At QPL, we’re here to support you as you connect with your child.
Use these resources to help you raise a strong and healthy child.
Literacy
City’s First Readers offers early learning programs and activities to foster literacy development for NYC families with children from birth to age 5.
Reach out and Read gives young children a foundation for success in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books at check-ups and encouraging families to read aloud together.
LiteracyINC provides reading and learning opportunities for children so that they grow into competent readers, and helps parents learn new skills, get free books, create community and discover a love for reading.
Jumpstart helps preschool children enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.
Health
CDC Parent Resources offers information to parents to help them learn how they can give their children a healthy start in life.
DOHMH Healthy Homes offers information to parents on how to keep their homes healthy and safe.
Healthy Children, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, offers information related to child health and guidance on parenting issues with the goal of attaining optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
The Pediatric Newborn Service, consisting of 4 nurseries and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, cares for the more than 4,500 infants born at Elmhurst Hospital Center each year. For more information, please call (718) 334-4000.
Flushing Hospital’s Women’s Health Center
Flushing Hospital’s Women’s Health Center provides a wide variety of outpatient services including a comprehensive prenatal care program and gynecology services. When it is time to deliver your baby, our eight. ultra-modern and spacious Labor Delivery & Recovery suites to provide a comfortable environment to deliver your baby. The department also offers gynecological oncology services to treat all gynecologic malignancies, including laparoscopic surgery.
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, recognized as one of the leading hospitals in Queens New York since 1891, has proudly served the community for over a century. Today, they continue to meet the needs of the diverse populations of Queens by providing a wide range of quality healthcare services. JHMC uses Centering Pregnancy as part of their prenatal care, which consists of group meetings throughout pregnancy with your healthcare provider.
Parenting
Zero to Three offers information and tools designed to support parents in developing their own ways to promote their children’s growth and development.
Sesame Workshop works to create a community built on diversity, equity, and inclusion, where creators, educators, partners, and unforgettable characters come together on a mission to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.
PBS Kids for Parents uses the power of media to open worlds of possibilities for all children by offering free access to media content and community-based experiences that support learning for young children.
In Home Service
ParentChild+ uses education to break the cycle of poverty for low-income families. They provide a school readiness program to families challenged by poverty, lack of educational opportunities, and language and literacy barriers, wherever they call home. They have partners across the world. Locally, base locations are available within The Child Center of NY at the Astoria and Jamaica locations.
Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based, in-home nurse program for low-income, first-time mothers. Clients up to 28-weeks pregnant are paired with specialty-trained nurses, who provide information and guidance throughout the pregnancy and until the child’s second birthday.
