We strengthen and enrich the lives of underserved children and families in Collier County through high quality early childhood education.
It is with great sadness we share that our Board Chair Seymour Burchman passed away on January 24th after a short illness. Seymour joined our board of directors nearly four years ago and was installed as board chair in 2022. His commitment to children, and specifically to the mission of Child’s Path, was unwavering and unmatched […]
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Florida Blue Foundation has awarded Child’s Path a $45,000 grant. The funds will support critical initiatives for teachers, including trauma and resiliency resources, as well as Child’s Path Bright Paths Scholarships for eligible working families, classroom supplies and more to ensure the growth and development of the children in the nonprofit’s early learning programs. “We […]
Read MoreCollier Community Foundation has awarded Child’s Path a $35,000 grant for nutritious take-home snacks for children attending Child’s Path Moorings (Naples) and Child’s Path Santa Barbara (Golden Gate) centers. “We are so grateful for the financial support from the Collier Community Foundation to assist our families in providing the proper nutrition for their children during […]
Read MoreThe United Way of Collier and the Keys has awarded Child’s Path a $15,000 donation for its Bright Paths Scholarship Program, which provides tuition assistance to at-risk and underserved children, birth to age five, to attend Child’s Path early learning programs. “We are very grateful for this partnership and support of our scholarship program, which helps many […]
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Child’s Path is pleased to announce that William J. (Bill) Allen, JD, CFRE has joined the nonprofit as Chief Development Officer. Bill brings more than 30 years of strategic fundraising experience to Child’s Path, most recently serving as Director of Development at St. Vincent de Paul, Naples District Council. He has also worked for many […]
Read MoreThe Community Trust Fund of The League Club, Inc., has awarded Child’s Path a $20,000 grant for supplies to support its Bright Paths Resiliency Program, which provides curriculum, tools, and teacher training to help at-risk children overcome trauma and challenges, so they are able to focus on learning, growth, and development. Child’s Path was one of […]
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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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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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