Community Information and Events If you have information or an event regarding children ages birth to 5 and would like to post it, please email Norma Lisenko or Heather Devaney at nlisenko@solanocounty.com / hcdevaney@solanocounty.com or Mrs. Devaney at 707.784.1336
For more information on community events in Solano please visit the following websites:
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Solano County Library |
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Children's Network |
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City of Vacaville |
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City of Dixon |
Solano Family and Children's Services is Solano County's Child Care Connection. The purpose of this agency is to promote and advocate for the well-being of children and families in Solano County by providing Subsidized Child Care, Resources & Referrals, Provider/Parent Training and Education, the Child Care Food Program and Community Outreach to address the community's diverse and ever changing needs. For more information, you can visit their website at http://solanosfcs.org/ or call them at 707.863.3950.
New Breastfeeding Information in the California Department of Health Services' Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health/OFP Website! Breastfeeding Program webpage: http://www.mch.dhs.ca.gov/programs/bfp/ Strategies - Strengthening the Family Support Field - Strategies provides training and technical assistance to family resource centers (FRCs) and family support programs (FSPs) throughout California. These inlcude Early Start sites, Healthy Start sites, FRCs participating in California Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention initiatives, and many others.A Place of Our Own - KCET's A Place of Our Own (and Los Ninos en Su Casa in Spanish) is a dialy television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children funded by First 5 California & First 5 Los Angeles.
Pregnancy & Smoking - One of the best things a woman can do for herself and her baby is to stop using tobacco and marijuana during pregnancy. Click here for more information.
Don't forget the baby - Here are a few tips to share:
*** Keep a large teddy bear in the child's car seat when no one is in it. When the child is placed in the seat, put the teddy bear in the front passenger seat. It's a visual reminder that anytime the teddy bear is up front you know the child is in the back seat in a child safety seat.
*** Get in the habit of always opening the back door of your vehicle every time you reach your destination to make sure no child has been left behind. Put something you'll need like your cell phone, handbag, lunch or brief case, etc. on the floor board of the the back seat. This way it will become a habit. They call this the "Look...then lock campaign."
*** Have a specific arrangement with your day care center, preschool or babysitter. Always call your childcare provider if your child will be not dropped off on a particular day. Instruct your provider to track you down if they do not have your child as expected or haven't received a call from you. Give them every possible phone number to get in touch with you, a family member or friend so the whereabouts and safety of your child can be confirmed.
For more information: Kids and Cars link.
Friends, Family & Neighbor Child Care Providers - The purpose of this site is to assist agencies in providing or expanding programs for this group of caregivers. Here you will find information to help you understand this population and develop programs to meet their needs. You will also be able to search for a variety of resources.
New Resource for Children with Disabilities - Lekotek, a national nonprofit which is widely know as the leading authority on toys and play for children with disabilities (they have toy lending libraries and help parents and providers adapt toys to meet the needs of children with disabilities) has just launched something called the AblePlay Rating System.(TM) This free online resource available at http://www.ableplay.org, features toys rated for their accessibility regarding physical, sensory, communication and cognitive disabilities. It also includes detailed product reviews and creative ideas for adaptive play.
New Smoke Free Movies Resource is Now Available - Screen Out! A parent's guide to smoking, movies and children's health was developed for advocates, community groups, and families to work successfully in their local communities to protect youth from the influence of tobacco in movies. Included in the guide are fact sheets, contact information for top media CEOs, sample letters, resolutions, model press releases, strategies on how to address this issue in local communities, and much more. This guide has been endorsed by the American Heart Association. To learn more about the guide or to download components of the guide, go to http://smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu/actnow/parents.html
"Reasons for Concern" brochures, developed and produced by the Department of Developmental Services addresses developmental information for infants, toddlers and preschoolers from birth to 5 years of age. The purpose of the brochure is to 1) facilitate finding and identifying young children who may benefit from early intervention or specialized education services, and 2) encourage appropriate referrals regarding these children to Early Start and Special Education preschool services. The brochure may be downloaded from http://www.dds.ca.gov/earlystart or http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/concerns.asp
Children's Life Skills Group for children ages 6-12 years who have experienced violence at home. This resource is free and will be held on Thursdays: 5:30 - 7:30 PM, SafeQuest Solano, 1745 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2D, Fairfield. For additional inforamtion, please call 707.484.0321.
A Letter To New Dads about Breastfeeding.
A Letter To New Dads - Spanish about Breastfeeding en espanol.
First 5 Oral Health Education and Training Project
Solano Kids Insurance Program Six Flags Marine World Tickets
Back to School Safety Tips Flyer
First 5 Oral Health Education and Training Project is helpful to local efforts in promoting oral health for young children.
Childhood Obesity Resource Preventing Childhood Obesity: A Proposition 10 Opportunity
Solano County Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) information http://www.tobaccofreesolano.org and http://www.nodrugs.info.