Early Childhood Family Education (E.C.F.E.) is a program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth through age 5. ECFE is based on the idea that the family provides a child's first and most significant learning environment and parents are a child's first and most important teachers. ECFE works to strengthen families and enhance the ability of all parents to provide the best possible environment for healthy growth and development.
- Currently we offer classes for children ages 2-5 and also family events for ages 0+
- Our ECFE program typically meets on Thursday evenings and there may be a special event on a Saturday. This year the plan is to have ECFE two Thursdays a month. One class and one event.
- Classes are $3/child unless you register ahead of time for the classes you will attend.
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Websites for Parents
Recommended Apps
Tablet apps for Infants & Toddlers:
Pocket Pond
Tiny hands (There is a large variety of different to choose from based on age)
Potty time with Elmo
Elmo ABC’s
Minnie Puzzle
Toddler Animal Sounds (Kidstatic)
Match it up (My first App)
Color Dots (Ellie’s Games)
Baby Sorter
Shape-O
Peekaboo Barn
Fischer Price (lots to choose from)
Moo Box
Kids Game Club (lots of levels to choose from)
Tablet apps for Preschoolers:
Learn Shapes (Peekaboo)
iTot Alphabet
Colors & Shapes (Kids Pad)
Basic Skills PRE
My ABC book
Baby Sorter
Photo Touch Farm Animals
Clean Up: Category Sorting
Object Sort
Monkey Preschool Lunch Box
ABC magic! (Preschool University)
Kids Counting (Kids Pad)
iLearn4Tots Lite
Kids Game Club (lots of levels to choose from)
Tiny hands (There is a large variety of different to choose from based on age)
Alphabet Tracing
Bob books Lite
Magnetic ABC
Opposites (My first App)
Emotions (Alligator Apps)
Tablet apps for Kindergarteners:
First Letters Lite
Little Matchups ABC Alphabet
ABC sequence Lite
Math Puppy
Sight Words Flash Cards (eflash)
First Words Sampler
Photo Touch ABC
Sound Sorting
ABC Alphabet Phonics
Letter Sounds Series 1 (blue crane)
Alphabet Tracing