Parents

Dramatic & Creative Play

Worcester Community Connections Coalition Introduces Craft Connection! September 17, 2014

TIMPANI'S Best Toys for 2013 December 5, 2013

PBS Parents Play & Learn App March 25, 2013

Eastern Names its Best 2012 Toy Pick November 22, 2012

The 5 Best Toys of All Time December 5, 2011

Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment

Early Childhood Education

Common Start Coalition

Blog from Edward Street: How to Find the Right Early Educationand Care May 16, 2021

Listening and Following Directions March 28, 2021

Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby’s and Toddler’s Early Learning February 14, 2021

Fall 2020 Word of the Day (WOD) October 9, 2020

eReaders vs. printed books: What’s better for kids? October 4, 2020

Pandemic preschool: How to navigate sending your child into an unfamiliar building with masked strangers September 27, 2020

How "Why" Improves Learning February 9, 2020

The Worcester Education Collaborative 2019 School Committee Candidate Forum October 11, 2019

Playing Is Learning June 30, 2019

From Toddlers to Teens, Here's How to Engage Kids in Reading November 21, 2018

How to Move Early Ed Forward: Interview with (our own) Kim Davenport July 25, 2017

All-America City Awards June 16, 2017

Worcester is in the Running for 2017 All-American City Award! May 2, 2017

Worcester Named An All-American City Award Finalist: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Recognizes Worcester as Exemplary April 28, 2017

Ready to Go: Worcester April 8, 2017

Workforce struggles hamper local early childhood ed programs February 26, 2017

Early Childhood Education Plan Aired for School Committee December 22, 2016

International Children's Library: The Best in Children's Literature Available Online Free of Charge January 23, 2011

Early Intervention

Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the ADA

"As I See It": An Often Overlooked Economic Development Program

Legislative Bills

Recap of the State House Hearing on early education and care July 10, 2019

Let's Back Early Education May 13, 2013

An Act Improving and Expanding Behavioral Health Services for Children in the Commonwealth May 24, 2007

An Act Relative to Shaken Baby Syndrome May 10, 2005

Mental Health

Breathing With A Buddy - A Mindful Practice for Families July 13, 2021

The burnout is real: Coping with pandemic parenting and redefining self-care April 11, 2021

Promoting Healthy Attachments with Children January 29, 2020

4 Things to Know About Your Child's Social-Emotional Development November 15, 2019

Building Resilience in Children April 28, 2019

Enjoy the Holidays More With Mindfulness December 3, 2018

Improving Early Childhood Mental Health August 16, 2013

Product Recalls

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision

Evenflo Car Seat Buckles Recalled April 9, 2014

Graco Car Seat Recall February 11, 2014

Infantino Recalls over 191,000 Teething Toys March 6, 2014

Programs

Worcester Public Library Summer Reading Kick Off! June 6, 2021

The ABC's of Racial Literacy March 24, 2021

Worcester Family Resource Information Page November 13, 2020

PANDEMIC EBT PROGRAM August 25, 2020

Free Resources for School Closures: Scholastic Learn at Home March 18, 2020

More than a grin: Worcester celebrates World Smile Day October 9, 2018

Please Help! Vote Worcester to win Jet Blue and Simon & Schuster's "Soar with Reading" Contest! August 1, 2018

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center

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