by Sophie Grimes | May 17, 2022 | Impact, News, Partners
A Request Grounded in Community Need The Collaboration for Early Childhood’s Proposal: Meeting the Needs of the Oak Park Early Childhood Community The Collaboration’s proposal seeks to stabilize a child care industry that is in crisis and envisions...
by Sophie Grimes | May 2, 2022 | News, Partners
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and this Friday is Provider Appreciation Day! We wouldn’t be able to do our work without the partnership of all the amazing early childhood educators in our community. To all the educators reading this, thank you for...
by Sophie Grimes | Apr 6, 2022 | News, Partners
Greetings! One very clear sign that spring is underfoot is The Good Life Race, which took place yesterday in person after a two-year hiatus. The weather even cooperated with clear, sunny skies. We are excited that more and more events are shifting to in-person. In...
by Collaboration Staff | Apr 1, 2022 | Families, News, Partners
There are so many ways to be a person in our world, and neurodiversity is part of the equation. Every April has become known as Autism Acceptance Month. Autism Acceptance Month was created as an alternative to Autism Awareness Month, and last year it was formerly...
by Sophie Grimes | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Partners
Dear Early Childhood Community, As the snow falls down on this first Monday in March, our hearts and minds are heavy for all the families and children in Ukraine. Their lives have been completely upended. It’s hard to pull ourselves away from the terrible news...
by Sophie Grimes | Feb 1, 2022 | News, Partners
Tomorrow is the first of February already! Have you noticed that it is not dark at 4:30 anymore? The days are getting longer, and that’s a sign that the world is rustling and beginning to get ready for the warmer months. In the meantime, we have virtual...
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