We encourage families to take advantage of all of the wonderful community resources available to help enrich the lives of your child. Here is a list of community providers and parenting web resources to help your family and child grow and learn outside of the school setting:
Human & Social Services
| Title |
Description |
Location |
Phone |
| Alternative Horizons |
Striving to end domestic violence in our community. |
|
970-247-4374 |
| Child Health Plan Plus |
Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing |
|
1-800-359-1991 |
| La Plata County Dept. of Human Services |
Medical, Food, Cash & Childcare Assistance
|
Tech Center Plaza
10 Burnett Court
First Floor |
970-382-6150 |
| Legal Aid |
|
835 East 2nd Avenue |
970-247-0266 |
| San Juan Basin Health Department |
|
281 Sawyer Drive |
970-247-5702 |
| Southwest Safehouse |
Domestic Violence Crisis Line |
|
970-259-5443 |
Family services
| Title |
Phone |
| Adult Education Center |
970-385-4354 |
| Family Center of Durango |
970-385-4747 |
| Women’s Resource Center |
970-247-1242 |
Children's educational services
| Title |
Description |
Phone |
| San Juan BOCS |
Special Education, ages 3-5 |
970-247-3261 |
| San Juan Kids |
Special Education, ages 0-3 |
970-385-3498 |
Children's activities
| Title |
Phone |
| Children’s Museum of Durango |
970-259-9234 |
| Durango Nature Studies |
970-382-9244 |
Family activities
Parenting Resources Online
| Title |
Description |
| A Place of Our Own |
Family, friends and neighbors – everyone who takes care of young children – are child care providers. Every interaction and every activity of these adults with their charges provide valuable opportunities to help children learn and grow. A Place of Our Own shares ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development. |
| Parenting Counts |
Parenting Counts is a research-based family of products developed to support parents and caregivers in raising socially and emotionally healthy children. |
| Baby Center |
Find information from Baby Center on pregnancy, children's health, parenting & more, including expert advice & weekly newsletters that detail your child's development. |
| Zero to Three |
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. |
| Growing Child |
Our Business is Parent Education. Newsletters are timed to the monthly age of the child from birth to six years old and monthly during the school year from kindergarten to 12th grade. |
| Colorado Early Learning & Development Guidelines |
This site provides practical tips and points of reference that anyone can use to help kids grow physically, intellectually and emotionally. The Guidelines support children with different cultures, languages and abilities.
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| Community Playthings Blog |
Browse our resources by articles, videos, literature, blog. Topics include: Outdoor classroom, Family and culture, Role of play in learning, Creativity and literacy, Behavior and development, Classroom design, Projects and activities, Learning environments, Curriculum approaches.
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| National Association for the Education of Young Children |
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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| U.S. Department of Education: Parents |
Early childhood education, Reading resources, Special education, Help your child learn, Pay for college. Topics: Healthy Start Grow Smart Series, Reading - FREE Teaching and Learning Resources, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder resource for school and home, Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics, Repaying Student Loans, etc.
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| My Plate |
- Advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans, and
- Conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics
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