Resources

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Oakland Starting Smart and Strong and our partners are researching, developing, and testing solutions that support parents, caregivers, and educators as they prepare children for a lifetime of learning. To find resources and research created by Oakland Starting Smart and Strong, please visit Reports or Tools. 
 
Below we list a few key community resources of special interest to families and caregivers.

Help Me Grow Alameda County

• Directory of child and family resources

First 5 Alameda County

• Resource and referral agency

BANANAS

• Resource and referral agency

4C's of Alameda County

• Resource and referral agency

Hively

• Resource and referral agency

OUSD ECE

• Oakland Unified School District Early Childhood Education program

Alameda County Early Care and Education

• Resources for reopening child care programs in Alameda County

Oakland Children’s Initiative

• Early investment in children and support through college graduation

City of Oakland Head Start and Early Head Start

• Early childhood education program that promotes school readiness for children from birth to age five

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