April 12th
What's Up?
For 0-5 in Greater RVA
April 12, 2021
News You Can Use
Play-Based Learning with
Dr. Peter Gray
.
Why is play important
? How do children learn through play?
Janet Lansbury
-The word
Acknowledge
can be a game changer when handling transitions with young children. 7 ways it works
First Five Year Fund
-Fed. Chair Jante Yellen says
early childhood education is key
to ending generational cycle of poverty
MSNBC
-Rep. Porter says
child care is infrastructur
e
.
Period.
PEATC
-Let's talk about milestones, how to monitor them, and what to do if you have concerns on
April 14, 1 p.m.
Register
HERE
!
Target’s Car Seat Trade
in is back
April 5-17
!
Reach out and Read
Join
Reach Out and Read
for their Regional Summit April 20-22!
Learn more and register today
!
Resource for Military Families
Podcast –
Military Families: Resilience, Readiness, and Reading
Resource for Organizations
We Need to Talk About Our Toxic Obsession with Productivity
Families of Children with Disabilities
Podcast :
Different Stories: Developmental Differences and Reading Aloud
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons
can be beaten.
Neil Gaiman
For Providers and Care Givers
Child Care Aware of VA
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Business Support Center
Virginia invests
$203.6 million to expand child care
in the state
The Hechinger Report
-the invisible front line workers of education.
Experts call for more mental health care, help with basic needs for child care workers.
Tom Copeland
-How to spend PPP money and
ask for forgiveness
A Community Discussion
for caregivers after the kids go to bed! Let's chat about mental health and planning for school/life reopening.
Thursday, April 22
, 8:00 – 9:15 p.m., Register
HERE
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