Families as Lifelong Educators
Parents and families observe, guide, promote, and participate in the everyday learning of their children at home, school, and in their communities.
Parents and families observe, guide, promote, and participate in the everyday learning of their children at home, school, and in their communities.
Parents and families form connections with peers and mentors in formal or informal social networks that are supportive, educational, and enhance social well-being and community life.
The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement is awarded to Start Early with Child Trends, LIFT, Fred Rogers Center, and Frank Porter Graham Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Families can find information about children's health insurance and Medicaid and where to start when they are ready to apply.
In this webinar, learn more about relationship-based strategies and effective ways to engage fathers in your program. Find your starting point in making improvements to program environments.
Explore ways to support fathers in your program through effective community partnerships. Learn about the types of community connections that can support paternal well-being.
Find out how staff can partner with fathers to best support their children’s school readiness. Research shows that engaged fathers can have significant positive effects on their children’s cognition, language, and social and emotional development in the preschool years.
Listen as Head Start grantees and adult education and workforce training program staff currently engaged in partnerships share their experiences.
Review strategies for identifying families facing food insecurity. Learn how to address their needs through program actions and community partnerships.
A New Mexico Head Start Program describes – in this video- how prepares children and families for their transition to Kindergarten through strong partnerships.