Family Members, Friends and Neighbor Caregivers/Cuidadores Familiares, Amigos y Vecinos

Family Members, Friends and Neighbor Caregivers

CRC provides resources and bilingual early learning opportunities to Family, Friend, and Neighbor Informal Caregivers through playgroups, workshops, and support groups. The groups are suitable for caregivers and child care providers with a special focus on supporting informal providers such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, nannies, neighbors and friends.  

CRC ofrece recursos y oportunidades bilingües de aprendizaje temprano a familiares, amigos y vecinos que son cuidadores informales a través de grupos de juego, talleres y grupos de apoyo. Los grupos son adecuados para cuidadores y proveedores de cuidado infantil con un enfoque especial en el apoyo a proveedores informales como abuelos, tías, tíos, hermanos, niñeras, vecinos y amigos. 

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Caregiver Café / CAFECITOS para Cuidadores

Caregiver Cafes (Cafecitos) are currently being offered in Spanish. Topics are designed to deepen connections, share insights, and offer resources to strengthen caregiver resilience and knowledge about child development. Please stay tuned for more information about additional opportunities in English.

¿Está cuidando niños pequeños? ¡Únase a otros como usted!Cafecitos se ofrecerán en español. Los temas están diseñados para profundizar las relaciones, compartir puntos de vista y ofrecer recursos para fortalecer la resiliencia de los cuidadores y su conocimiento sobre el desarrollo infantil.

If you have questions please contact / Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con:
Paula Schaefer, pschaefer@crcnapa.org
(707) 266-6480

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CONTACT / CONTACTE:

info@crcnapa.org 

(707) 253-0376

Digital Early Learning Resources

Developed by Bright by Three, Bright by Text provides quality information and trusted resources to parents and caregivers of children prenatal to five. Available in English and Spanish; the messages are comprised of research-based content from Bright by Three and partners such as PBS, Vroom, and Sesame Street.  More information here.

Footsteps2Briliance is a literacy app provided by the Napa County Office of Education. It is free to all children living in Napa County. This engaging app targets specifically birth-3rd grade and includes over 1,000 books in Spanish and English; it has been backed by rigorous research and has been successfully implemented in the State-funded preschools in Napa County. Please note that the app requires registration on the website and the creation of a secret code before it can be downloaded on a mobile device.

Stanford University’s TIPS by TEXT is a text messaging program designed for family, friends, and others who take care of children under the age of 5 years. Our goal is to help you support children’s development by providing information and fun activities for you to do with children. Sign up here.

Vroom is a Seattle-based developer of quality early learning apps and tools funded by the Bezos Family Foundation. Vroom was developed by a group of more than a dozen leading researchers in neuroscience, psychology, behavioral economics, parenting and early childhood development. Among other tools, Vroom has created an easy to use bilingual, individualized quality early learning app. The app provides daily ideas on how to implement learning opportunities in everyday life.

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