We strengthen and enrich the lives of underserved children and families in Collier County through high quality early childhood education.
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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Much has been said about the people who have been left behind in our country. The sad truth is that many people left behind often start out as children who never had a chance. Child’s Path’s mission is to ensure this does not happen in Collier County by providing affordable, high-quality early childhood education. Our […]
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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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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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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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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 Child’s Path through […]
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