Need additional information about resources for families?

• Williamsburg Community Hospital

  Here is the website for the Williamsburg Community Hospital. This is our area's largest medical facility. The hospitals in Richmond are about an hour away.

• Invest in Kids

  Being a parent is important. Invest in Kids is a national, charitable organization devoted to helping you become the parent you want and need to be. We're dedicated to providing you with the support you need so you can make the most of your child's first five years... because what a child will be depends on you and me.

• Early Childhood Development - A World Bank Organization

  This site is a knowledge source designed to assist policy makers, program managers, and practitioners in their efforts to promote the healthy growth and integral development of young children.

• Zero-To-Three.org

  You know your child better than anyone. You're also your child's first—and most important—teacher.

  Like most parents, you probably have questions about your child's development-that's normal. Or you may just want to know what you can do to ensure your child's happy and healthy development. At ZERO TO THREE, we're here to help you navigate this critical period. Since 1977, we've brought together the fields of medicine, child development, research science and human behavior, to focus exclusively on the first three years of life.

• Tufts University - The Child & Family WebGuide

  The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics are selected on the basis of parent recommendations; they cover all ages, from early child development through adolescence.

• Child Development & Parenting Information

  Visit this award winning site for information on child development, child psychology, parenting, learning, health and safety as well as childhood disorders such as attention deficit disorder, dyslexia and autism.

  This site provides comprehensive resources and practical suggestions for parents covering toddlers to teens. The CDI site is recommended by Psychology Today and the American Psychological Association.

• College of William and Mary School of Education, Preparing Inclusive Educators (PIE)

  PIE is a 5 year program improvement grant (H325T090009) funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The goal is to increase the number of qualified special educators who are prepared to meet the complex needs of students, are culturally and linguistically competent and are prepared to work in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment. This project also develops partnerships with local schools to assist them in ensuring that special education teachers are fully licensed, and provide support to staff and parents to improve local systems of special education.

  Lisa L. Ownby, MSW
  Recruitment Specialist
  PIE, Preparing Inclusive Educators
  School of Education
  The College of William and Mary
  Jones Hall
  P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187
  llownby@wm.edu
  757-810-4789

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