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 families, caregivers, and child care providers with a special focus on supporting informal providers such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, nannies, neighbors and friends. With the support of the Wayne Grey Wilson Foundation and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, we are pleased to offer Caregiver Café, a new conversation group for family, friend and neighbor caregivers.
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 familias, cuidadores y proveedores de cuidado infantil con un enfoque especial en el apoyo a proveedores informales como abuelos, tÃas, tÃos, hermanos, niñeras, vecinos y amigos. Con el apoyo de la Fundación Wayne Gray Wilson y la Fundación David & Lucile Packard, nos complace ofrecer Caregiver Café, un grupo nuevo de conversación para cuidadores que sean familiares, amigos y vecinos.
Caregiver Café / Reunión para Cuidadores
Are you caring for young children? Join others like you?
¿Está cuidando niños pequeños? ¡Únase a otros como usted!
Conversations will be offered in English and Spanish. Topics are designed to deepen connections, share insights, and offer resources to strengthen your and your family’s well-being.
Las conversaciones se ofrecerán en español y en inglés. Los temas están diseñados para profundizar las relaciones, compartir puntos de vista y ofrecen recursos para fortalecer su bienestar y el de y su familia.
Every participant will receive a free game or puzzle!
¡Cada participante recibirá un juego o rompecabezas gratis!
If you have questions please contact /
Lindi Gallagher, lgallagher@crcnapa.org
(707) 253-0376 x110
Si tiene alguna pregunta, comunÃquese con:
Veronica Ornelas, vornelas@crcnapa.org
(707) 266-6480
Talk. Read. Sing…Do Playgroup
Our Talk Read Sing playgroup is back and this time we are online with a new format! A new episode of Talk Read Sing and Do will be available once a month on Facebook and on our website. Join us soon, for activities, story time and special guests!
Habla. Lee. Canta…Hazlo Grupo de Juego
¡Nuestro grupo de Habla Lee Canta…Hazlo, un grupo de juego bilingüe, ha regresado y esta vez estamos en lÃnea con un formato nuevo! Un episodio nuevo de Habla Lee Canta…Hazlo estará disponible una vez al mes en Facebook y en nuestro sitio web.
Calendar of Events
Professional Learning Opportunities
Online Playgroups (Click image to join!)
Resources for Family, Friends and Neighbor Caregivers
Zero to Three - Resources for Grandparents
The Grandparent Guide - What‘s New, What’s the Same
Screen Sense - The Grandparent Guide
Safe Sleep - The Grandparent Guide
Making the Most of Mealtimes
Stop, Look, Listen - Making the Most of Everyday Moments
Limit Setting for Little Ones
Managing Transitions
GuÃa para cuidadores familiares, amigos y vecinos
¿Qué es nuevo? ¿Qué es igual?
Seguro al dormir, dulces sueños
Disfrutar al máximo la hora de comer
Disfrutar al máximo los momentos cotidianos
Fijar lÃmites para los pequeños
Early Learning & Care Resources
Tips for Grandparents
Zero to Three has compiled these tips for grandparent caregivers. Learn more here.
Screen Sense
Deciding what, when and how much screen time to give the children under your care can be daunting. The downloadable guide below helps you decide what is right for your family.
Sesame Street in Communities
Fami
Digital Early Learning Resources
Bright by Text
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
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.
TIPSbyTEXT
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
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.
Suggested Activities
Easy Play Dough Recipe
