by Collaboration Staff | Feb 23, 2016 | News, Professional Development, Providers, Success Stories
Congratulations to Ms. Alma Martinez, licensed home child care provider of Quetzali Child Care, for receiving a Level 2 Gateways Early Childhood Credential! Alma is also working toward her Level 2 Gateways Family Child Care Credential, which she looks forward to...
by Collaboration Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | Families, Media, News, Professional Development, Providers
Register online to select your favorite workshop choices! With the theme “Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Navigating the Tough Stuff,” our annual Symposium includes workshops on having difficult conversations, using children’s books to work...
by Collaboration Staff | Jan 11, 2016 | Media, News
We are delighted that Carollina Song, immediate past Chair of the Collaboration for Early Childhood, is being honored by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation as an outstanding philanthropist. Each year the Community Foundation honors one individual, one...
by Collaboration Staff | Dec 1, 2015 | Impact, News, Professional Development, Providers, Success Stories
Congratulations to Melody Robinson, for being the first family child care provider in Oak Park to receive Illinois’ new Family Child Care Provider credential. She was one of only 23 such recipients in the state, and she was awarded a Level 2 Credential! Melody...
by Collaboration Staff | Oct 23, 2015 | News, Partners
Partnering with Parents supports children prenatal to three years old in Oak Park and River Forest through home visiting and group activities that help parents grow as their child’s first teacher, meet other parents and get connected to other needed services....