Early Learning Resources

Health & COVID-19 Resources

Ensuring that children and families have access to health care and resources is an important part of making sure all children have a quality start in life.  The health resources below are designed to help you support the families at your programs.

Help Me Grow LA

Help Me Grow LA helps local community programs and services work together. First 5 LA and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are joining with partners to make sure all children get connected to the services they need. Help Me Grow LA supports all families in promoting young children’s development and lifelong success by connecting them to developmental services and supports that promote their child’s well-being.

Department of Public Health Early Care & Education COVID-19 Toolkit

This webpage provides information and guidance from the Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH), and resources from local, state, and national sources. This toolkit also provides strategies to prevent outbreaks.

Child Care Heroes Website

This website has information on the LA County COVID-19 guidance for safe operations during COVID-19. It also shows best practices for using the guidance and photos from early education programs like yours.

Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness partnered with the National Head Start Association to create an online resource – Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers – to provide parents and caregivers with the information, suggested actions, and assistance they need to be empowered partners in their children’s vision and eye health, and to care for their own vision and eye health.