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Strategies Community Members Can Use...
...to Promote Children's Social and Emotional Development.
- Create community opportunities for children and families that encourage positive social and emotional development
- Support community initiatives that promote the healthy development of children
- Acknowledge the importance of personal and cultural identity and social development as the foundation for learning
- Provide opportunities for parents to learn and practice strategies for supporting healthy social and emotional development of their children
- Provide service opportunities for families and children to contribute to the community in meaningful ways
...to promote children's development in Approaches to Learning.
- Provide a variety of environments and activities appropriate for families with young children (e.g. parks, libraries, open-ended “adventure playgrounds”, festivals, and celebrations)
- Provide safe community environments and activities that allow freedom to explore and learn
- Provide appropriate and equitable access to media resources
- Provide opportunities for families to participate in solving community problems or issues
...to promote children's language and literacy development.
- Provide opportunities for parents and young children to participate in activities together
- Develop community awareness about the
importance of talking and reading with
young children - Support volunteer programs that increase the time adults spend with young children
- Provide libraries that are well-supplied with appropriate books for young children
- Sponsor community events such as book fairs, plays, and story hours that encourage children and families to read together
- Organize book donation drives for child care centers, Head Start, schools, and other early childhood programs
...to promote children's development in creativity and the arts.
- Sponsor community-based arts programs in music, drama, movement, and the visual arts for children and families
- Provide resources for all families to support children’s participation in creative expression and the arts
- Exhibit art in public spaces in the community
- Encourage children and families to participate in community art events
...to promote children's cognitive development.
- Provide toy lending libraries with materials for play and exploration
- Provide make-and-take events for parents and children to make and share learning materials
- Provide accessible, natural spaces for parents and children to visit and explore
- Provide opportunities for children and families to work on community service projects
- Encourage community leaders and members to become involved with early childhood programs
- Support peaceful conflict-management and problem-solving strategies
...to promote children's physical and motor development
- Provide parks and recreation programs and activities that support large motor and small motor development
- Provide community health programs for young children and families including immunization clinics
- Provide health education for families of young children
- Provide nutrition programs for families with young children
- Provide child safety education for family and community members
- Develop and support prevention and intervention programs that encourage children’s development
- Ensure children’s health and safety needs are met and intervene when they are not
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