This Free Online Resource Offers Everything Kids Need for a Strong Start

All children develop differently. Understanding how to support your child’s growth, learning and behavior will help them get the best start in life!  Did you know there is a place you can ask these questions and check your child’s development online? Better yet, it is free! Help Me Grow is a free and confidential phone line that connects families from pregnancy to age six with child development information and parenting resources. Anything from your child’s development to behavior to learning is covered!

Here’s a cool factoid: A child’s brain makes 1,000,000 new connections every second from birth to age three. If you have a young child, you don’t need to lose sleep about how you are setting them up for success starting in their earliest years.

We were thrilled to learn about this resource to help, the Early Learning Washington County website—bookmark worthy, for sure. This site is a one-stop shop for all resources for parents from pregnancy through the first day of kindergarten. This site gets you easy access to all that the Washington County community offers, including info on Head Start programs, WIC, libraries, information on child care, parenting education and local family events. No more scouring the internet—it’s all in one place and arranged by age group.

All children develop differently. Understanding how to support your child’s growth, learning and behavior will help them get the best start in life!  Did you know there is a place you can ask these questions and check your child’s development online? Better yet, it is free! Help Me Grow is a free and confidential phone line that connects families from pregnancy to age six with child development information and parenting resources. Anything from your child’s development to behavior to learning is covered!

Another excellent feature of this site is how easy it is to find low and no-cost Washington Country options for preschool. Getting info and enrollment for Preschool Promise, a publicly funded preschool program for children ages three and four within income guidelines, is also a cinch. There’s even more to love: get free access to early learning programs like videos, play and learn activities, books and kits, a calendar of events and classes!

Early Learning Washington County is a local resource with people and services from your community who understand your needs. You’ll also be able to access support for yourself as well, with parent support and chat groups throughout your community. And it’s accessible to all, with nine preferred language choices, ELWC is user-friendly, inclusive and here for you—get a strong start with Early Learning Washington County!

—Jamie Aderski