Blog | CCC 2022

Emily Washington - Provider Focus Series

Part of our provider focus series, which tells the stories of providers in the Douglas County Area

April Newhouse - Provider Focus Series

April Newhouse is the owner and operator of Apple Seeds Childcare in Lawrence. We checked in with April to learn more about how she got...

Trauma-informed Care for Early Childhood

One of the fundamental principles of care at the Early Childhood Community Center is that child care professionals will be trained in and...

The Importance of Play in Early Childhood

We all want to give our children the best possible start in life. One of the most important ways to support their development is by...

Biden's Executive Order on Child Care addresses problems faced by Douglas County

Douglas County is amid a child care crisis, with over 300 Early Childcare professionals necessary to fill the 3,000 placements needed to...

Filling the Gaps: New childcare center to provide daytime, overnight, and weekend care.

(This piece is reprinted from the Jan. 28th article in the Journal-World by Rochelle Valverde.) The renovation has begun at the future...