Community Calendar
Upcoming events
Learn how FIRST 5 helps children in the community...
 |
FIRST 5, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara County Public Health Department and pediatricians teamed up to steer kids from sugary drinks. Learn how to get involved with our Soda Free Summer Campaign... more |  |
Learn more about all Bay Area First 5's and watch our latest video... more |
 |
As summer winds down start preparing your children for back to school...more |  |
The Fatherhood/Male Involvement Collaborative and FIRST 5 provide a path for men to be involved in their child’s development... more |
News and Research
- Learn more about your child's brain development....
- Santa Clara County introduces Prescription Discount Card....
- If you pay taxes in Santa Clara County, then Valley Medical Center quite literally belongs to you
...
- Santa Clara County Supervisors add children's health fund measure to November ballot...
- US News: Autism may be more common than thought...
- Click here for info on regular developmental checkups for infants, toddlers and preschoolers...
- Low-quality child care can have lasting impact...
- President Obama Follows Through on Early Education...
- Forbes: Fund early childhood education...
- Investing in high-quality preschool...
- Multimedia tech increases literacy speed in kids...
-
Preschool and family support can help close achievement gap in Silicon
Valley...
-
Play, It's the way young children learn (pamphlet) from FIRST 5 and the Early Childhood Funders helps parents integrate play into daily practice...
- First5 CA web page about children's health, education and services...
- Download parent handouts on topics such as healthy eating and early learning from Zero to Three...
- Tips for getting kids to bed on time...
- Tips to prevent television accidents...
- Sesame Street presents a bilingual (English and Spanish) outreach initiative to help families come together during these challenging economic times...
- Get FREE messages each week on your cell phone to help you through your pregnancy and your baby's first year...
- The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors,voted to ban restaurants from offering toys with children's meals unless the food meets specific nutritional standards...
- Child care has an impact into the teen years...
- Programs for children hit hard by cuts...
Highlights from our Spring Take 5 Newsmagazine
 |
Recent research shows the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages play...more |  |
The Fatherhood/Male Involvement Collaborative and FIRST 5 Santa Clara County provide a path for men to be involved in their child’s development...more |
 |
10 ways to be a better dad.... more |  |
First 5 California Hands on Health Express visited San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum... more |
 |
Each quarter, FIRST 5 recognizes a HIGH 5 partner for outstanding contributions...more |  |
Play contributes to school success in many ways. Learn more...more |