With trust and local ownership, has come a sincere interest in the work Rooted in relationships is doing and a desire to sustain that work within North Omaha. Temeshia Qualls says that she has seen the pieces of the puzzle come together with Rooted work and feels something meaningful is being passed on to the families they work with. But Debra Nared asks an important question: “we may have an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than us, but what happens afterward?”
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Walk with Me: Rooted in Relationships Work in North Omaha
Tagged with: early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education, North Omaha Childcare, Rooted in Relationships
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
Taking on the Grand Challenges of the Early Childhood Profession
TransformED accents Rooted in Relationships’ mission to collaborate with communities and with other state entities so as to build stronger infrastructure for early childhood mental health. As Bradley puts it, “It’s imperative to continue to collaborate with other initiatives and programs that support child care providers and the rest of the early childhood workforce. If we can figure out how to integrate practices, we can reduce redundancy and maximize impact.” What better way then for Rooted to celebrate its first 10 years and to set off on the next 10 years of working with communities and with state partners.
Tagged with: CHIME, early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education, Getting Ready, Rooted in Relationships, Saline County
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
The Turtle Who Took Down a Tantrum
In January, Tucker Turtle Came to visit North Platte preschools and the local library as part of Rooted in Relationships’ work to teach children how to self-regulate emotions.
Getting to the Roots of Rooted in Relationships: 10 Years of Community-Building Success
Rooted in Relationships celebrates ten years of connecting with Nebraska communities to build infant mental health infrastructure, collaborate with providers and parents to provide coaching and training for the pyramid model, and highlight childcare professionals and the important work they do.
Tagged with: child-development, children, early childhood development, early childhood education, early childhood professionals, infant mental health, naimh, National Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health, Parenting, pyramid model, Rooted in Relationships, social emotional
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
Celebrating a Year of Progress: 2023 Achievements at Nebraska Children
As we reflect on a year of achievements and meaningful milestones, Nebraska Children would like to extend our gratitude to our invaluable partners and generous donors who have been instrumental in making this year a success. Your support, dedication, and collaboration have been the driving force behind fostering stronger communities, empowering youth, and creating lasting change across Nebraska.
Tagged with: advocacy, beyond school bells, Calming Corners, camp catch-up, communities for kids, Community Schools, community well-being, connected youth initiative, education, Food Security, Immigrant Youth and Families Taskforce, Medical Pathway Prevention, Nebraska Growing Readers, Opportunity Passport, prevention, Rooted in Relationships, sixpence, trafficking
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Tucker Turtle Promotes Social Emotional Development in Lincoln County
If you’re interested in bringing your children to hear the story and in receiving a copy of the book, join the Rooted team, community representatives, and, yes, Tucker, for a morning or an afternoon of tucking, breathing, and thinking at the North Platte Library.
Regional Coaching Buildout Provides Needed Structure
Tracy Went emphasizes the growth of coaching across the state, but asks an important question, “there is so much coaching going on and though so many supports exist, there is always more need. How can we continue to build those…
“No More Band-aids”: Community Partnerships Build Better Early Childhood Systems
There may be truth to the old adage, “it takes a village,” when it comes to developing quality early childhood care systems. After all, the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality concluded that the coordinated systems needed to impact families’…
Tagged with: Cherry County Early Childhood, Childcare Centers, communities for kids, Dakota County Early Childhood, Early Childhood Community Coordinators, early childhood development, early childhood education, Holt County Early Childhood, in-home care, Madison County Early Childhood, preschool development grant, Rooted in Relationships, step up to quality
Posted in Early Childhood, Uncategorized
Posted in Early Childhood, Uncategorized
Christen Million Shares Why We Need to Close the Gap of Systemic Inequities
“I always knew I wanted to work with children. My vision for what that looked like changed and grew throughout my undergraduate program and the beginning of my career. Ultimately, everything led me to exactly where I needed to be, which is currently an Assistant Vice President of Early Childhood Mental Health with the Rooted in Relationships initiative at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, and one of the co-leads for the Nebraska Pyramid Leadership Team.”
Christen Million, one of Nebraska Children’s experts, reflects on her passion for working with children, along with her future plans.
In-Home and Center-Based Providers Agree: Circle of Security Classroom™ Promotes Healthy and Secure Relationships!
Imagine feeling free to try new things and explore, then being able to re-enter in for reassurance, support, and anything else you need before you set back out again. The whole time, knowing that no matter what you did or where you went, there was always that safe base for you to come back home. Read how our early childhood mental health experts and partners work throughout Nebraska to implement the Circle of Security Classroom (COSP-C™) approach, which helps teachers and childcare providers forge supportive bonds with children!
Tagged with: child care, child well being, childcare, COSP, COSP Classroom, early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood education, early childhood mental health, early childhood programs, early years, Rooted in Relationships, social emotional, social emotional learning
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events
Growing the Good Life 