…have the skills they need at the start of Kindergarten. Strong Foundations is a program of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Early Childhood department. Lusardi explains that the type…
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Local 21st Century Learning Centers approved for funding for this coming school year
NORTHAMPTON – State funding for five “exemplary” out-of-school time programs in the region has been approved for the coming school year. The five programs provide high quality academic enrichment opportunities…
Kelly Brown
…Education from Lesley University, and has completed coursework towards a doctoral degree in Early Childhood Education at UMass Boston. Currently, Kelly works as the Family and Community Engagement Specialist at…
Refining our Approaches to Working with Autistic Children in Early Childhood: Exploring Language and Practices that Foster Inclusive Classroom Communities
…to autistic voices. Through reflection and discussion, we will consider inclusive practices both through the lens of relational neuroscience and also the lived experience of an Autistic early childhood educator…
Sensory Tools and Routines that Support Regulation in Early Childhood Classrooms
…Finally, we will look at examples of the two types of spaces every early childhood classroom should have to support the regulation of all learners: quiet spaces and movement areas….
Local Spotlight: Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance’s New Social Norms Messaging Campaigns!
Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance has recently created two different social norms messaging campaigns with their youth advisory group. One campaign is targeted towards parents and caregivers in Ware, and…
Winter 2013 Special Olympics
SOUTH HADLEY, MA – Steve and Patty Pittsley, of Ware, watched from the stands as their son Maxwell, 19, practiced throwing a ball and dribbling at the winter Special Olympics…
Afterschool programs work Let’s fund services with huge dividends for children and families
…demand. Many centers were forced to close their doors or limit the number of students they could accommodate. This has left countless families unable to find or afford quality programs…
‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…send money back to highly impoverished family members back home,” said Corinn Williams, executive director of the Community Economic Development Center in New Bedford, a nonprofit serving the immigrant community…
Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents
…the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care through a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant. This service, designed for young ones from infants through age 8, is not only…