Little Texans, BIG Futures

It has been unusually hard to communicate with my international contact, therefore I decide to research a local organization focused on provide quality care and education to Texans; LittleTexans.org.

This website and program are intended to support parents, caregivers, and anyone interested in promoting the healthy development of young children, especially little Texans.  The information found is geared to help people understand more about how young children grow and develop skills, how we can support their growth, and it provides great resources to use and share with others.

“Little Texans. Big Futures.”  was started as a project of the Texas Early Learning Council, as part of its promise to bring new, voluntary; infant, toddler, and three-year-old early learning guidelines to Texas.  Under the leadership of LaShonda Brown, Texas Head Start Collaboration Office Director, the Texas Early Learning Council started on a two-year journey to develop the guidelines through a collaborative process involving many different types of experts and participants in early childhood services in the state.  The final guidelines were reviewed and approved by hundreds of state and national leaders, and they are endorsed by the Texas Pediatric Society .

Little Texans:

Vision

For all young children to grow and thrive in their families and in their communities

Mission

To engage in a comprehensive and collaborative process to develop and implement Texas’ Infant, Toddler, and Three-Year-Old Early Learning Guidelines (www.littleTexans.org, 2008).

Posted on the littleTexans.org website are:

• Assistance with finding quality childcare and educational programs
• Ads and resource center
• Act Early (Screening for Developmental Delays)
• Download Guidelines link

Each of these links are hugely educational for professionals and parents/caregivers of children from the prenatal stage through around 3 years of age.


I randomly heard about this organization on the radio a few months ago and thought it sounded awesome, so I decided to look it up. Surprisingly, I was able to find a lot of great information effecting my community and state. There are always websites and research available, but not really geared to my specific group of students or demographics, so hearing about littleTexans.org was amazing.