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August 13, 2018

5 Signs of a High Quality Preschool

Supporting Young Children

It’s so important that our children get the best start in life, with nurturing, stimulating experiences beginning as early as possible. We know that kids who receive quality education and…

June 11, 2018

4 Fun Summer Activities to Build Social Emotional Skills

Supporting Young Children

Take advantage of the long, lazy days of summer to boost your child’s social emotional skills so they’ll be better prepared for school in the fall. What does a child…

September 26, 2017

School Talk: Getting Your Preschooler to Open Up

Supporting Young Children

Asking your preschooler, “How was school today?” seems like a reasonable conversation starter, but for many young children, the question is too vague to answer. Preschooler’s days are filled with…

September 22, 2017

Closing Boston’s “Quality Gap” in Early Education

Supporting Young Children

The City of Boston, with the support of United Way and other community groups, plan to set consistent standards for early education across all the City’s neighborhoods. The vast majority…

September 22, 2017

Space Matters: How a Quality Learning Environment Builds the Foundation for Future Learning

Supporting Young Children

A competitive grant program is providing educators with critical funds needed to create high-quality learning environments – and they need your support An updated HVAC system. A new roof. Updated…

Early-Education-Services

September 12, 2017

Helping Early Education Providers Work Smarter

Supporting Young Children

A new shared services alliance is transforming early education, helping small providers act like economies of scale. A small early childhood center has a problem with their plumbing, but it’s…

somersworth ready together

September 5, 2017

A Program in Somersworth NH is changing the playbook on kindergarten readiness

Supporting Young Children

Somersworth Ready Together sends kindergarten teachers into students’ homes before school starts, easing first day jitters so kids can start learning right away. In her 19 years of teaching kindergarten,…

starting kindergarten

August 24, 2017

Surviving the First Month of Kindergarten (and beyond)

Supporting Young Children

Starting kindergarten can be an exciting and stressful time for parents and kids alike.  But these four tips can ease the transition for everyone. The first days back to school…

August 10, 2017

How a mom changed the course of her child’s education in one day

Supporting Young Children

Simple developmental screening methods and early interventions made all the difference for Danielle, and thousands of children like her. Scroll down to watch the video of Marsha and Danielle’s story…

August 3, 2017

A few simple questions can make a big impact on a child’s development

Supporting Young Children

Basic developmental screening in young children can make all the difference, so why aren’t more parents and programs doing it? Most people know that the first five years are the…

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