Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers is dedicated to nurturing children and their families by providing quality, educationally-based, and financially accessible childcare in a safe, diverse, and enriching environment. | | |
  We're Splashing Into Summer! | |
June was a whirlwind of activity at all of our sites. We finished out a wonderful school year and jumped into summer camp with both feet! Our campers' days have already been filled with adventure, fun, and learning, and we are just getting started. Your generous support gives local children an enriching and engaging summer experience and an opportunity to make lifelong memories with friends. We are so very grateful!
Please watch the video below to see some of the smiles YOU made possible this month, then scroll down for many more June highlights!
| | Look At What We've Been Up To! | | |
School Year Send-off!
Our White Marsh Site finished off the school year with lots of exciting activities. The preschoolers participated in White Marsh Elementary School’s Career Day, where they met a K-9 police officer and his 4-legged partner, had the opportunity to spray a real fire hose and explore a fire truck, and sang along with local musician Leslie Aldeman from Jump Start with the Arts. The school age friends enjoyed outdoor yoga with Ms. Karen and celebrated a successful school year with an ice cream social. The celebrations continued the following week when they invited their fathers and special men for family fun at their Donuts with Dad party!
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Pets, Pals, and Puppets!
Summer is in full swing at our Preschool Site! Campers learned all about animals during Zoo Week, and made lots of new furry friends when the Delmarva Party Animals came for a visit!
Our kiddos were full of site spirit during fun theme days, including Pajama Day, Silly Sunglasses Day, Sports Team Day, and dress up days for their favorite characters, like Bluey, Spongebob and Patrick, and Spiderman. Another highlight of the month was a field trip to the Talbot County Free Library for the Chester and the Magic Shovel puppet show. And of course, June wouldn’t be complete without Father’s Day celebrations. It was all about family time during Donuts with Dads and Grandfathers!
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United We Stand!
Our Easton School Age Site kicked off Summer Camp with Unity Week! It was an opportunity for the teachers and campers to get to know each other, build friendships, celebrate their differences, and make wonderful memories! Together, they made slime concoctions, created sidewalk chalk masterpieces, built structures and Lego projects, and of course, spent lots of time outside playing in the sunny weather. We can’t wait to see what else they will team up to do as camp continues!
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Sunshine, Sweet Treats, and Safari!
Cordova celebrated the sunshine with sun safety activities, making their own sun visors and conducting an experiment with sunscreen. They also continued their anti-smoking activities with bingo and trivia. Nothing goes better with the first week of camp than ice cream, and Amy Cools Ice Cream Truck stopped by to deliver one of our favorite summer treats! The site hit the road for their first field trip of the summer, heading to the zoo for a guided tour and to meet animals from turtles to wolves and everywhere in between. Fun was had by all!
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Water, Water Everywhere!
St. Michaels dove right into summer camp with a splash! They made beachy artwork, dished up an ocean-themed Tasty Tuesday snack, and headed to the Bay Hundred Pool to beat the heat with free swim for the older campers and water play for our littlest friends. Another special highlight this month was the addition of Ms. Ayonna from Green Light & Co. Our kids are showing off their best moves during Ms. Ayonna’s super fun line dancing lessons!
A special shout out goes to JJ Marrah, who donated the proceeds from his lemonade stand to Critchlow Adkins. We are so proud of JJ and his big heart! And we can’t forget Dad… The children worked hard, creating beautiful and personal works of art to show their fathers how much they are appreciated!
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Father's Day Celebrations!
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to thank all of the amazing Dads, Grandfathers, and father figures in our Critchlow Adkins family.
Check out some highlights from our 2026 Father's Day festivities!
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Congratulations to the class of 2026! This month, we celebrated our preschool and pre-k graduates as they prepare for their next big adventure! The Preschool Site marked the graduation with a special trip to Storm & Daughters Ice Cream and Thompson Park. In St. Michaels, they celebrated with a memorable evening themed "Oh, The Places You'll Go." Our Cordova Site gathered family and friends to honor their graduates and reflected on what makes Critchlow Adkins special - We're more than a community; we're family.
Thank you to all of our incredible staff and our wonderful families for helping our children reach this important milestone!
| | Our campers are in for many more summer camp adventures, thanks to you! Every week, each of our sites chooses a different theme. Over the course of the next two months, our campers will become chefs, scientists, undersea explorers, musicians, historians, and athletes, among other things. Many will also take two weeks of free swimming lessons, thanks to SOS Sink or Swim, Talbot Parks and Recreation, and Rennie Gay and his family. They will also head out on adventures right here on the Eastern Shore, traveling on boats, learning at local museums, and having the time of their lives at play places and trampoline parks. We can't wait to share more of the amazing summer experiences YOU make possible for our Critchlow Adkins Kids! | | | | | It's that time of year again... Nominations for the APG Best of the Best Chesapeake contest are underway! Last year, thanks to your votes, we were named the winners in the Best Childcare and Best Preschool categories. We would be so grateful for your nomination in those categories once again. Simply click the button below to place your nominations. This part of the contest is open through July 19th, and you can nominate us up to once daily. Thank you so very much in advance for your continued support! | |
Thank you to every single person who has donated to our Spring appeal. Your generosity Builds Brighter Futures for local families like the Chases, and we could not be more grateful!
Every gift helps working families by providing access to the high quality, educational care that our children deserve.
If you have not yet given, we hope you'll consider supporting our mission today. Giving is as easy as 1-2-3!
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15 S. Hanson Street
Easton, MD 21601
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As we are so close to Father's Day, we thought this month we would introduce you to one of our Critchlow Adkins Dads. He also happens to be our newest CACC Star Business Partner. Meet Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm & Daughters Ice Cream!
Sveinn was born and raised in Easton and has three children - two daughters and a son. He is an amateur powerlifter, Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast, and a baker.
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Sveinn has had his store for seven years. His father owned Storm Bros Ice Cream in Annapolis for 50 years, and Sveinn learned everything he knows from managing that store. Eventually, he decided he wanted to open his own store in Easton (to the delight of local tastebuds)!
Sveinn's son has attended Critchlow Adkins for nearly two years, and in his words, "It's been a godsend. The teachers and environment are amazing, and I deeply appreciate and believe in their mission to provide affordable childcare. Frankly, I don't know how I'd get by without it."
When asked about joining our business partnership program, he said, "I'm thrilled to finally be in a position to support the organization in some small way."
We are so grateful to have Sveinn as a part of our Critchlow Adkins family!
If you are interested in learning more about our Business Partnership Program, click the button below.
| | A June STEAM Project YOU Can Do At Home! | | We recently celebrated the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. In honor of the official beginning of summer, we're sharing some neat shadow activities you can do at home with your children. These are a great excuse to get outside and enjoy the sunshine! But first... As always, let's get into the STEAM spirit with a good book. | | | | Our June recommendation is Summer A Solstice Story, by Kelsey E. Gross. The book follows forest animals as they gather for the solstice. Guided by Owl, friends like Squirrel, Raccoon, and Deer exchange gifts of love and light to wish their young ones a bright, joyful future and explore the wonders of nature. | | |
Now that you're fully immersed in the magic of sun and shadows, it's time to head outside for some shadow art! You can make shadow art any time of day - in fact, it might be neat to do these projects when the sun is in different positions so your child can observe how the shadows change!
Shadow art is easy and fun, and can be made with just about anything, like toys, sculptures made of play dough or aluminum foil, nature, and even your own shadow! As long as you have paper and art supplies, you're never lacking in shadowy subject matter!
| | | | As always, be as creative as you want, and have lots of fun learning together! Visit our website for hundreds of additional STEAM activities you can do at home! | | You Fill Our Days With Sunshine! | Artwork by Mikayla, Critchlow Adkins Student | | | |
Your generosity is the light makes futures bright for Mid-Shore families. You create a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment, and foster a lifelong love of learning. You are the soil, sunlight, and support that helps our children grow and thrive. We cannot thank you enough!
Consider a recurring monthly gift of any size to change lives with Critchlow Adkins all year round!
| | Support Critchlow Adkins While Shopping! | | Connect your Harris Teeter VIC card to Critchlow Adkins via the Together in Education Program, and when you purchase the brands listed below, you help earn money to support our programs! | | If you are a Weis Market customer, scan the bar code below at checkout to help Critchlow Adkins earn funds for supplies, programs, and more! | | Thank You To Our Critchlow Adkins Community and Business Partners! | | |
Grant Partners
Bryan Brothers Foundation
Christmas in St. Michaels
Christ Church St. Michaels Parish
Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Women
Dock Street Foundation
Fullwood Foundation
Maryland State Department of Education
Mid-Shore Community Foundation
Rotary Club of Easton
Rural Maryland Council
St. John Foundation
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Talbot County Health Department
Talbot Optimists Club
USDA Rural Development
Van Strum Foundation
Whole Kids Foundation
Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore
Philip A Zaffere Foundation
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Academy Art Museum
Adkins Arboretum
Appleseed Books
Boy Scouts of America
Candlelight Cove
Carepacks of Talbot County
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Chesapeake College
Choptank Community Health
Cordova Fire Station
Eastern Shore Speech Therapy
Easton Cinemas
Easton Volunteer Fire Department
Emily's Produce
Environmental Concern
Family Affair Farm
For All Seasons
Girl Scouts of America
Healthy Talbot
Imagination Library of Talbot County
Judy Amdur Music
Judy Center Early Learning Hubs
Jump Start With The Arts
Lion's Club
Kiln Born Creations
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Maryland Zoo
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Police, Fire, and EMS Departments
Positive Strides Therapeutic Riding
Project Right Steps
Ready at Five
Shore Lit
SOS Sink or Swim
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Michaels Community Center
Talbot County:
Health Department
Infants and Toddlers
Oral Health Department
Parks and Recreation
Public Schools
Talbot County Free Library
Talbot Family Network
Talbot Humane
Talbot Interfaith Shelter
Talbot Thrive
University of Maryland Extension
US Armed Forces
4-H Club
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Critchlow Adkins is so fortunate to have generous support from our local business community. Meet our CACC Stars!
*For more information on how YOU can become a CACC Star, click HERE or contact our Development Director, Liz Connelly, at lconnelly@cacckids.org.
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Ball Greenhouses
Benson and Mangold Real Estate
Brambles Electric
Carpenter Street Saloon
Chesapeake Blooms
Chic-fil-A
Coventry Motor Works
Crackerjacks
Dairy Queen of Denton
Dragonfly Boutique
Easton Music Academy
L. Lucke Designs
Moore Funeral Home
PeachBlossoms Events
RLE LLC
Salt & Light Entertainment
Storm & Daughters Ice Cream
Vintage Family Farms
What's Good, LLC
Windswept Clothiers
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Licensed Maryland Childcare Providers
Cordova - 45445
Easton Preschool - 31291
Easton School Age - 31294
St. Michaels - 31292
White Marsh - 53488
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