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NMAEYC and NMHU's School of Education have partnered to bring you, Para los Niños a Northern New Mexico Professional Learning Institute (PLI). Para los Niños is an early childhood education regional conference, which will be held in the Student Union Building at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM on October 19th.

Join us! Breakfast, lunch, drinks, and snacks are provided with each ticket purchase. Exhibitors welcomed.

Get your tickets today:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/para-los-ninos-professional-learning-institute-tickets-88498370909

If you need to book a hotel room, we have made arrangements for a special rate with:
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LAS VEGAS
816 South Grand Avenue
Las Vegas, NM United States 87701
Hotel Front Desk: 15054268182
** To receive the special rate please tell the booking agent that the room block is under Alicia Borrego **

Trying new fruits and vegetables can be a lot of fun. Prepare a meal or snack with a new fruit or vegetable!

Probar nuevas frutas y verduras es divertido. ¡Prepara una comida o merienda con una nueva fruta o verdura!

🎈 Explore New Mexico's free toy lending libraries! 📚🎲 Let's swap screens for smiles and encourage more playtime adventures.
https://www.newmexicokids.org/toy/
UNM Early Childhood Services Center

Join us in celebrating a fantastic start to our Early Childhood Centers' 5210 Challenge! 🌟 Week 1 is all about embracing the power of fruits and veggies. Let's measure success one closed fist at a time! 🥦🍎

NM Forestry Division giving out free trees for Arbor Day NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Forestry Division is providing 50 tree seedlings to communities or higher education institutions interested in…

ECEs, parents and guardians: This is a great learning opportunity on mental health for infants! 🙂

Early child centers! Here's a great way to learn how to support families and get your CEUs!

📢 Attention providers!!!

Register now!!! Dr. Regina Kuersten-Hogan will be joining us to discuss how providers can help to build strong coparenting partnerships.

Register here: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/4616975449815/WN_YmM2G5VRSdOGFBJCfwH-jg

Want to make storytime more engaging? Check out these tips for reading aloud to your child!

¿Te interesa aprender a hacer jardín vegetal pero no puede comprometerse con una clase en vivo? En cambio, inscribirse en nuestro curso de auto-ritmo. Visite https://ican.nmsu.edu/seedtosupper.html para más información o escanee el código QR.

For early childcare and preschool centers, this is a great resource to get your edible garden started!🌶🧄🥕🌽🌿

Interested in learning how to vegetable garden but can't commit to a live class? Enroll in our self-paced course instead. Visit https://ican.nmsu.edu/seedtosupper.html for more info or scan the QR code.

Hello Early Childhood Providers! Do you support teams working directly with young children and their families? Join us to add some mindfulness and reflective practice to your lunch hour!
Register here: bit.ly/RefPracECHO

Eat a variety of healthy foods. When pregnant, it’s important to eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy or fortified soy alternatives. Choose options for meals, beverages, and snacks that have limited added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium (salt).

The Head Start Center Locator is a fantastic resource that connects families with Head Start programs across the U.S.

Watch this video to see how to use the locator to find a program near your home: https://buff.ly/3MKjNlb

Connect at mealtime. Eat meals together whenever possible. Turn off the TV and put away phones and tablets so you can “unplug” and focus on healthy foods and each other.

NM CHILE PLUS is a great resource for fun activities to get kids and the whole family eating healthy!

https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/prc-chile-plus/

This week marks National Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Week! CSA is a farming model built on fairness and transparency for both the farmer and the consumer. Traditionally, a consumer buys a share of a farm up-front, which provides financial security to the farmer for that season. In return, the consumer receives a regular box of fresh produce. Joining a CSA also offers opportunities to volunteer at community events. To learn more about CSAs in New Mexico, including year-round opportunities, visit New Mexico Farmers' Markets resources page at https://farmersmarketsnm.org/resources/shopper-resources/csa-listings/.

Tomorrow is Day 1 of Dual Language Learner Celebration Week!

Get ready for an update on the Multicultural Principles (MCPs) for Early Childhood Leaders. The Office of Head Start’s director, Khari Garvin, will join the discussion. We hope you will too! Review the revised MCPs here: https://buff.ly/3SZV5AU

Follow the Office of Head Start on Facebook for all the details and live events.

Hello! Do you take care of young children prenatal to 5? After a wonderful and successful edition, Family Engagement in Early Literacy (FEEL) NM ECHO program is back this Spring with more fun and interesting new topics. Don't miss Session 2 this week! Register now- bit.ly/FEELecho

¡Hola! ¿Cuida a niños pequeños prenatal a 5? Después de una magnífica y exitosa temporada, vuelve una nueva edición deFamily Engagement in Early Literacy (FEEL) NM ECHO program esta primavera. Traemos más divertidos y interesantes temas. ¡No lo pierda la segunda sesión esta semana! Regístrese ahora- bit.ly/FEELecho

New Mexico Childcare Centers - Today is your last day to sign up! Email: [email protected] OR use messenger to let us know if you'd like to participate.

This is a great way to develop healthy habits for the entire family!

Kindness in the Classroom | PBS LearningMedia Kindness in the Classroom is a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The series focuses on implementing the Kindness Curriculum; a free 24-lesson mindfulness guide designed for pre-k and kindergarten class...

The benefits our neighbors facing hunger receive through SNAP should reflect the latest nutrition science and today's economy. If the cost of nutritious foods increases, as it has in the last few years, SNAP benefits should increase, too!

Congress can help millions of families afford a healthy, nutritious diet by continuing to modernize SNAP and ensuring regular adjustments to the Thrifty Food Plan—used to determine SNAP benefit amounts—reflect inflation and evolving nutrition guidance and practices.

📣 Tell lawmakers to act: https://bit.ly/49k59dJ
🧡 Share this post to help fuel the movement to end hunger!

Due to our closure on Monday, February 19 in observance of Presidents' Day, we will be delivering double meals this Friday, 2/16. Clients, if you need to make any changes to this schedule, please call 📞 808-MEAL(6325) today. 💙💚

Happy Valentine's Everyone! May your day be filled with love and gratitude.