When parents realize that the Early Childhood Family Education Program (ECFE) is provided only in the state of Minnesota, jaws generally drop. Our state provides universal access to parenting education through each public school district. State licensed educators provide programming for both the children and the parents.
The schools, the Community Education departments and the Minnesota Department of Education work together to provide this wonderful program.
Another collaboration that benefits families with young children is the new Early Learning Digest newsletter which you can receive via email. The Minnesota Department of Education and the Working Family Resource Center have partnered to provide research-based information about the development of children from birth through age five. This collaboration is possible through two innovative initiatives of the Dept. of Ed.: MN Parents Know and Help Me Grow.
The Early Learning Digest provides a snapshot of information about parenting and child-rearing in a concise way that parents will appreciate. In addition, there are options within the e-newsletter to link to more information if you are interested in learning more about a topic.
The newsletter comes from a group of collaborators with a genuine interest in helping parents find the most useful and beneficial strategies for helping to raise the next generation–just like ECFE does!
Early Learning Digest is a resource you can trust. Click on this link to learn more about this informative newsletter, and to subscribe to its bi-monthly publication:
http://www.workingfamilyresourcecenter.org/WFRC/en/eld.asp
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