• California Children's Services
  (Assists families with unusual medical expenses associated with caring for children with disabilities)
  225-5760
• Child Health and Disability Prevention
  (Preventive health program including dental and health screenings and follow-up on medical conditions)
  245-6866
• Far Northern Regional Center
  (Services and referrals for children with developmental disabilities and their families)
  222-4791
• Heartspring
  (Communicative handicaps -- birth to 21)
  1-800-835-1043
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mercy Hospital
  225-6115
• Shasta Head Start
  (Child development education and social services)
  241-1036
• Shriner's Hospital
  (Referral line) 916-453-2191

• Early Intervention Program
  (Early Childhood Services, special education for children birth to age 3)
  224-3218
• Far Northern Regional Center
  (Early Start services for children age 0-3 with developmental disabilities)
  222-4791

• Positive Parenting for the Developmentally Disabled (Parenting skills for developmentally disabled parents - referral by Far Northern Regional Center)

• Resource and Referral
  (Referrals for licensed child care)
  225-2999
• Children's Centers
  (Low income families)
  225-2999
• Community Care Licensing
  (Check for complaints against care providers)
  895-5033
• Trustline
  (Background check for in-home child care)
  1-800-822-8490

• Early Childhood Services
  (including faith-based and privately owned preschools)
  225-2999
• State Preschool Program
  224-3209
• Shasta Head Start and Early Head Start
  (infant/parent program, preschool and comprehensive social services)
  241-1036
  www.shastaheadstart.org

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Parks and Recreation

• Anderson Parks & Recreation (Anderson River Park) 378-6656
• Redding Parks & Recreation (Kid's Kingdom, Caldwell Park, Giggle Bugs, Toddler Travels, Tiny Tots and more) 225-4095
• City of Shasta Lake Parks & Recreation (FAX) 275-7419
• Turtle Bay Museum & Arboretum on the River (Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp, Carter House Natural Science Museum, Redding Museum of Art & History) 243-8850
• YMCA (Play Gym - 13 mo. to 4 years, Wednesday) 246-9622
• Map of First 5 Shasta Playgrounds

Events

• Anderson Explodes! (July 3, fireworks at Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson)
  365-8095
• Anderson Family Fun and Fishing Day (April)
  241-5816
• Burney Heritage Days (October, McArthur Burney Falls State Park)
  335-2111
• Candles in the Canyon (Mid-late December, Christmas celebration in Dunsmuir)
  235-2177
• Happy Valley Strawberry Festival (June, Happy Valley Elementary School)
  357-2111
• Inter-mountain Fair (Late August - Early September, McArthur)
  336-5695
• Kid’s Fishing Day (Free, California Dept. of Fish and Game)
  225-2300
• Market Fest (Late June ­ September on Thursday evenings, Library Park in Redding)
• McCloud Lumberjack Fiesta (July, Hoo Hoo Park in McCloud)
  Donna Shed
• Mosquito Serenade Concert Series (June - August, Anderson River Park)
• Paul Bunyan’s Lumberjack Festival (June, Turtle Bay)
  243-8850
• Red Ribbon Celebration (October)
  241-5958
• Shasta Art Fair and Fiddle Jamboree (Mother’s Day weekend, Shasta Elementary School
  225-4100
• Shasta District Fair (June, Shasta District Fairgrounds)
  378-6789
• Shasta Highlands Renaissance and Celtic Faire (May, Anderson River Park)
• South City Park Family Fair (June)
  245-6852

Play Groups

• Redding Moms (Online mom-to-mom support and play dates)
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReddingMoms
• Serendipity Play Group (AAUW members)
  (FAX) 247-1824
• YMCA Baby Playtime Group (Wednesday 2-3:30 p.m. -- non-members ok)
  246-9864
  

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