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Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Planning Template (2006)
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The Build Initiative designed this planning template and set
of next step questions to help states move forward with plans
for supporting the learning needs of young children cared
for primarily in family, friend and neighbor care settings.
6 pages.
Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care: Resources and Organizations
(2006)
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This National Child Care Information Center document provides
a list of resources with information about family, friend
and neighbor care. 8 pages.
Resource Guide for Family, Friends and Neighbors Who Care
for Children
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This information booklet was developed as a resource for FFN
care providers in Washington state. 28 pages.
Sparking Connections Phase II: A Multi-Site Evaluation
of Community-Based Strategies to Support Family, Friend and
Neighbor Caregivers of Children (2006)
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This report presents an overview of Phase II of the Sparking
Connections initiative of the Families and Work Institute.
It focuses on lessons learned and recommendations that will
promote positive child development and learning. It discusses
issues of quality in FFN care and future needs and possibilities
for this work. A Research and Resources section includes descriptions
of all participating Sparking Connections sites, evaluations
of three sites, a summary of recent research on FFN quality
and a list of additional written and organizational resources.
57 pages.
Toward a National Strategy to Improve Family, Friend and
Neighbor Child Care (2006)
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Thirty-three experts from a range of research, policy, and
practice organizations came together for a symposium on Family,
Friend and Neighbor Care hosted by the National Center for
Children in Poverty in November 2005. This symposium report
outlines the picture of current FFN research, practice, and
policy that emerged and identifies next steps to strengthen
all three areas. 16 pages.
Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Best Practices: A Report
to Ready 4K - How Culturally Diverse Families Teach Their Children to Succeed
and How Their Early Education Systems Can Learn From Them (2006)
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Many cultural communities prefer FFN care because it enables
them, to transfer cultural values, language and traditions
to their children. This report from Minnesota's Ready 4K focuses
on best practices within FFN care in five cultural communities:
African American, Hmong, Latino-Mexican-Chicano, the Mille
Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Somali. It includes the experiences
of families whose children have done well and from the observations
of community members, caregivers and educators. 72 pages.
Family Place Libraries: From One Long Island
Library to the Nation (2005)
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Family Place Libraries are specially designed spaces in public
libraries for parents and their young children. They work
to build connections among neighbors, support the role of
parents as children’s first teachers, increase chances
for successful early intervention and foster a lifelong love
of reading and learning. This article describes the beginnings
of the now nationwide Family Place Libraries movement, beginning
in the Middle County Public Library in Centereach, NY. 9
pages.
Family Place Libraries: Transforming Public Libraries to
Serve Very Young Children and Their Families (2001)
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Public libraries are well suited to link families to information
and education resources within the library, and to other community
services and programs. The future success of public libraries
may lie in their ability to serve young children and families.
This article from Zero to Three describes the Family Place
Library, a model for providing comprehensive, community-based
early childhood education and family support.
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