"Making Laredo The Best Place To Be Born"
58% of Webb County is considered a childcare desert with either no childcare providers or so few options that there are more than three times as many children as licensed child care slots.
Providing a brighter future for children in Webb County relies on increasing access to high-quality early learning experiences and resources for family members serving as first educators. Laredo Learns provides access to high-quality early learning experiences and resources in Webb County by
Connecting family members serving as first educators to early childhood experiences AND RESOURCES ARE critical for early brain development and school readiness.
Parents as Teachers
Parents as Teachers is a free service that teaches parents about child development and provides parenting support and community resource referrals through home visits with the family once or twice a monthand through engaging community play groups.
Circle Activity Collection
This collection is organized around seven learning domains: Language & Communication, Reading & Writing, Math, Science, Social & Emotional, Physical Development, and Art & Sensory. Activities are provided in English and Spanish.
Bright By Text
Bright By Text makes free resources and advice to parents available right at their fingertips! Free activities, and resources for parents and caregivers Links to more online learning materials, including videos you can access on any smartphone. Information on challenging behaviors (sleep, eating, potty training, tantrums) when you need it most.
Brain Bags by Laredo Learns
Laredo Learns and its community partners have created the Brain Bag as a resource filled with learning materials. Included are guidance, parenting tips, online child development insights and prompts, and more. New parents can consider the Brain Bag as a tool to help them ensure their children meet critical growth and learning benchmarks for their children.
- Laredo Learns Launches New ‘Brain Bag’ Initiative to Help New Parents Meet Benchmarks for Kids
- TAMIU Hosts Over 100 LISD 8th Grade Students Participating in Future Educators of Laredo Semina
- Laredo Learns 2030 | Healthy Beginnings, Supported Families, High-Quality Early Care and Learning | Report & Recommendations
- Laredo Learns 2030 | Healthy Beginnings, Supported Families, High-Quality Early Care and Learning | System Map
- Laredo Stakeholder Engagement-Summary and Trends
- Laredo Resource List and Providers
- TAMIU ‘La Frontera’ Lecture Series Begins Feb. 24 with A&M Regent Mendoza
- TAMIU One of Six U.S. Minority-Serving Institutions Selected for BranchED’s National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center
- City, County, TAMIU Collaboration Helps Parents Help Kids with Texting Service Focused on Parenting Success
- World Teachers Day @ TAMIU Celebrates Australian AIME Partnership + Global IMA GI-NATION {University} Alliance
For more about the Series, contact Dr. O’Meara at james.omeara@tamiu.edu. Information on College of Education programs and resources is available at tamiu.edu/coedu.