Parenting and Childcare Support Resources

Jump-Starting Community Living and Participation

Description: A toolkit for promoting inclusion in community life. This toolkit has several parenting resources links that can be followed and downloaded.

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Creation Date: 2018            

Type of Product: toolkit 

People Required: individual; organization

Adaptation Needed: various resources linked in guide; some may need more adaptation than others

Rural Adaptations: some information included about how rural settings can be different

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: just one for guide; may need others to use resources with policymakers, advocates, consumers, and other stakeholders

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone, or in collaboration with policymakers, stakeholders, etc.

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 25

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great; depends on resources


Parenting with a Mental Illness: Positive Parenting and Child Resilience

Description: This infosheet focuses on parenting with a mental illness. It includes how to increase child resilience that will reduce chances children develop emotional or behavioral problems in response to a difficult situation.

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Creation Date: N/A            

Type of Product: infosheet; tips 

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to no adaptation needed

Rural Adaptations: some of the suggestions might be difficult in rural with limited resources

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: a staff member might be required for readability of the guide

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 10

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Inclusive Child Care Project: Finding Our Way Together, A Resource Guide

Description: This infosheet includes resources/information to support inclusion of children with disabilities in childcare programs.

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Creation Date: 2016            

Type of Product: infosheet; resources

People Required: individual; organization

Adaptation Needed: this infosheet is just information about policies and resources available; appear to be national and not local 

Rural Adaptations: some resources may not work in rural areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: a staff member might be required for readability of the guide

Supplies: need this guide and external resources mentioned

Technology: need this guide and other resources included; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: may not have local resources

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14

Practical As-Is for Implementation: good