Resources

You know how important your participation in your child's life is, but it is not always easy to know just what to do. Below are some resources which will help you to understand your child's needs and to explain their needs to others. (Clicking on these links will open the Web page in a new browser window.)

Links About Play-based Programs

• The American Academy of Pediatrics recently published an article on play, emphasizing the importance of play to child development: http://aap.org/pressroom/playFINAL.pdf
• The Council of Parent Participation Preschools in British Columbia: http://www.cpppreschools.bc.ca/philosophy.html


Affiliations

• Sequoia District Adult School: http://www.adultschool.seq.org/
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges: http://www.wascsenior.org/wasc/
• California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools, Inc.: http://www.ccppns.org/


Organizations CPNS is proud to help support

• Family Connections: http://www.familyconnections.org/


Local Mothers Clubs

• Foster City Mothers Club: http://www.fostercitymothersclub.org
• Redwood City Mothers Club: http://www.rwcmc.org
• San Carlos/Belmont Mothers Club: http://www.scbmc.org
• San Mateo Mothers Club: http://www.sanmateomothersclub.org


CPPNS Parent Participation Preschools in San Mateo County

• Bunker Hill Parent Participation Nursery School: http://www.bunkerhillschool.org/
• Family Connections: http://www.familyconnections.org/
• Little Hands: A Parent-Child Center: http://www.littlehands.org/
• Little Wonders: A Parent Child Center: http://www.littlewonders.org/
• Millbrae Nursery School: http://www.millbraenurserycoop.org/
• Open Gate Nursery School: http://www.ogns.org/
• Redwood Parents Nursery School: http://www.rpns.org/
• Sequoia Parents' Nursery School: http://www.spns-home.org/
• St. Paul's Nursery School: http://www.stpaulsnurseryschool.org/
• United Methodist Cooperative Nursery School: http://umcnurseryschool.org/
• Woodside Parents' Nursery School: http://www.woodsideparents.org/


Parenting Resources

• Childcare Coordinating Council of San Mateo County: http://www.sanmateo4cs.org/site/4cs/
• Early Childhood News - online resource for teacher and parent of young children: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com
• National Association for the Education of Young Children: http://www.naeyc.org
• Common Sense Media - dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families: http://www.commonsensemedia.org
• National Institue for Literacy - Early Childhood: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/early_childhood.html
• Raising a Reader: http://siliconvalley.parenthood.com/sv_raisingareader.php


Information on the Local Area

• City of Belmont Website: http://www.belmont.gov/
• City of Foster City Website: http://www.fostercity.org/
• City of Redwood City Website: http://www.ci.redwood-city.ca.us/
• City of San Carlos Website: http://www.ci.san-carlos.ca.us/
• City of San Mateo Website: http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.html