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Early Childhood Network |
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Early Childhood Network helps parents find quality, licensed childcare. Our free referral services are supported by the community, and individuals like you. Your support helps us to provide valuable services to parents in Garfield county, and to improve Child Care in our area through continuing education and mentoring. We know that investing in a child's early years is an investment in a bright future. | |
Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute |
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Raising A Reader Aspen to Parachute provides evidence-based early literacy programs that foster kindergarten reading readiness and long-term academic achievement for 1,800 children in 10 communities from Aspen to Parachute. Programs provide: 1) The regular rotation of four children's books to the homes of 1,800 children. Books are kept for a week, returned and replaced with four more on an ongoing basis throughout the school year; 2) Parent education sessions to develop the knowledge and skills required for families to build early literacy aptitude at home; 3) Outreach to identify and provide early literacy support to isolated, high-risk children who do not attend preschools; and 4) Library introduction program that connects families to community resources and reinforces the importance of a literacy-rich home environment. | |