Being a parent is the most important job you’ll ever have!
You know your child and family’s needs. Count on the Pollywog team for connections to the classes and resources to help your child learn and grow. We help families sign up for prenatal and parenting classes, find preschool and child care, and get connected with local services. Our personalized referrals are free for all families.
Explore the possibilities and visit our website, or call us at 541.917.4884 today!
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our website you will find:
Classes & Workshops
We have prenatal and parenting classes and workshops for expectant parents and parents of children ages 0-5 years in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties. Pollywog staff can help you choose and register for just the right class.
Child Care
Do you need child care for your little ones? Get local help finding child care from local experts.
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Free Preschool
Not sure what preschool program is best for your family? Would you like to learn about other preschool options in your community? Our Pollywog Family Resource Specialist can to help you sort through the options.
The Parent Voice
Whether you’re expecting a baby, a new parent, raising a toddler, or sending your child off to school, the Parent Voice will have something for you. It is a weekly blog written by local parents about their experiences and challenges raising children in our area.
Monthly Parent Newsletter
Pollywog publishes a monthly newsletter for parents and caregivers. We share parenting tips, timely information, and news about upcoming local family events.
Resources
You can count on Pollywog for resources and connections. We have information and resources to share about learning how children grow and develop, where to find child care, and how to keep your family healthy and strong.
Our resource page includes links for:
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Support for Parents
• Children’s Health
• Early Childhood Development
• Mental Health
• Nutrition
• Children with Disabilities
• Dental Care
• BIPOC Families
• Kindergarten Readiness
• Parenting Apps & Newsletters . . . and more!
Bright by Text
Bright by Text sends free text messages with helpful tips, activities, and events based on your child’s age and location. Messages include information on development, language and early literacy, health and safety, behavioral tips, and more. Text ELHKIDS to 274 448 today!
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a 60 volume set of books beginning with the children’s classic The Little Engine That Could™. Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed in your child’s name directly to your home. Best of all, it is a FREE GIFT for preschool children ages birth to five who are residents of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties. Sign up by visiting your local library or through the Imagination Library website.
Build Brains with Vroom
Vroom Tips are free, science-based tips and tools that help parents and caregivers add learning to mealtime, bathtime, bedtime, or anytime! Sign up today by visiting vroom.org, downloading the app, or texting VROOM to 48258.
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On Facebook and Instagram, we share:
• Low-cost family-friendly events happening in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties
• Upcoming prenatal and parenting classes and workshops
• Community services and resources for families
• Child care and free preschool
• Parenting tips
About Pollywog
Pollywog works to align health care, parenting education, and early childhood services for children, prenatal to age five, and their families in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties in Oregon.
This program is a partnership between the Early Learning Hub of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties, LBCC Family Connections, IHN-CCO, Samaritan Health Services, social service organizations, public health, and education, and the Parenting Success Network.
Our personalized referrals are free for all families.
Pollywog Family
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, LM-132 Albany, OR 97321
541-917-4884, pollywog@linnbenton.edu
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