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Would you like to help your child with making friends or managing their emotions at school? Sign them for our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) group this fall! We will be learning about labeling, expressing and calming big emotions as well as making friends and understanding their feelings.  These skills are core to social emotional development and can help children have a better experience in school.  The class utilizes the research-based Strong Start curriculum. Each session will include a brief social emotional skills lesson, hands-on project, related story as well as scaffolded social interaction time with a small group of peers. 

Bringing Baby Home is a relationship workshop for the transition to parenthood. Whether you are considering parenthood, awaiting your baby's arrival, or currently parenting a baby or toddler (0-3), this workshop is for all couples hoping to prepare their relationship for a growing family!

Visit us at the 48th annual Solano Stroll! Get ready for a mile of entertainers, music, shops, crafters, food booths & family fun on Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Albany. Our booth will be located in front of Berkeley Humane Thrift Shop. Come and say hello and pick up free resources for families and prizes for kids.

Prepare for the highly anticipated release of Part 4 this summer, with the original 2010 classic! Bring the family to watch on the big screen and show your support for parents and kids in our community.

Connect. Reflect. Grow Cafe: 14/3/2024, 1-2:30 p.m Los especialistas de la salud mental y el bienestar emocional llevarán a cabo conversaciones sobre conceptos fundamentales y barreras de la salud mental de infantes y niños de primera infancia (IECMH).

Connect. Reflect. Grow Cafe Session: 3/7/24 from 6-7:30 pm Conversations about foundational concepts and barriers to accessing infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) Introduction to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Seats Remaining: 0

This one-hour virtual webinar introduces the key concepts of infant and early childhood mental health and reflective practice. Participants will identify ways in which relationships with young children, families, and their caregivers can promote positive mental health in early learning and care settings. This session highlights the services available through the IECMHC Network, which are offered at no cost to center-based and home-based child care and early education providers in California. The IECMHC Network’s services are designed to build the capacity of program staff and care providers to foster the social, emotional, and relational health and well-being of young children and the adults who care for them.

The Center for Early Childhood Connections is inviting preparing, expectant and/or pregnant parents to join us for our Baby Care Class on Tuesday evenings from 5:15-6:30pm. This class will provide information and guidance on topics such as feeding, sleep, development and communication as well as the basics of infant CPR/choking support (non-certificate). We will also be discussing the challenges of the "4th trimester"/ newborn period and ways to seek support and manage stress during this time.

The birth process is characterized by some as a “Heroic Journey” that requires support, preparation and great effort both before and after. This group will provide mentorship and peer support for birthing parents in the immediate postpartum period up to 6 months post-birth.

For parents and primary caregivers of young children, birth to 5. Provide and receive the support of other caregivers in a warm and welcoming setting with the facilitation of an experienced parent educator.

Join us for a comedy show fundraiser featuring Lisa Rothman sharing her hilarious stories of parenthood at the Monkey House in downtown Berkeley.

Visit our fun carnival style booth at the family-friendly Solano Stroll!

Join us for an outdoor play group for toddler aged children in Oakland!

We are excited to announce the beginning of a new play group for preschool aged children starting in May!