General InfoChild Care Counseling Early Learning

Emergencies & DisasterFamily FunFeeding & NutritionGrandparents

Health Mental Health ParentingPoisonSafetySchool Success

Violence & Abuse Vision

General Info

•  Delaware Help Line – (800) 464-4357
• Servicios Para Escoger – (800) 464-4357

Child Care

• Family and Workplace Connection
• Licensed child care - Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
• Child Care financial assistance -- Department of Health & Social Services
• Infant & Toddler Early Learning Foundations -- Dept. of Education

Counseling & Mental Health

• Child Mental Health Emergencies
• 24 hour Hotline - Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
• CONTACT Delaware (800) 262-9800
• Counseling resources by county
• Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth
• People's Place - Milford

Early Development, Learning & "Ready for School Success"

• Learn the Signs:  Act Early
• Delaware Early Childhood Center
• Great Beginnings
• Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP)
• What to expect -- and when to seek help  Bright Futures
• Reading Rockets

Emergencies, Crises & Disasters

• 24 hour Hotline - Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
• www.ready.gov ~ U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
• Disaster Preparedness -- Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)

Family fun

• Day trip ideas
• Delaware Public Libraries
• Delaware Parks

Food, Feeding, Nutrition

• La Leche League
• Nursing Mothers – (302) 733-0973
• Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware
• Food Bank
• WIC -- Women, Infants and Children Nutrition
• Food Stamps

Grandparents & and Relative Caregiving

• Intergenerational Programs - Dept. of Health & Social Services
• For grandparents, mentors and parents

Health

• Back to Sleep
• Health information and services throughout Delaware
• Healthy Living ~ the CDC
• La Red Health 505 W. Market Street, Georgetown - 855-1233
• National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus
  • Find a doctor, dentist, hospital or clinic
• Nemours Health and Prevention Services
  • Healthy Quest
• State of Delaware Health & Social Services
  • Birth to 3 Early Intervention
  • Child Development Watch
  • Child Health Clinics
  • Dental
  • Family Visitation Centers
  • Guide to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Delaware
  • Healthy Children Program - for uninsured children
  • Immunizations
  • Kids Kare
  • Medicaid
  • Newborn Hearing Screening
  • Smart Start for pregnant mothers
  • WIC -- Women, Infants and Children Nutrition

Parenting

• Child, Inc.
• Children and Families First
• Extension Cord
• eXtension Just in Time Parenting
• Parents as Teachers
• Parent Information Center
• Parenting 24/7
• Prevent Child Abuse Delaware
• Office of Prevention and Early Intervention -- Dept. of Services for Children, Youth and their Families
• Zero to Three

Poison

• Lead Poisoning Prevention
• Poison Control Center  1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 911.

Safety

• Car Seat Safety
• Division of Family Services -- Dept. of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
• Safe Arms for Babies  (800) 262-9800

Violence & Abuse

• Delaware Coalition against Domestic Violence
• Prevent Child Abuse Delaware
• Safe Arms for Babies

Vision

•         InfantSee