Children acquire skills and abilities from the people they spend the most time with. Adults leave a profound, life-long impact on the children they have cared for. Despite the significance of this commitment, modern society doesn’t typically offer educational opportunities or supportive communities for parents or caregivers.
When you are part of co-op, you are connected with a community of people who know and understand the joys and challenges of children. We have material available for common concerns, such as language development, helping children recognize and understand feelings, toilet learning, and typical ages/stages of development. Topics are determined by the interest and questions of the parents and caregivers who are currently in session. Peer support is a valuable component of belonging to co-op.
When you are part of co-op, you are connected with a community of people who know and understand the joys and challenges of children. We have material available for common concerns, such as language development, helping children recognize and understand feelings, toilet learning, and typical ages/stages of development. Topics are determined by the interest and questions of the parents and caregivers who are currently in session. Peer support is a valuable component of belonging to co-op.
If you're wanting to expand your parenting repertoire, have an urgent need, or have concerns about your child's growth and development, you may find one or more of the following resources useful.
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Emergencies (other than those requiring 911)
Washington Poison Center has poison prevention information as well as a hotline that can be reached 24/7/365. The phone number for the poison center hotline is 800-222-1222
Domestic Violence Service of Benton Franklin Counties has advocacy and support services available for victims of domestic violence in our communities.
Support, Advocacy, and Resource Center helps victims of sexual violence, identity theft, child physical abuse, elder abuse, assault, gang violence, fraud, human trafficking, and those affected by a homicide of a loved one.
Child Development
CDC's Learn the Signs - Act Early has tips for parents, a free app to track milestones, recognize delays, and share information with their child's health care provider.
Parenting Counts Developmental Timeline offers access to research-based information about your child's development from birth to five.
Tuft's University Child & Family WebGuide helps you navigate the large volume of parenting and child development websites out there. According to the mission, they "seek to provide parents and families and accessible, thoroughly reviewed collection of credible and authoritative websites they can trust. All websites on this site have been systematically reviewed and contain valuable information and support on a variety of topics of interest."
Parenting
Kids in the House: A website with thousands of videos about parenting and childcare from over 450 experts.
Partners for Early Learning is a local organization that works with parents, educators, and caregivers year round in order to ensure all children in our community are ready for school.
Child Care Aware of Washington helps families find childcare and may be able to find resources to help off-set the cost of childcare.
Screening, Testing, and Intervention
The ARC of Tri-Cities is the first stop for screening, testing, and intervention for birth-3. The ARC also has a variety of supports for people with special needs and their families.
For concerns about children over age 3 (36 months), contact your local school district for testing and referrals.
Family Services
2-1-1 Washington: If you are in need of health and human service information or referrals for assistance to help meet your family's needs, call 2-1-1. The operators can help you find resources for a wide variety of needs, including transportation assistance, veteran's resources, housing/shelter, WIC, and many other community services.