Introducing our new CEO,

Ann Rohde Payes!

Ann started her tenure with

SBGR on November 8th.

Please help us welcome

Ann to the Team!

Stabilization Grants for Child Care Providers now available

The updated Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers are Now Available  

There is a 90-day implementation period for the new requirements, which will end on January 12, 2022. As a reminder, any licensed site that has a variance for a previous requirement will expire at the end of the implementation period.

ChildSavers: 1-2-3 READ! early literacy training is an interactive, practical two-day training designed for teachers, caregivers, and directors who work with infants and toddlers, birth to 36 months, in a group setting. December 4 & 11, 2021, 8:30 - 4:30 both days. Click HERE for more information and to register!

Child Care and Pre-K in the Build Back Better Act: A Guide for Policy Makers

Meet the childcare workers who love their jobs but are quitting over low pay and stressful conditions: 'I just had reached a tipping point'

Deep inequities explain why the child care system is in shambles

Research shows Federal Early Childhood Policy Proposals could have significant impact on the child care system

Fall Hydrangea Care: 4 essential autumn jobs for your hydrangea

15 beautiful fall blooming perennials

10 tasks to prepare your garden for winter and give you an early start to spring 

How to save mum! Simple secrets to overwinter your hardy mums

Hostas in the fall - when and how to cut back, divide, and transplant hostas 

How to propagate Christmas cactus' and secrets to big blooming plants

Save the Date! Dominion Energy Christmas Parade Returns on December 4th! Details HERE!