Better Beginnings Buzz - November 2019

December 2019

A NOTE FROM DAWN JEFFREY:

Happy Holidays, everyone! We just LOVE this time of the year at Better Beginnings. Can you believe we are just days away from 2020? It’s not just a new year, but a new DECADE!

The start of a new year, brings new goals. At Better Beginnings, we’re dedicated to educating you on what quality childcare is like, helping your little ones set and achieve these new goals. Need to work on your child’s reading skills? Check out our Make Reading Fun or Raising a Reader under the literacy tab of our Family Resource Library ! Think it’s too early to start talking math with your little ones? We say, no way! Learn how with our Talk Math resource, also found in our Family Resource Library.

Guys, I’m telling you our Family Resource Library is full of GOOD stuff. If reading and math aren’t your thing, that’s okay! You can find tons of tools, in various subjects, teaching you how to teach your kiddos through PLAY. Another bonus? All sources are found en Español.

What are you waiting for? FUN is just around the corner! And, again, from ours to yours, Happy Holidays! We wish you and your family all the best in 2020.

Dawn Jeffrey M.S. E.

Division of Early Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Program Manager for Better Beginnings

Make Reading Fun

Raising a Reader

Talk Math

FAMILIES | PLAY IS FOR LEARNING

Talk Math: What Time is Dinner? | arbetterbeginnings.com

Simple activities like shopping help math concepts develop. See Make It Math for tips to change an ordinary toy into fun math learning to share.

Check our more of our video resources here!

THANK YOU | BETTER BEGINNINGS QUALITY COMMUNITY

Better Beginnings is focused on making quality child care more accessible to

families of young children across Arkansas. More high quality access means more kids are better prepared for kindergarten.

The following programs are now 3-star Better Beginnings providers :

RUSSELVILLE - ABC Children’s Academy of Russellville Site 4
BENTONVILLE - Adventure Club at Evening Star
FRIENDSHIP - Friendship Pediatric Services
LITTLE ROCK - Button & Bows Child Care Center

If you are a Better Beginnings provider and are interested in moving up in star ranking, click here .

PROVIDERS | YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Want to see your name up there?

Learn how you can move your center up to the 2 or 3-star level when you visit our Requirements and Information page under our Providers tab online.

Remember, at Better Beginnings, we are dedicated to helping you to provide quality childcare.

Find More Provider Tools Here

COLLABORATE | PROVIDERS & FAMILIES CONNECT

Providers, post these resource pages in your halls to generate conversation between teachers and client families.

You play a valuable role in your child’s development. Here are some ideas for getting involved. Learning through play will provide social, emotional and intellectual benefits.

Your child care provider is your partner in preparing your child for life. Talk daily with your provider. Open communication is critical to giving your child the best opportunities to prosper.