The first five years of life are precious. They are also incredibly important for your child’s development and future.
Nevada has programs and funding to help your child get the strong start you want to give them.
It takes just five minutes to open a world of opportunity for your child’s first five years.
Developmental milestones are things most children (75% or more) can do by a certain age. Explore your child's milestones and learn more!
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Work is an important part of life. But for many employees, especially those with young children, balancing work and home life can be challenging. The Employer Support Program from The Children's Cabinet doesn’t expect employees to figure everything out on their own, rather this program helps businesses create workplaces that better support the real lives of their employees.
You may have noticed that when you click on a MyPlate link from an older First 5 Nevada article, it doesn’t look the same as it used to—or it takes you to a page called “Real Food.” That can be confusing, so read this to know what’s going on in plain language.
This national day of action highlights just how essential child care is—not only for young children and their families, but for our entire economy. A Day Without Child Care brings visibility to these challenges and calls for solutions that support children, families and the people who care for them.
First 5 Nevada, a program of The Children's Cabinet, is supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0099, awarded to the Nevada Department of Education, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Nevada Department of Education, the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
