by CFRC | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Early Childhood Education
I was fortunate to attend an early childhood conference in Baltimore a few weeks ago and in a session for newcomers to the conference where they usually talk about the history of child care, they instead asked, “What is your child care story?” This conversation ended...
by CFRC | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Early Childhood Education, Local News
I distinctly remember the first times I dropped off my children at child care at the end of my maternity leave. The memory of my son Leo’s first day is more vivid because of its recency, but the feelings were the same. I was a nervous wreck all day. Would they like...
by CFRC | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
A child’s ability to read proficiently by third grade is the biggest indicator of academic success. Children who are not reading proficiently by this age are four times more likely to drop out of school, according to “Double Jeopardy” by the Annie E. Casey Foundation...
by CFRC | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog
The Children & Family Resource Center is all about families. Not only the families we have the privilege of serving, but our own family of staff members, volunteers, board members and donors. Sadly, this year we’ve lost several special members of the Children...
by CFRC | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog
I learned something recently that surprised me. In Europe, children as young as 5 years old are learning how to program computers when they start school. I live and breathe early childhood at work, and somehow this was news to me. These efforts are aimed at giving...
