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Parent Financial Help

The Subsidized Child Care Program may be able to help you pay for child care. We administer early learning and care programs that help low-income families and at-risk children who meet at least one of several Need and Eligibility criteria. The goal of these programs is to promote the health, growth, education, and care of children while their parents work, look for work, go to school,
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Solano Family and Childrens Services

Free child care referrals for families seeking quality child care.Parent education and resources to help families make the best child care choices.Assistance for income eligible families with child care costs.Child care provider training and development to help them build sustainable businesses and provide quality, healthy and age-appropriate care.Child health, development, nutrition and safety
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Teaching Belly Breathing

Sesame Street in Communities brings free video content of everyone's favorite, furry Muppet friends as they help children and the adults in their lives reach their highest potential. Grover and the gang will tackle a variety of topics that face children in the areas of health and well-being, school readiness, and emotional well-being.  Some of the content and topics presented are more sensitive,
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What are the benefits of the CACFP?

Participants in the CACFP receive a monthly reimbursement payment for providing nutritious meals and snacks to the children in their care. Providers may claim reimbursement for:Up to two main meals and one snack, per child, per day /ORUp to two snacks and one main meal, per child, per dayALL children from infant through 12 years of age qualify for participation in the program REGARDLESS of their
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What is the Child and Adult Care Food Program?

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded program operated through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services Program. The primary purpose of the program is to provide nutritious meals and snacks to children who are in a child care home setting. Solano Family & Children’s Services (SFCS) sponsors the Food Program in Solano and Napa
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How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch

We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don’t have to. He makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take
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