14 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

Project LAUNCH Summit

Registration is open for the Alabama Project LAUNCH Summit! The Alabama Project LAUNCH Early Childhood Summit will be held on May 3-4 at the Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Summit will focus on strengthening adult capacities to ensure children’s optimal development and is open to all early childhood professionals, mental health practitioners, physicians, …

6 Apr · Lauren Till · No Comments

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month and the Autism Society of Alabama has plenty of opportunities for you to get involved, including a Walk for Autism near you! If you are in Alabama and have questions or concerns about autism, call 2-1-1 and ask for Help Me Grow. Help Me Grow passionately supports early identification of developmental or behavioral concerns, so that a …

30 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

Joining Hands for Week of the Young Child

You are invited to attend the Alabama Partnership for Children’s annual Joining Hands for Week of the Young Child event on Tuesday, April 12th. This event brings together child advocates to illuminate the needs of young children in Alabama. More information can be found at http://smartstartalabama.org/get-involved/, including Instructions for Making and Returning Handprints. Joining Hands …

16 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

National Nutrition Month

http://www.eatright.org/resources/national-nutrition-month March is National Nutrition Month, an annual observance that encourages Americans to adopt a healthy eating pattern that includes nutritious and flavorful foods. Nutrition professionals and health and child care providers often celebrate this special month by providing educational and fun resources and treats to promote healthy eating at work and at home. This …

2 Mar · Lauren Till · No Comments

The Benefits of Reading to Children

Parents are often told to read aloud to their young children, and most people would say that they understand that children benefit from being routinely read to. While parents are often recommended to do certain things to benefit their children, not many people can explain how reading benefits them. Now, for the first time, a ...

24 Feb · Lauren Till · No Comments

New Bill Intends to Expand and Improve Child Care

Members of congress have joined toddler and infant advocates on the importance of the investment in high-quality early child care. Senator Casey and Representatives Crowley and Frankel have just introduced The Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act (Child C.A.R.E. Act), a bill that will ensure that all low-income families with infants and toddlers ...

17 Feb · Lauren Till · No Comments

How to Spot and Stop Bullying

According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is unwanted or aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. When a child is being bullied, it normally means peers are intentionally causing harm. 160,000 children skip school every day because they fear being attacked or intimidated by other students. Bullying can start at a very young age ...

10 Feb · Lauren Till · No Comments

Alabama Quality STARS Rolling Out Statewide

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has begun implementation of the Alabama Quality STARS Rating and Improvement System for child care. The Alabama Quality STARS is a five star building block system which rates the quality of child care centers that are above the minimum licensing requirements. The University of Alabama and DHR uses ...

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