Ways to Use - Raising Young Children in a New Country

The handbook was created for Early Head Start/Head Start programs, Refugee Resettlement, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS), Early Care and Education Providers and other community agencies serving refugees and immigrants to ensure that families have the basic information they need for raising children birth through age five in this country. The Handbook emphasizes the following six themes: family well-being, safety and protection, guidance and discipline, healthy brain development, early learning and school readiness, and connecting to early care and education