BRIGHT BEGINNINGS | FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM | LATINO FAMILY STRENGTHENING | FAMILY CONNECTION

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS
During the first three years, your baby will grow and develop more dramatically then during any other stage in life.  Meeting your child's needs for nurturing, stimulation, and health care is critical to building a strong foundation that will allow your child to succeed in school and life.  Bright Beginnings' programs are offered at no cost to any interested Colorado family with a child prenatal to age three without regard to income, age, or any other eligibility criteria.  Statewide programs are provided by 13 regional offices actively collaborating in local communities throughout Colorado. 

Visit the Colorado Bright Beginnings Website: http://www.brightbeginningsco.org/

Our Programs include:

Warm Welcome
Celebrating the birth of every child and welcoming children into the community, these visits offer support and information to parents of newborns on health, safety, community resources, early brain development, and the importance of reading to children from birth. 

A Warm Welcome Visit Includes: 
• A Board Book for the Baby
• 40-Page Parent Resource Directory to Boulder County - Listing Parent Network Groups, Fun Centers, Libraries, Emergency Assistance, etc.
• Mozart Effect For Newborn CD or cassette tape
• Child and Brain Development Information
• Learningames Activity Booklet
• Child Care Resources
• Home Safety Tips

Moving On                            
For parents of children ages 12-24 months offering information and tools that help families encourage language development during the child's second year of life.
Request a free Warm Welcome or Moving On Visit!

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
We have weekly parent/child activity groups at our Boulder site. The goal of these groups is to help parents find emotional support, connection to other families, and parenting information while their children interact in a stimulating environment.

Currently we have the following parent/child activity groups:
• Age specific groups for parents with infants, toddlers and mixed ages
• Language-based groups for families wanting their children to be bilingual and bicultural including: German, French, and Japanese. These groups often hold celebrations at our Boulder family resource center.
• Our evening Single Mom’s Support Group provides a safe and nurturing environment where moms can discuss a variety of issues and find friendship and support.  Dinner and child care provided.
• The Dad’s & Kids Group meets twice a month in the evening. A typical session will involve playtime for the children, food and beverages and conversation about fatherhood issues, including the good times and challenges.
• Workshops and parenting classes offer information, tools and support around relevant parenting issues.

See our Parenting Place Calendar for times and dates.

LATINO FAMILY STRENGTHENING
Support groups are offered in Boulder, Longmont and Lafayette for Spanish speaking families. The goals of these groups include increasing school readiness skills, creating community and connecting families to community resources.

Groups include:

• English classes
• Quality child care during classes and groups
• Parent/Child Activities
• Speakers from community agencies

FAMILY CONNECTION
The Family Connection is a monthly, in-depth news publication with relevant information regarding parent/child issues and resources. Each edition includes a monthly calendar of events at Parenting Place. With a circulation of 6,000 it is widely available at hundreds of businesses and agencies throughout Boulder and Broomfield County.