Northwest Early Learning Hub

10/07/2026

Need new meal ideas for your family? Lantern's COOK messages share easy, healthy, low-cost recipes. Text COOK to 274 448 ☺️
Looking for more ways to support your little one? 💛 Text ELHKIDS to 274448 for free parenting tips delivered right to your phone!

Some nights, just getting dinner on the table is a win. And that's okay! 🙌

Healthy family meals don't have to be hard or cost a lot. Simple meals can still be good for your family. And when kids help make their own plate, they may be more likely to try something new.

Need new ideas? Lantern's COOK messages share easy, healthy, low-cost recipes the whole family will love.

Text COOK to 274 448 to get started.

10/06/2026

📢Family Support Mini-grant Application now OPEN!
💡Have an idea that could strengthen and support families in your community?
❤️The NW Early Learning Hub is offering Family Support Mini-Grants for community-based projects that strengthen family relationships, connect families with resources and support, and promote family stability.
👉Learn more and apply here: https://forms.gle/ny5GNnTE2FjzgENd8

10/05/2026

📚 Help your little one grow a love of reading! Visit our How to Raise a Reader page for ideas and resources!

How to raise a reader toolkit for parents and caregivers

10/02/2026

Familias Fuertes!
Un taller virtual con The Harbor 💙
📅 9 de octubre 2026
🕡 6:30 p.m.
💻 Vía Zoom
📱 Para registrarte, envía un mensaje de texto al 971-704-4147. Te enviaran el enlace de Zoom.

💙 Familias Fuertes 💙
Acompáñanos a este gratis taller virtual con The Harbor : Conociendo Nuestras Fortalezas Familiares.
Un espacio para reflexionar, aprender y descubrir las fortalezas que ya existen en nuestras familias.
📅 9 de octubre 2026
🕡 6:30 p.m.
💻 Vía Zoom
📱 Para registrarte, envía un mensaje de texto al 971-704-4147. Te enviaran el enlace de Zoom.
¡Los esperamos! ✨

09/30/2026

Reach out, check in, and remind someone they’re not alone. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 💜

💜 Su***de Prevention Starts With Connection.

You don't have to be an expert to make a difference.

📱 Send the text.
👂 Listen without judgment.
💬 Ask how someone is really doing.
❤️ Remind them they are not alone.
🤝 Help connect them to support.

Small moments of connection can have a big impact.

This September, let's continue to look out for one another. 💜

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988.

09/29/2026

Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day. 🧡 Join us in honoring the Indigenous children taken from their families and to affirm that Every Child Matters. Learn more in the post below.

Each year on September 30, Orange Shirt Day is recognized across the U.S. and Canada as a time to remember Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed in residential and boarding schools. Join us in wearing orange next week to say Every Child Matters!

Learn more about Orange Shirt Day and how you can participate: https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/tribal-affairs/Pages/orange-shirt-day.aspx

09/28/2026

¡Es el Mes Nacional de la Preparación! ¿Necesitas ayuda con tu kit de primeros auxilios? Más información a abajo ⬇️

09/28/2026

It's National Preparedness Month! Need some help with your first aid kit? See below ⬇️

09/25/2026

Thank you LittleLounge Tillamook for sharing this with local families ☺️ 💛
Are you a local partner who'd like to share out resources? Check out our Community Partners page to see what materials we can share with you! https://www.nwresd.org/departments-and-programs/early-learning/early-learning-hub/for-community-partners

We’re so excited to share that The Little Lounge has partnered with Northwest Regional Early Learning Hub and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to help support and connect more local families! This partnership is just the beginning and we can’t wait to bring even more resources, opportunities, and special programs to Tillamook families.

Parents can now stop by The Little Lounge to learn more and get their littles signed up to receive a FREE book every month from birth to age 5.

Giving back and creating meaningful connections in our community has always been a huge part of what we want The Little Lounge to be. 🌱✨

Stop in, check out our new display and get your little reader signed up! 📚💗

📍 The Little Lounge
1902 First St, Tillamook, OR

09/23/2026

Did you know about different types of play? Learn more below! ☺️👇

Parallel play is more social than it looks.

Two toddlers may be side by side, each focused on their own toys, with barely a word between them. But a lot of learning can be happening. They’re watching, imitating, exploring, communicating. And getting more comfortable sharing space with other children.

For early childhood professionals, these everyday moments can offer a window into a child’s social, language, cognitive and motor development.

And an important reminder: stages of play aren’t rigid deadlines. Children may move between different types of play depending on the activity, setting and people around them.

Learn more about parallel play, what to look for and how to support it without forcing interaction: https://bit.ly/4hf7xI5