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Celebrate Your Childhood Caregivers! Here are seven things you can do for your early childhood care provider on Provider Appreciation Day.
Hello, fellow parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and honorary family members of Douglas County kids! Mark your...
Will Averill
May 13, 20243 min read
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Bolstering Early Childhood Care in Douglas County
This piece was first posted in the Lawrence Times, April 2, 2024)You might not have noticed it, but big things are happening with...
Will Averill
Apr 17, 20243 min read
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Filling the Gaps in Early Childcare
Article by Denise DeTommaso Photography by Anthony Fergola Originally published in Lawrence City Lifestyle In a momentous leap toward...
Will Averill
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Enrolling Tomorrow's Leaders: Join the Waitlist for Community Children's Center's Early Childhood Community Center!
Exciting news is on the horizon for families in our community as Community Children's Center proudly announces the opening of the wait...
Will Averill
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Emily Washington - Provider Focus Series
Part of our provider focus series, which tells the stories of providers in the Douglas County Area
Will Averill
May 30, 20232 min read
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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...
Will Averill
May 30, 20232 min read
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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...
Will Averill
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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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...
Will Averill
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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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...
Will Averill
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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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...
Will Averill
Jan 23, 20235 min read
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