It will allow my child to have quality childcare in a safe environment at an affordable price. Without the assistance, my daughter would not be able to enjoy being with caring staff while I'm at work.
On October 5th, 2010, advocates from across the state of Kentucky will gather for the
Step Up For Kids Conference
to celebrate National Step Up For Kids Week and to prepare for the 7th Annual Children’s Advocacy Day at the Capitol, to be held on February 17th, 2011.
Where: The Gheens Academy
4425 Preston Highway
Louisville, KY, 40213
When: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Healthy Journey for Two educational Baby Showers: Explore the do’s and don’ts of a healthy pregnancy in a fun setting. Pregnant women will receive a diaper bag and baby items!!! Chances to win more prizes such as layette set(s), bottle sets, etc.!!! FREE!!! Any pregnant woman eligible to attend.
August 4th 2010 (Wed.), 9:30 – 10:30am: Park DuValle Community Health Center 3015 Wilson Avenue–Louisville KY 40210 ***RSVP required to Deanna Felts @ 502/4399462***
August 5th 2010 (Thurs), 12noon – 2pm: Louisville Free Public Library – Newburg Branch 4800 Exeter Avenue – Louisville KY 40218 ***RSVP required to Jackie Engle @ 502/4394591***
August 10th 2010 (Tues), 2:00 – 4:00pm: Louisville Free Public Library – Bon Air Branch 2816 Del Rio Place – Louisville KY 40218 ***RSVP required to Jackie Engle @ 502/4394591***
August 11th 2010 (Wed), 12:30 – 3:00pm: (2nd ½ of the prenatal class) Family Health Center – East Broadway 914 East Broadway – Louisville Ky 40204 **RSVP required to Jackie Engle @ 502/4394591 or Kristin Monro Leighton 7728588**
August 12th 2010 (Thurs), 9:30 – 10:30am: Park DuValle Community Health Center 3015 Wilson Avenue–Louisville KY 40210. ***RSVP required to Deanna Felts @ 502/4399462***
August 31st 2010 (Tues), 6:00 – 8:00pm: Baptist Hospital Northeast (Conf. Rm B – 2nd Floor) 1025 New Moody Lane LaGrange KY 40031 ***RSVP required*** ***NEW (FREE) Online registration available at https://www.baptistnortheast.com/portal/site/baptistnortheast/prenatalclassesor via phone to Sunny Cain @ 2223397 or Deanna Felts @ 502/4399462***
“A Healthy Journey for Two” program is made possible by a grant from the Kentucky Division of Substance Abuse. This program is coordinated by Seven Counties Services, Inc. and KIDSNow Plus. Dates/times/locations are subject to change. Please call to confirm details.
Have questions? Contact Jackie Engle, Kidsnow Plus Coordinator, at 439-4591 or jengle@sevencounties.org.
The latest issue of Exchange magazine reports on a study recently conducted with North America’s largest non-profit child care organizations. When asked about the events threatening non-profit organizations in 2010, they listed the following :
State of the economy
Rising cost of health insurance
Children with challenging behaviors
Decreases in public subsidies
Lack of affordable space to expand
Lack of subsidies for middle class parents
Shortage of qualified teachers
State quality rating systems
Changes to state licensing/regulations
Lack of work ethic of younger hires
What do you see as the biggest threats to your program?
“Study Finds That Effects of Low-Quality Child Care Last Into Adolescence”
“Good Child Care Has Benefits That Last Into High School-But Free Play Is Important”
These headlines are both reporting on the same study. The study was done by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development following 1,324 children from one month of age to almost 20. Although we rarely see studies that follow kids for 20 years to assess the effects of child care on their development, we have a great deal of data that says the same thing.
Good child care is good for children and bad child care is bad for children.
It would be nice if we could just all agree on this and spend the money going for research and data collection on underwriting the salaries and training of child care staff. That is how we increase the quality of child care for all kids.
I’ve been spending time with my not-quite-3 year old nephew lately. He lives in Florida so we don’t know each other very well. He starts off every conversation with “Can I go outside?” He has blond, wavy hair and a tiny little face. He does not slow down until he sleeps. He is very polite, even managing an “I’m sorry” in the middle of a melt down. Somehow he manages to be a speed demon and cuddly all at once. Watching him make up and sing a song would touch the heart of an ogre.
It dawned on me that this is what they need in the halls of government. They need little kids to show the folks in Frankfort and D.C. how to be polite, how to apologize when you are wrong, and how to finish a task without meltdowns.
Bring on the 2 year olds.
Does your nonprofit organization or school need new and gently used children’s books? The Louisville Half Pint Library Children’s Book Giveaway event is Tuesday, May 11th at our Westport Road location from 2-4pm.
Half Price Books
10220 Westport Rd.
Louisville, KY 40241
How will the “Giveaway” event work?
All nonprofit organizations, educators, schools, churches, hospitals and clinics are welcome to attend. A donation form can be found here: http://www.halfpricebooks.com/hpl_get_involved.html
Agencies will arrive with their own transportation to pick up books. We suggest you get there early; we have a limited supply and will distribute the books on a first-come, first-served basis; each nonprofit representative will receive 2 boxes of books while supplies last. The books will be an assortment of kid’s books in manageable boxes ready to be loaded.
If you are the owner or director of a child care program, please help us plan for the coming year by completing this short survey (less than 5 minutes) about health insurance.
The first, 10-211, involves all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress support frames. The frames can fail, causing partial collapse of the crib. Although Simplicity is no longer in business, most retailers are cooperating by offering a refund, replacement, or store credit. Consumers should contact the place of purchase for a remedy.
The second, 10-212, involves about 200,000 wooden Graco branded drop side cribs made by LaJobi. Hardware failure can cause the drop sides to detach. Consumers should contact Lajobi by telephone or at their website.
