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Interested in a career in early childhood education or transitional kindergarten?
Sierra College, in partnership with the Placer County Office of Education, is now offering coursework to help fulfill requirements to...
First 5 Placer
Jan 3, 20221 min read
First 5 placer press Newsletter
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First 5 Placer
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Collaborative Action: Addressing Toxic Stress and ACES - Highlighting Efforts
First 5 Placer Network works to address and prevent ACES in Placer and promote resiliency. The First 5 Network includes many of...
ksmith701
Jun 11, 20212 min read
Collaborative Action: Addressing Toxic Stress and ACES - Highlighting Efforts
First 5 Placer Network works to address and prevent ACES in Placer and promote resiliency. The First 5 Network includes many of...
ksmith701
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Father's and Father Figures, You are invited!
Free books to read to your children! There are two upcoming workshops being held on Tuesday, May 25th and Tuesday, June 22nd. Click the...
First 5 Placer
May 13, 20211 min read
Ideas on how to celebrate the holidays during a Pandemic.
This year, the holidays are different. But navigating new challenges can also be an opportunity to create new traditions. Get inspired...
ksmith701
Dec 2, 20201 min read
28 Months worth of Montessori Learning Activities for your Little Ones!
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ksmith701
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Mess Free Sensory Fall Painting Activity!
Mess Free Sensory Fall Leaf Painting is a fun activity to explore the changing colors of Fall and engage the senses. Kids can watch...
ksmith701
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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Aug 21, 20200 min read
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Aug 21, 20200 min read
Racism and Violence: How to Support Children aged two to five
This resource provides thoughts and guidelines for talking about the complex issues of racism and equality in age-appropriate ways with...
ksmith701
Jun 9, 20201 min read
27 Books to Help You Talk to your Kids about Racism
Talking to your kids about racism can be tough. Here are some books to help get them thinking about it.
ksmith701
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Fun Summer Sensory Activity
This frozen shaving cream ocean sensory play is great for toddlers, preschoolers and kids to dig their hands into! Click the image to...
ksmith701
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Montessori Practical Activities for One Year Olds!
Fun and easy ways to entertain your little one while having them learn basic skills at the same time!
ksmith701
May 11, 20201 min read
Are You an Essential Worker in need of Childcare?
GREAT new resource to help essential workers find child care: http://mychildcare.ca.gov. The map interface lets families search for child...
ksmith701
May 5, 20201 min read
Enhance your Toddler's Motor Skills with this Easy Game
What?! This fun baby game kept my 17 month old playing for over 30 minutes. How is that possible with only an egg carton and q-tips?!...
ksmith701
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Check out YouTube's Learn Home Page
@YouTube’s new Learn@Home page provides curated playlists of kid-friendly learning videos by subject and grade-level. Videos for...
ksmith701
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Take advantage of the New Young Child Tax Credit!
Do you have a child under age 6? You could receive up to an additional $1,000 back when you file your 2019 taxes thanks to the new Young...
ksmith701
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Wondering how to talk to your kids about COVID-19? Try this comic!
Kids may have a lot of questions about the #coronavirus. A comic from @NPR helps explain what the virus is and what steps we can take to...
ksmith701
Apr 6, 20201 min read
CENSUS 2020! Count your Children too!
Our Kids Count! A big way our community gets money for child and family programs is by participating in the U.S. Census. The state and...
ksmith701
Mar 31, 20201 min read
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