#CommitTo80 with Read Charlotte
Read Charlotte just announced its upcoming inaugural “Commit to 80” campaign, a mission which aims not only to raise awareness of the critical importance of children’s literacy, but to also activate everyone in Mecklenburg County to commit to do their part to reach...
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool is expanding!!!
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool is expanding and will be adding a Dual Language Innovation Classroom for the 2018-2019 school year. The Dual Language Innovation Classroom (Innovation Classroom) will allow the Preschool to prepare 36 additional children for kindergarten....
#AllinForEarlyEd : A Community Conversation on Early Childhood Education
Presented by Bank of America in support of the Leading on Opportunity Council Leading on Opportunity is all in for education because too many of our children start kindergarten without the skills to succeed or ready by grade 3. The Opportunity Task Force Report...
How Caregivers Can Boost Young Brains
Five simple steps for stimulating interactions with young children — at home, in daycare, or in preschool BY:Usable Knowledge Adapted from research by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard Universityand from resources developed by Filming Interactions to...
Dolly Parton Imagination Library Shout Out in Charlotte Parent Magazine
Did you see our shout out in Charlotte Parent Magazine's article "The ABCs of Active Reading"? Check it out! Read Article Here
Water Safety and Summer Fun Workshop- Registration Open
Sign up today for our Guiding Parents to Services April workshop about water safety, swim lessons and more!

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