Resources
Local Resources:
Playgroups and ways to connect with other families:
https://ccetompkins.org/family
https://www.fingerlakestoylibrary.org/
Free baby/child supplies:
https://unitarian.ithaca.ny.us/index.php/babies-first/
Ithaca Welcomes Refugees-to stay up-to-date on any needs of the school sign up for the IWR newsletter!
www.ithacawelcomesrefugees.org
The Child Development Council is a fantastic local resource for anyone caring for young children.
https://www.childdevelopmentcouncil.org/
Open Doors English
Tompkins Learning Partners
Ithaca TCAT Bus Schedule
The Children’s Garden resources about PLAY
https://www.ithacachildrensgarden.org/why-play/
Parenting Resources:
Circle of Security-in many languages:
Teacher Tom is a preschool teacher at a cooperative in Seattle. He blogs about “teaching and learning from preschoolers.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/
Janet Lansbury has a way of explaining and articulating a gentle, RIE approach to baby and toddler hood.
Hand in Hand Parenting focuses on a relationship-centered approach to parenting.
https://www.handinhandparenting.org/
Child Development and Informational Resources:
“The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support children’s healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Our public education campaigns bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. We act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future”
http://allianceforchildhood.org/home
Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice
https://www.bankstreet.edu/professional-education/emotionally-responsive-practice/resources/
Center on the Developing Child
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/
Zero To Three
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
http://refugees.org/explore-the-issues/refugees-facts/