COVID-19 Information & Resources

 

Federal and State Websites

• MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COVID-19

• Michigan Department of Health COVID-19 Website

• Michigan Department of Health Volunteer Website

• MDE Food Distribution Map

• NHSA- How Head Start Helps(pdf)

 

ACF Notifications

• Head Start Transportation Services and Vehicles During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• CARES Act Gives Extra $750 Million for Head Start Program

• Responding to Head Start Grantee Questions on COVID-19: Volume May 21, 2020

• ACF-PI-HS-20-04 Update to Funding for FY 2020 Supplemental Funds in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• ACF-IM-HS-20-03 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Fiscal Flexibilities

• Supporting Emergency Child Care During the COVID-19 Crisis: How Head Start and Early Head Start Programs Can Help

• Partnering with Families to Improve Economic Stability During and After COVID-19

• Full Enrollment Policy Questions and Answers (Q&As)

• FY 2020 Supplemental Funds in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (4/14)

• Update to Wages and Benefits Flexibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Responding to Head Start Grantee Questions on COVID-19: Updated March 31, 2020

• ACF Grant Flexibilities in Conducting Human Service Activities Related to or Affected By COVID-19

• Temporarily Re-purposing Head Start and Early Head Start Centers – Partnering to Support Emergency Child Care During the COVID-19 Crisis – 3.24.20

• ACF: Flexibility in Spending CCDF Funds

• ACF: Managing Infectious Disease

• ACF: A Notice to Partners

• OHS: Coronavirus Prevention and Response

 

Lakeshore Learning Materials

 

1. Learning at Home (Free Resources + video content + products):

2. Lakeshore YouTube Channel

3.  “Aprendiendo en casa” (Spanish-language) YouTube playlist

 

 

How To Clean During COVID-19

1. https://nrckids.org/CFOC/Database/3.3

2. https://nrckids.org/CFOC/Database/3.3.0.2

3. https://nrckids.org/files/appendix/AppendixK.pdf

 

What To Do With Children At Home & What They Need To Know

1. https://www.cpr.org/2020/03/17/what-to-do-with-kids-at-home-on-coronavirus-break-mental-health-for-parents-too/

2. Coronavirus: How to Talk to Kids - Nemours KidsHealth

3. https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-working-parents-can-prepare-for-coronavirus-closures

4. Supporting Families During COVID-19-Child Mind Institute

5. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2020/03/19/resources-parents-during-coronavirus-closures/5062649002/

6. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

7. https://www.today.com/parents/how-homeschool-during-coronavirus-crisis-t176020

8. https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-coronavirus

 

How To De-Stress With Your Children

1. https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-you-and-your-kids-can-de-stress-during-coronavirus

2. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/smarter-living/coronavirus-anxiety-tips.html

 

How To Work From Home Due To The Virus

1. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-work-from-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-3

2. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200312-coronavirus-covid-19-update-work-from-home-in-a-pandemic

3. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/how-to-work-from-home-with-your-kids-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak.html

4. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/working-at-home-with-kids-during-covid-19-crisis-with-kids-underfoot.html

5. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816631571/coronavirus-triple-duty-working-parenting-and-teaching-from-home

 

Educational and Wellness Resources

1. Wide Open School

2. Detroit PBS Kids Newsletter

3. Detroit Public Television Adjusts Schedule to Offer Educational Programming at Home

4. Lee Pesky Learning Center Free Resources

5. Age of Learning

6. Free Hatch Ignite @ Home Software

7. Parent Resources – Beetbox

8. Family Guide

9. What We Do All Day

10. Mommy Poppins

11. Nature Activities for Families

12. Scholastic Learn at Home

13. NAEYC for Families

14. Zero to Three

15. COVID-19: Toolkit to Help Kids During the Coronavirus Shutdown

16. Cognitive ToyBoy: Daily Family Activities

17. Read Alouds Online: Book Reading Recordings

18. Choosy Kids Free Resources in March

19. FREE On-Line Live Classroom for Yoga

20. Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center: MyPeers

21. Class Dojo

22. Family Connection Activities

23. ReadyRosie

24. Trauma-informed Care & OUD-SUD Information

25. Downloadable App: Food Banks Directory, USA

26. Downloadable App: Calm