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Early Learning Connections

Family Resources to Help Nevada's Littlest Learners Thrive

What do you wonder about the amazing ways your child learns and grows? Here are resources for families, to help understand how young children learn and grow from birth to five –years old. Families can also find resources for how to support their child’s learning and development at home as part of everyday life.

The early learning guidelines and pre-kindergarten standards describe how children progress in their knowledge and skills.

Children’s experiences with families form the foundation for their development. Everyday routines and interactions and experiences at home, in the classroom, and in the community provide families of four- to five-year-old children many opportunities to support their child’s learning and growth.

These resources offer families ways to support pre-kindergarten learning and promote kindergarten readiness through:

  • key knowledge and reflections on how four- to five-year-old children learn and develop in specific areas.
  • activity ideas to support children’s learning and development.

Explore the “At-Home Learning Resources” to support your child’s learning and development:

  • Helping Your Child Cope with Big Feelings During Transitions
  • Helping Your Child Learn and Play with Others
  • Nurturing Your Child’s Sense of Self and Belonging
  • Encouraging Your Child to Explore and Solve Problems
  • Engaging in Joyful Conversations with Your Child
  • The "I'm Ready for K!" booklet contains skills, based on Nevada’s Pre-Kindergarten Standards, to help families and teachers communicate and support your child’s transition to kindergarten.
  • Download and explore the Vroom app, provided by The Children’s Cabinet, which creates age-specific activities that support children’s brain development during everyday family moments.

What if I have concerns about my child's development? How do I access additional supports for my child?

Each child is unique and has their own strengths, needs, and interests. Often, families have questions or wonder about their child’s growth, including whether children are reaching developmental milestones or showing signs of delay. 

Families can share children’s strengths and needs and explore concerns with educators and their child’s health care providers. In collaboration with educators and other specialists, families can pursue additional developmental screening and assessment when needed.

Communicating with professionals and setting up supports for children early on will help them get the most out of their educational journey and put them on the strongest path for learning, developing, and thriving!

 

Additional resources to identify my child's needs and get connected to supports: