Fairmont Early Childhood Family Education
Inspired by the local Fairmont Area Healthy Communities Initiative, the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program in Fairmont, MN, began integrating the Developmental Assets into its curriculum in fall 2008.
Using the book Great Preschools: Building Developmental Assets in Early Childhood, the fall session of ECFE programming focused on the six Developmental Assets in the Support category: Family Support, Positive Family Communication, Other Adult Relationships, Caring Neighborhood, Caring School Climate, and Parent Involvement in Schooling
Helping Little Kids Succeed—Alaskan Style
Following the publication of Helping Kids Succeed—Alaskan Style, the Association of Alaska School Boards—Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement (Alaska ICE) wanted to promote the message of Developmental Assets to early childhood educators. In a similar manner to what was done for the first book, staff went out into communities and asked people how they thought families, caregivers, faith communities, and the community at large could build Developmental Assets for young children.
Salmon Creek Head Start and Juneau Pioneers’ Home
In Juneau, Alaska, preschoolers in the Salmon Creek Head Start program have an invaluable opportunity to be immersed in an intergenerational learning environment. Located in the Juneau Pioneers’ Home, Salmon Creek Head Start is one of fifteen programs across southeastern Alaska that is part of the Tlingit and Haida Head Start. Each program is unique-some are set in schools, some in churches, but Salmon Creek is the only program set in a Pioneers’ Home.
For Further Reading and Information
Great Preschools: Building Developmental Assets in Early Childhood
Peek Inside this book.
Download sample pages.
Check out the Great Preschools Micro Site.
Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood: Building Blocks for a Successful Start
