23 Feb Getting a Head Start
Dr. Edmund Gordon is a renowned Black psychologist known for his work improving early childhood education. As one of the founders of the Head Start program, he has dedicated much of his life to fighting...
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13 Dec Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis
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in Counseling, Fundraising, InsideOut, Teen Counseling Program, Teens, Trauma, Uncategorized
There is a critical shortage of behavioral mental health professionals throughout the country, and kids in need of trauma counseling are feeling the impact of this shortage most acutely. The need for counseling services has...
23 Mar Reaching New Levels with Growing Minds
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in Child Care Quality, Early Childhood, Early Learning, Growing Minds, Uncategorized
Located on 4.5 acres in Earlysville, Virginia, Ms. Alison’s Kangaroo Preschool provides play-based, individualized learning with an emphasis on time spent in nature. Owner and lead teacher Alison Trimpe opened her school in 2015 after...
10 May Is There a New Normal? How ReadySteps Adjusted Early Childhood Play Groups During the Pandemic
By Shannon Banks, ReadyKids Director of Community Education Building, strengthening, and maintaining collaborative relationships with families is a key pillar of ReadySteps. When not in a pandemic, the staff of our family-focused program bring two vans with...
15 Apr 5 Simple Ways to Keep Charlottesville-area Kids Safe
. Child abuse prevention is a tough subject to talk about in any year, but especially after a year as tough as this last one. In 2020, over 4,000 children in the Charlottesville area were reported...
16 Mar Why is Child Care in Crisis? And, What ReadyKids is Doing About It.
The child care industry is in crisis. Though many news outlets have reported a growing concern, the average American family likely will not feel the full impact until the pandemic is over. The ReadyKids Growing...
11 Feb Community Voices: “Hope and Home”
By Whitmore Merrick “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
23 Sep Community Voices: “Childcare and COVID-19”
By Sabrina Wilson “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...
25 Aug Back to (Virtual) School Resources
Since the pandemic began we've offered basic needs resources, parenting resources and resources to keep kids entertained and safe during a quarantine summer. Now, we are offering virtual schooling resources to help families get through...
18 Aug Community Voices: “Resilience and Perseverance”
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in Community
By Greg Robertson “Community Voices” is a series of blog posts to elevate community voices, especially those of people of color. We invited individuals, without stipulations or rules, to submit their writings and we paid them...