Early Head Start: Playful and Fun Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
Early Head Start: Outdoor play benefits
International Play Association
Declaration on the Importance of Play
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Play and Children’s Learning
10 Things Every Parent Should Know about Play
What the Research Says: Impact of Specific Toys on Play
Zero to Three
Let’s Play: How Your Child Learns and Grows Through Play from Birth to Three
Tips on Playing with Babies and Toddlers

The following links offer ideas for fun playtime activities to do with babies and toddlers:

Play Activities for Birth to 12 Months
Play Activities for 12 to 24 Months
Play Activities for 24 to 36 Months

• Head Start locator  or en español
• New Castle Head Start or en español
• Wilmington Head Start or en español
• Telamon Corporation Head Start or en español
• Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood
• Delaware Stars
• University of Delaware  Laboratory Preschool
• Children & Families First or en español
• Child Care Services: (POC – TANF – ASSIST etc.)
• State of Delaware Higher Education and Training
• State of Delaware Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP)
• State of Delaware Department of Education

• Delaware Department of Labor
• Delaware Job Link
• State of Delaware Delaware Employment Link: Job Seeker Resources

• Delaware State Housing Authority
• Delaware Housing Search
• Newark Housing Authority
• Wilmington Housing Authority
• Public Housing – Kent/Sussex Counties

Health Literacy:

• National Institute of Health: Talking to your doctor or en español
• KidsHealth from Nemours
• Head Start ECLKC: Health Literacy and Family Engagement  or en español
• Head Start & CAHMI: The Well Visit Planner
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Pregnancy
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Free materials

• Delaware State Police
• Newark Police Department: Concerns & Complaints
• Wilmington Police Department: Victim Services
• City of Dover Police Department: Contact
• Domestic Violence Hot Line or en español
• Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence or en español
• Prevent Child Abuse Delaware

Sleep Safety:

• National Institute Child Health and Human Development: Safe to Sleep or en español
• Zero to Three: Safe Sleep, Sweet Dreams

Household Safety:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke
• U.S. Fire Administration: Smoke alarms
• United States Environmental Protection Agency: Lead Paint
• Nemours Children’s Health System: Safe Home Tips
• The Center for Disease Control: Drowning Facts
• Kidshealth: Household Safety Checklist
• National Institute Child Health and Human Development
• Head Start Family Education Safety First: Preventing & Managing Childhood Injuries or en español

• University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies : Resources
• State of Delaware – Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
• Early Head Start National Resource Center
• Raising Special Kids – Resources