Today on the podcast, Ashley is joined by Rachel and Kelly from the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County. This episode is filled with local resources provided by the ELC as well as early literacy and nutrition tips for parents. All of the resources and programs mentioned in today’s episode are linked below. Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County: http://www.elc-manatee.org/ CATCH: For more information on CATCH, please visit www.catchinfo.org or reach out to the Early Learning Coalition for more information. Division of Early Learning: https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/ https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/parents/family-resources/health-safety/growing-up-healthy You can visit Fresh From Florida, which provides information about Florida-grown food products, farmers' markets, and crops that are in season. Families can also find healthy recipes that use food native to Florida. https://www.fdacs.gov/Food-Nutrition/Buy-Fresh-From-Florida https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/parents/understanding-your-growing-child www.Myplate.gov Learn how much you need from each food group. Get a personalized MyPlate Plan that's right for you, based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level. Soar in 4: We would love for you to come out and see us at Soar in 4, which is a free family event that takes place at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature on the first Wednesday of every month. https://soarin4.org/ BlockFest: BLOCK Fest® is a free research-based exhibit that helps raise awareness of early math and science learning by offering hands-on block play experiences to young children ages 8 months to 8 years old and their families. We would love for you to join us at one of our upcoming BlockFest's at John H. Marble Park. For more information, please reach out to our community engagement team at the ELC at (941) 757-2900 ext. 2500. Division of Early Learning: Parent newsletter sign up: https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/parents/sign-up-for-parents-pages-newsletter Here are some helpful tips on accessing the resources available to you to support your child's learning and development at home. Visit http://flbt5.floridaearlylearning.com/families.html for activities that align with the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards. Select your child's age group. For your selected age group, you can: View the First Teacher Book: A Parent's Guide to growing and learning. Scroll down to view and download the Vroom activity ideas for your selected age group. Select the blue Standards button. Florida Early Learning Developmental Standards: http://flbt5.floridaearlylearning.com/index.html https://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/families/ https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/parents/family-resources/preschoolers-learn/ready-to-read https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/Content/Uploads/floridaearlylearning.com/images/OEL_DOE_EarlyLiteracyFamilyEnglish_ADA.pdf https://www.floridaearlylearning.com/parents/family-resources/summer-learning Reading Rockets: https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/summer-reading https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-adventure-packs-families https://www.readingrockets.org/article/simple-yet-powerful-things-do-while-reading-aloud If you'd like more information on the subjects discussed, or suggest any upcoming topics for discussion, just email us at info@parentingmattersfl.org and we'll respond as soon as possible.