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...
Early Childhood
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...
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...
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...
29 Oct Soothe a Mother, Soothe a Child
Infants cry. A lot. They have no other way to communicate, and no skills to calm themselves down. When they cry, they need the soothing presence of caretakers to help them manage their feelings. They...
30 Aug ReadySteps: Building the Foundation of Community
A cardboard box turned make believe boat fills Jesse Gandy’s living room. Books and educational toys line every shelf. A pet bullfrog croaks from a terrarium in the dining room. Gandy’s second grade daughter, Austin,...
12 Jul This summer, put down the video games, get your kids outside
Adapted from a presentation given by Matt Bukowski, MA LPC. One of the parts of parenting no one quite prepares you for is the sheer number of worries. Are they eating enough? Is the...
25 Apr April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. At ReadyKids, we know that no one becomes a parent with the intent of abusing...
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