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 Value of Early Learning Takes the National Spotlight
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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Serving the Needs of Collier County During the Pandemic
Covid-19 has opened lots of people’s eyes to those we tend to take for granted. We are referring to first responders, healthcare workers, and the essential workers manning our supermarkets, food processing plants and a whole range of other services. Further, the closing of schools has made parents acutely aware of the important role that […]
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Kayla’s Journey
When Kaley moved up to the two-year-old room, she was extremely emotional and would have tantrums. Her teacher, Naomi, noticed that Kaley had difficulty responding and following directions. At first, her teacher thought these were typical 2-year-old behaviors and she would be fine later on. Kaley’s tantrums, however, became worse every day.
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Childcare is Essential to Essential Workers
Mariah Lee was working long hours as a nurse, and her family needed childcare. Before the pandemic, she and her husband both worked full-time, but they still could not afford to put their two-year-old into preschool. “We barely make ends meet, living paycheck to paycheck,” she says. Then Mariah was referred to CCCR through the […]
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