We have been blessed to work with a mental health consultant, Kristin Tenney-Blackwell, on important topics such as social and emotional health of staff, as well as children. She has created and maintains a site called Paratus that has a lot of great resources.

     www.kristintenneyblackwell.org

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If you are looking for child care and would like to search for some in your area, Great Start to Quality if a useful website. You can also look at different quality ratings of centers, and there are links to check out inspections from the State of Michigan.

     www.greatstarttoquality.org

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Looking for the Great Start to Readiness (GSRP) application? You can find it at                     www.helpmegrowcalhoun.org

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has some great information regarding child development and parenting information that can be found at 

     https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/facts.html

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The State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs sets forth all the rules and regulations that child care centers must follow. Their website has links for parents to see inspections, as well as check out information on "What to Look for in a Provider"

     https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_63294_5529---,00.html

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Interested in ordering books? You can use our online code of H6HDZ at the Scholastic site to order books and earn free books for Kids' Time

     https://www.scholastic.com/home

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American Academy of Pediatrics covers topics ranging from bath time to feeding, and goes from prenatal all the way to the age of young adult

     https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/Pages/Welcome-To-The-World-of-Parenting.aspx

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The National Association for the Education of Young Children has several articles for parents

     https://www.naeyc.org/our-work/for-families

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