Resources and information for individuals and programs who help families and children every day by providing child care.
Early Childhood
- A Beautiful Day – UNL Extension
- At-Home Activities for Parents and Young Children-Brookes Publishing
- Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive – Families
- Physical Games for Kids: Jumping Animals – The Inspired Treehouse
- Learning 4 Kids
- Read for Resilience – UNL Extension
- Ready Rose Free Resources (English and Spanish)
- TEIS Early Intervention Calendar of Activities for Infants and Toddlers
- What is Coronavirus? by Christine Borst, PhD, LMFT
School Age
- 20 Virtual Field Trips
- Afterschool Alliance – Online Learning Resources
- Art Lessons on YouTube
- Action for Healthy Kids – COVID-19 and At-Home Resources to Stay Physically and Emotionally Healthy
- Do the Zoo from Home – Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
- Exploratorium: Cardboard Automata
- Go Noodle: Good Energy at Home
- Google Classroom Tutorial
- Grand Island Public Schools eLearning tutorial
- Helping Children Cope – UNL Extension
- Keep Learning at Home – Free Online Resources
- Living Room Learning – UNL Extension
- National Center for Families Learning
- NSEA-Teacher TV
- Practical Techniques to Help Children Cope with COVID-19 – Child Life Disaster Relief
- Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents – The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
- Virtual Backpacks – Beyond School Bells, Nebraska Children (can be used on non-GIPS devices)
- Virtual Field Trips
- Ways to Help Children Cope with Anxieties & Fears of COVID-19 – Child Life Disaster Relief
- Wonderopolis
Additional Resources
- Buffett Early Childhood Institute
- ChildCare Aware of America Resources
- Disaster – Emergency – Crisis Resources – UNL Extension
- Early Childhood Development – UNL Extension
- Early Childhood Training Center
- Families Care, Inc. Virtual Support GroupsGrand Island Public Schools Student Support and Information Facebook Page
- Nebraska Child Care Referral Network
- Nebraska Children Childcare Providers: COVID-19 Information and Resources
- Northwest Energy COVID-19 Relief Page
- Rooted in Relationships
- Sixpence