarten: A Planning Guide for School Readiness

• Smart Beginnings – Ready for School, Ready for Life

• Smart Start Checklist for Quality Care

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Administration for Children & Families – National Childcare Information Center

• United Way of South Hampton Roads – Success by 6

• Virginia Child Care Resource & Referral Network

• Voices for Virginia’s Children

• Zero to Three