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...
Child Care Quality
23 Mar Reaching New Levels with Growing Minds
Posted at 15:58h
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...
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...
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...
24 Sep Lifelong Learners: How Growing Minds Gets to the “Aha!” Moment
First Baptist Preschool has been a steady presence in the Charlottesville early childhood scene for decades. Their early childhood educators have an average of ten years of experience working with children. They were one of the...
21 Jun Program Name Change
We are excited to announce that the program previously known as Child Care Quality will be transitioning to be known as Growing Minds! Here's the thought process behind the change: The term "child care" does not accurately capture...
21 Nov ReadyKids In the News, Again!
Posted at 20:20h
in Child Care Quality, Community, Counseling, Early Childhood, InsideOut, ReadySteps
We're smiling bashfully from ear to ear. We've gotten a lot of positive attention lately! Everyone at ReadyKids is passionate about the work they do, and we're so glad our work contributes positively to our...
19 Oct What do you do after work? A ReadyKids Story.
It’s 8 p.m. on a dark, rainy Thursday night in October. Eighteen men and women of all ages and races gather in the Education Center of ReadyKids in Charlottesville. They all have one thing in...