
Community Resources
Investing in the well-being of children and families for the past 20 years.
First 5 Santa Cruz County is working to improve coordination across systems of care to increase access for young children and their families to the resources and services they need to be happy, healthy, well-prepared and ultimately thrive in life.
We believe in a family-centered approach that focuses on prevention and early interventions.

Click on each resource link below to learn more:
Early Care and Education
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Looking for child care? Contact the Child Development Resource Center
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Learn about early literacy and development resources
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Learn about Quality Counts Santa Cruz County
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Multilingual Learning Toolkit website
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Watsonville Public Library Children's programs
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries Kids resources and programs
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Here is a link to our Pre-Kindergarden for Kids, a Town Hall for Families from May 30th, 2022
Thriving Families
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Connect to Parenting Support - Triple P Parenting Classes
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First 5 California Parenting website
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First 5 Kit for New Parents
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Talking is Teaching website
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Local Home Visiting Programs:
Healthy Children
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Help Your Child Grow and Thrive
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Learn more about the importance of taking your child to the dentist
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Connect to health insurance and food assistance
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Santa Cruz County Office of Education
