About The Family Map

Overview

The Family Map Inventories are face-to-face interviews between early childcare or prenatal educators and families.

The interviews identify strengths and risks at home in a respectful way. They establish parent-educator partnerships to help children grow up healthier and happier.

Features of the Family Map

• Researched-based
• Serving families prenatal to age 5 available in English/Spanish
• Developed with help from early childhood educators and families
• Accompanied by training and technical assistance with experts in early childhood education and social work
• Aligned with the Head Start Framework for parent, family and community engagement

Early childcare educators trained to use the Family Map can make a difference in children’s life-long health. In this 17-minute video, Dr. Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Lead Developer of the Family Map, explains the early educator’s role in preschool toxic stress.