Caregiver Curation Collection

Caregiver Audience: Content specifically for family members and caregivers that addresses mental health, interactions with preschool-aged children (ages 3-5), and opportunities to connect "virtually" with others.
*Organized by type: Curriculum & Program/Organization*

Curriculum / Guidelines Curation Items:

- Creative Curriculum by Teaching Strategies

https://teachingstrategies.com/the-objectives-for-development-and-learning/

The Creative Curriculum supports infants through transitional kindergarten using a whole-child approach that builds social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language skills while introducing literacy, math, science, social studies, and the arts. It also uses project-based investigations so children can explore and apply learning through hands-on, meaningful experiences.

- Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines

https://ospi.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/2023-08/washington-state-early-learning-and-development-guidelines.pdf

Washington State’s Early Learning and Development Guidelines offer a research-based framework for supporting children’s growth and learning from birth through third grade. These Guidelines help parents, caregivers, and early educators support development across domains by describing typical milestones. They are not a curriculum; they are a reference for instruction, observation, and family engagement.


Program/Organization Curation Items:


- Zero to Three

https://www.zerotothree.org/about/mission-vision/

Zero to Three is a user-friendly hub for parents, professionals, and policymakers supporting healthy development from birth to age three. It offers research, training, advocacy resources, and professional learning opportunities, including free monthly virtual events.

- ARC of King County

Support for IDD | The Arc of King County | Seattle WA

The Arc of King County is a community-based organization that advances the rights and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Founded in 1936, it offers services such as supported living, information and family support, and public policy and civic engagement to help individuals and families navigate systems and access resources. The Arc also advocates for improvements in health, education, and human services so people with IDD can thrive as valued members of the community.

- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

https://www.naeyc.org/about-us

NAEYC is a leading U.S. nonprofit that advances high-quality early childhood education from birth through age 8. Founded in 1926, NAEYC supports educators, families, and policymakers through accreditation, professional learning (conferences, webinars, publications, and online training), and advocacy that links research, policy, and practice to promote equitable, developmentally appropriate education.

- Bright Spark Early Learning Services

https://www.brightspark.org/about/

BrightSpark Early Learning Services is a Washington nonprofit that supports child-centered, antiracist early learning. Founded in 1990, it serves children, families, caregivers, and providers across King and Pierce Counties by expanding access to child care and strengthening early learning quality. BrightSpark offers direct support to programs such as the Seattle Preschool Program, plus tuition and family financial assistance information. It also provides caregiver supports and technical assistance for licensed providers.
Working locally in King & Peirce counties, and across Washington State, BrightSpark partners with providers and families to help them find and access quality early learning, including culturally relevant options, extended-hour care, and supports for children with special needs.

- Early Achievers

https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/early-learning-providers/early-achievers

Early Achievers is Washington’s Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), designed to strengthen early learning quality and help families choose child care.
Managed by DCYF, the program supports providers serving children birth–5 (and sometimes up to 12) through coaching, training, and quality recognition tied to school readiness.
Families can compare participating programs using quality ratings and tools like Child Care Check. Providers can join at no cost, access coaching, and professional learning, and earn levels based on standards such as health and safety, learning environments, and staff qualifications.
Early Achievers aligns with programs such as Working Connections Child Care, ECEAP, and Head Start, and participation is required for many state-funded services under the Early Start Act of 2015.