Parent and Provider Resources
First 5 California
Teaching your child to stay calm sets them up for future success. First 5 CA offers parents/caregiver information and resources to help them successfully navigate all kinds of emotions, and even tantrums. By giving your child the skills they need to manage their feelings, you’ll help them now and down the road.
First 5 Orange County
At First 5 Orange County, we believe that all young children deserve to reach their full potential. But sometimes we all need a little help, and that’s where First 5 Orange County can point you in the right direction. Whether you have concerns about a child’s health, development, and mental well-being, or finding child care, early learning activities, and food assistance, here are some resources to help families and children.
Getting Your Child Ready for School: A Parent Toolkit
This handout is a wonderful resource that offers tips and strategies to help your family be ready for school. For more information about your child's growth and development, please feel free to contact the Laguna Beach Unified School Readiness Program at schoolreadiness@lbusd.org.
Help Me Grow OC
Help Me Grow OC connects children and their families to developmental services to enhance the development, behavior, and learning of children from birth through eight years. By calling the toll-free number 1.866.GROW.025, (1.866.476.9025) or using the online link, parents, caregivers, child care providers, early educators, and health care providers have a point of access to developmental services for all young children who live in Orange County.
Kid Builder App
Download the free Kid Builders mobile app — a fun and free, an activity-packed resource to help your children grow up healthy and ready to succeed in school and life.
Teach your baby how to stack blocks, look for opposites with your toddler and encourage your son or daughter to say “Thank You.”
These easy-to-do activities, right at your fingertips, can help your kids grow in six critical areas: body, health, mind, relationships, safety, and words.
All activities are available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The app is now available free of charge to both iPhone and Android users.
Early Childhood OC
Early Childhood OC is a community collaborative that was formed to develop Orange County’s Early Childhood Policy Framework in order to ensure young children reach their developmental potential and are ready to succeed in school and life. The Framework helps to guide communities, businesses, and organizations in prioritizing children and families, which results in economic and social benefits for all of Orange County. Early Childhood OC establishes a shared vision that all children are valued, nurtured, healthy, and thriving.
Tips to Support Early Literacy and Learning Webinar
TK/K Orientation at El Morro Elementary School
Triple P Parenting Program
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program® helps parents and caregivers of children ages 0-12 and teens better understand and support their children's emotional and developmental needs. You can access tools to communicate better, navigate emotional issues and equip your kids to handle life's challenges. Help create a positive environment that supports healthy development and start your FREE online parenting course today. *Classes offered in English and Spanish.
Orange County Public Library
Orange County Public Library provides books to support school readiness skills for children 0-5 years old.