We strengthen and enrich the lives of underserved children and families in Collier County through high quality early childhood education.
Child’s Path today announced the appointment of Bill Robinson to the Child’s Path Board of Directors. Mr. Robinson will also serve as a member of the Marketing & Development Committee. “We are pleased to welcome Bill Robinson to the Child’s Path Board,” said Heather Singleton, chief executive officer of Child’s Path. “Bill brings deep experience […]
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We, at Child’s Path, are operating at the center of Collier’s pre-K crisis, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. It has largely fallen under the radar, but we have watched several pre-K centers in Collier County close over the past year. Most recently, a long-established center with more than 100 students closed its doors. […]
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Investing in the first five years of a child’s life is much more critical than many people realize—and significant research supports it, according to Aaron Sojourner, a labor economist, researcher, and associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. In an interview with Child’s Path, Sojourner says that we ask the most […]
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The anxiety and stress brought on by the pandemic has resurfaced the greater need for mental health support across age groups—including preschoolers. According to a recent article in The 19th, an independent nonprofit news organization, mental health support in preschool may also help lower expulsion rates. “Every child puts the stress of their family and […]
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Thanks in part to an $18,000 grant from the Sample Foundation, the old, dilapidated fence at Child’s Path Santa Barbara has been replaced with a new one, ensuring a safe space for our children to learn and play. Now, we are moving forward with the next phase of updates that are needed for our center […]
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What’s critical as we move forward, experts say, is to reach more children in the earliest stages of life to set them up for success and the best chance for a brighter future.
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The pandemic has placed child care—and the critical importance of early learning—in the national spotlight. Now more than ever, people are seeing early childhood education as the essential resource that it is. In a recent article on Inc.com, Sara Mauskopf, CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a search platform for child care and preschools, saw a […]
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