Curious Minds Newsletter

April 2025

Happy Spring from PACCC!

Spring is PACCC’d with excitement this month! Let’s continue to sow seeds of advocacy for every child, water those seeds with exceptional care, and watch our children grow, learn, play and thrive. Let’s keep blossoming together, Palo Alto! Happy Spring! Follow us at @Paccckids.

PACCC Partners with Parents Place for Mental Health Awareness Month

May is National Mental Health Month and PACCC is excited to partner with Parents Place at the Center for Children and Youth (CCY) to bring valuable parenting resources to our families. Join us for an upcoming online workshop, "Setting Limits for Your Child: Building Boundaries for Positive Development" on Tuesday, May 6, from 7:00 - 8:15pm. Led by Elisa Magidoff, MA, Director of Parents Place, this session will equip parents with age-appropriate techniques for setting healthy limits, maintaining consistency in discipline, and responding to challenging behaviors. Register here to secure your spot today!

Additionally, CCY will be launching a TK Readiness Program starting in July in Palo Alto, designed to support children needing extra help with social-emotional, language, motor, and academic skills expected for TK, while teaching parents how to reinforce these skills at home. For more information about this program or other Parents Place services, please contact Mary Tiamzon-Lee at maryt@jfcs.org.

Some of our experts can help you with:

Sleep & Routines
Positive Discipline
Limit Setting
Sibling Rivalry
Highly Sensitive Children
Children with Special Needs
Parenting as a Couple

Learn More and Schedule Your Free Consultation Today at ccy.jfcs.org

Second Step: Developing Social Emotional Skills for Lasting Success

In alignment with PAUSD, PACCC preschools and Kids’ Clubs have implemented Second Step Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Enjoy this recent video where children learn the art of patience, coping skills, cooperatively working with others and how to manage emotions – all through interactive stories and play-based learning.

PACCC Sponsors the Preschool Fair

PACCC is a proud sponsor of the Peninsula Preschool Fair being held on Sunday, April 27 from 11am to 1pm at Parents Place in Palo Alto. This is a “unique opportunity to engage in person with more than 30 schools located on the Peninsula…connecting families with multiple preschools simultaneously. Children are welcome; light snacks will be provided.” See you there!

April is National Volunteer Month!

April is National Volunteer Month and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers who so graciously give of their time and talents, and who contribute to PACCC’s vision to be a community where children thrive, educators are valued, and families are supported. We couldn’t do it without you! If you are interested in being a Program Volunteer or Board Committee Member at PACCC, please visit our volunteer page!

PACCC in the Community

As a community leader in Palo Alto, and in keeping with our Strategic Plan and commitment to build and foster community, PACCC partners with families and regional agencies to provide and advocate for exceptional and accessible childhood care and education. You will find PACCC engaged in the following advocacy and early education efforts and events this month:

City/School Liaison Meeting
City Nonprofit Partnership Meeting
Tall Tree Reception and Award Ceremony
Chamber’s Breakfast with the Mayor
Stanford Children’s Medicine Community Benefits Council
PAUSD Board Meeting
Kids in Common Summit
City Care Giver Housing Focus Group
SVCN Member Meeting

And, make sure to wave hello to PACCC at the May Fete Parade and Fair on May 3^rd at Heritage Park!

See you there!

Palo Alto Earth Day Festival!

Don’t miss the Palo Alto Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27 for “special library story times for kids and youth, Zero Waste trivia games, plant giveaways and guided garden tours, local youth sustainability networking, and hang out with Sequoia the Bald Eagle and Animal Control’s gopher snake!"