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Activities & Experiences

Gee Whiz Education: https://geewhizeducation.com/

Giselle | Kids Yoga Stories: https://www.kidsyogastories.com/

fit-Flip Video Series: 

     Flips’ fit Picks: A Would You Rather Game for Kids: https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/resources/flips-fit-picks-video

     Brain Rain: A Relaxing Activity for Kids: https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/resources/brain-rain-video

     Countdown to Calm: A Calm Down Activity for Kids: https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/resources/countdown-to-calm-video

     Rainbow Snack Ramble: https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/resources/rainbow-snack-ramble-video

     Flip or Freeze-Video: https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/resources/flip-or-freeze-video

Hands on As We Grow: https://handsonaswegrow.com/

Kid Power: https://www.kidpower.org/

PACEsConnection: https://www.pacesconnection.com/

SD Discovery Center: https://sd-discovery.org/

SD Extension Office: https://extension.sdstate.edu/

SD Family Engagement Center: https://sdsfec.org/

SD State Library: https://library.sd.gov/

Sesame Street in Communities: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks: https://gfp.sd.gov/

South Dakota Public Broadcasting Services: https://www.sdpb.org/

The Genius of Play: https://thegeniusofplay.org/

Toy Lending Library: https://www.toylendinglibrarysd.org/

Child Care Trends and Community Impact

First Children’s Alliance: https://childrensalliance.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): https://www.naeyc.org/resources

SD Early Learner: https://www.earlylearnersd.org/

SD Governor’s Office of Economic Development: https://sdgoed.com/

SD My Life: https://sdmylife.com/

SD Retailers Association: https://www.sdra.org/

South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC): https://www.sdaeyc.org/

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness Manual : Click here to view/download PDF

Health & Safety

Center for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

Center for Disabilities: https://www.usd.edu/medicine/center-for-disabilities

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides cash reimbursements for meals served in childcare centers, family and group day homes, and adult daycare: https://doe.sd.gov/cans/cacfp.aspx

Children’s Home Society: https://chssd.org/

Conscious Discipline – Social and Emotional Learning: https://consciousdiscipline.com/

Center for the Prevention of Children’s Maltreatment (CPCM):  https://www.sdcpcm.com/

Department of Health (DOH): https://doh.sd.gov/

Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center Safety Practices: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices 

fitSanford:  https://fit.sanfordhealth.org/

Health Kids, Healthy Future:  https://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/family-child-care-resources/

National Center of Shaken Baby Syndrome: https://dontshake.org/

Period of PURPLE crying: www.purplecrying.info

SD Department of Social Services: https://dss.sd.gov/ 

Program Management

Caregiver Support Grants: https://www.sanfordhealth.org/resources/child-services/director-and-management-support

Chanie Wilschanski: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/

Family Child Care Professionals of South Dakota: https://fccpsd.org/

National After School Alliance (NAA): https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): https://www.naeyc.org/resources

National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance (NCECQA): https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/

SD Afterschool Network: https://sdafterschoolnetwork.org/

SD Early Learner: https://www.earlylearnersd.org/

South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC): https://www.sdaeyc.org/

South Dakota School Age Care Alliance (SoDakSACA): https://www.sodaksaca.org/

Relationships & Interactions

Pyramid Model Resource Library:
https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Implementation/family.html

This listing of resources provides articles, social stories, visuals and much more for the coachee to use in their classroom. It is important because many of these resources can also be shared with the family to be used at home as well.

FLIP IT: https://centerforresilientchildren.org/dcrc-shop/flip-it/

Harmony Social & Emotional Learning: https://www.harmonysel.org/

Love and Logic: https://www.loveandlogic.com/products/love-and-logic-magic-for-early-childhood

Services

Birth to Three: https://doe.sd.gov/birthto3/

Center for Disabilities/USD: https://www.usd.edu/

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD): https://csdsouthdakota.org/

Dakota Link: https://www.dakotalink.net/

KIDSIGHT South Dakota: https://sdlions.org/programs/kids-vision-screening/ 

SD Council on Developmental Disabilities: https://dhs.sd.gov/

SD Disability Rights: https://drsdlaw.org/

SD Parent Connection: www.sdparent.org/

South Dakota School for the Deaf (SDSD): https://sddeaf.org/

SD Head Start:  https://doe.sd.gov/headstart/

SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired: https://sdsbvi.org/

Space and Materials

LakeShore: http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/

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