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For media inquiries, please contact Tom Slattery. Chief Development Officer, at 206-329-1011 x233 or slattery@childcare.org

 

Board member Chris Hewett teamed up with photographer Mark Gsellman to produce this video for Child Care Resources.

For recent CCR media mentions see below:

KING 5 TV’s Learning for Life recently covered Seeds to Success.
 

Press Release - Groundbreaking Study Finds Professional Coaching Boosts Child Care Quality Coaching key component of quality rating and improvement system being developed by state.
 

Janet Levinger's testimony in Olympia paints a compelling picture as to why we should care about our youngest learners.

Hear Angelica Alvarez, CCR's Enhanced Services Coordinater, on Spanish language radio staion 1210 am discuss quality child care and early learning - visit their website and listen.  It aired Saturday May 29, 2009.
 

Learning for Life is a series of news features that airs every Wednesday between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. on KING 5 Morning News on KONG 6/16 TV and tackles a variety of early learning topics that will appeal to parents, grandparents and those who work with young children as well as the general public. This series is funding by a partnership between Thrive by Five Washington, with support from the Ginger & Barry Ackerley Foundation, and BELO Seattle, which owns KONG 6/16, KING 5 TV and Northwest Cable News. Child Care Resources also provides a portion of the funding.
 

Grace Alams, Child Care Resources Board Member since 2001 and owner of Grace’s Kiddie Korner child care program in North Seattle, is featured in this primetime special “Ready for School, Choosing Child Care.” http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/Ready-for-School-Choosing-child-care.html

Research shows that block play improves school success. Seattle YMCA hosted Block Fest at their SeaTac location and worked with other CCR’s Kaleidoscope Play & Learn partner organizations to invite families to participate. KING-5 TV filmed a segment for their “Learning for Life” series. See Angelica Cardenas-Chaisson, Child Care Resources Family, Friend and Neighbor Program Coordinator and CCR Board Member and Community Engagement Executive for YMCA, Jackie Martinez-Vasquez. http://www.king5.com/on-tv/Learning-for-Life-Blockfest--89633682.html

Child Care Resources’ Tilman Smith, Seattle Early Reading First Project Coordinator, speaks on how verbal communication is one of our most powerful tools as parents when communicating with kids. http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/60834352.html

Long time Child Care Resources supporter and licensed child care provider Nan Stephens (Nanny’s Preschool) talks about the power of play. http://www.king5.com/news/learning-for-life/60834367.html
 

Click here to see an interview in which CEO Deeann Burtch Puffert is interviewed about working with family, friend and neighbor caregivers.

Learning for Life

Learn more about how children develop and how you can make a positive impact in their lives on Learning for Life, a series that airs on KING Morning News on KONG 6/16 TV .

Learning for Life tackles a variety of early learning topics that not only target parents, grandparents and those who work with young children, but also has great information for the general public. Topics include how toddlers develop, ways all adults can get involved in early learning and innovative early learning programs like home visiting and play and learn groups. Developed by Thrive by Five Washington and BELO Seattle, the series was created with support from the Ackerley Foundation, United Way of King County and Child Care Resources.
• Watch a recent segment featuring Neighborhood House’s home visiting program and learn how this United Way supported program is making a big difference in the lives of King County families.

More Kids, Less Money for Washington Early Learning Programs. Click here to read a radio interview with Family Services Director Marty Jacobs and the potential for serious budget cuts to ECEAP (preschool program for children with low income.)

Read the January edition of ParentMap - see the feature story (pg 47) entitled "Solving the Child Care Conundrum - coping with the costs and scarcity of quality care." CCR's director of family services, Marty Jacobs, was quoted. Additionally, there is an informational sidebar on the stats around FFN in Washington State.

Marty Jacobs, Director of Family Services, is quoted on page 54 in an article "The importance of Preschool" She says, "Quality early learning experiences come in many shapes and sizes. Parents must make sure their own values are consistent with the program they select." She goes on to say to look for a program that fits your child and jibes with your own cultural background - and your youngster's personality.

Washington State Exceptional Caregiver Awards and Conference

King 5 News - Parents face 'childcare crisis' in Seattle

It's never too late to help - Jerry Large, Seattle Times

Early Learning: Critical Investing - Seattle PI