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State Resources
  • Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
    CHIP is a state health insurance plan for children. Many working Utah families who don't have health insurance qualify for CHIP. Qualifications are based upon income and family size.
  • Children's Literature Association of Utah
    The organization's purposes are: to encourage the reading, study, and writing of children's literature; to provide a forum for all points of view and levels of experience in children's books; and to gather and share information about children's literature.

Local Resources

  • Club Heights Family Resource Center
    To send an email requesting information to the Club Heights Family Resource Center follow this link.
    They have many resources available to parents including a toy & book lending library, computer lab, free parent classes and many many brochures and booklets on children's issues.
  • PIRC Parent Information & Resource Center
    Located in Davis County, their mission is to assist parents in taking a proactive approach to developing a whole, healthy family by making educational materials, training, support, information, and other resources readily accessible to all families in Davis County. They house a parent & family lending library, they have access to technology & information and offer workshops and forums for parents, educators & the community.
  • Weber-Morgan Early Intervention
    Weber Early Intervention services are provided to families when a child is identified as having a delay in one or more of the following areas: Cognitive development, Motor development, Speech/Language development, Social development, Self-help Skills, Vision, and Hearing.
     

National Resources

  • Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
    This website is for parents of children who attend child care programs. They have answers to several questions many parents have about their child's child care environment.
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics
    Excellent source for information on children's health. They keep up-to-date on current world issues and how that impacts our children.
  • CDC
    Center for Disease Control and Prevention. They no longer publish the ABC's of Safe & Healthy Child Care, but they still have great information on disease control on their web site.

Local Fun Spots

  • Antelope Island
    Kids enjoy riding in the car over the water and watching the buffalo. The beach is great in the summertime, but watch out for the brine flies! Antelope Island is one of the sites chosen for the Olympic torch relay.
  • Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park
    Kids love dinosaurs! They are open year round and feature more than 100 realistic sculptures, some even talk.
  • Ogden Nature Center
    "They have classes, workshops and happenings for everyone!"
  • The Treehouse Museum
    Come step into a story! 
  • Eccles Community Art Center
    They have several workshops for children and adults to enjoy.
  • Hill Aerospace Museum
    Currently the Museum exhibits over 80 military aircraft, missiles, and aerospace vehicles on the grounds and inside the Major General Rex A. Hadley Gallery and the Lindquist-Stewart Fighter Gallery. The museum collection also includes a wide variety of ordnance, an assortment of aerospace ground equipment, military vehicles, uniforms, and thousands of other historical artifacts.
  • Davis County, Weber County & Morgan County - Find out what's happening in your county.

State Fun Spots

  • Children's Museum of Utah
    Children of all ages and ethnicity love the children's museum. Visit them to help expand your view of the world! You can check out their calendar online.
  • Hogle Zoo
    Every child enjoys the zoo.
  • Tracy Aviary
    Be sure to look into their special events.
  • Thanksgiving Point
    A bit of a drive from our area, but worth the trip especially if your children love dinosaurs and petting zoos. You may also enjoy their farmer's market in the summer.
  • Planetarium
    The Clark Planetarium’s mission is to create and present enlightening experiences that inspire wonder in learning about space and science.
     
 
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