VERO BEACH — In honor of national Week of the Young Child, Childcare Resources is celebrating young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives from April 14–20.
Childcare Resources staff, board members, parents, and community partners will be reading to the children at the Education Center and each of the four centers: Community Preschool, Maitland Farms, Learning Nest, and Tiny Treasures, with whom the organization works to provide quality early education for children of local working families.
Week of the Young Child, initiated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC,) is an opportunity for early childhood programs to bring awareness to the needs of young children.
Childcare Resources advocates the importance of early learning and early literacy throughout the year, and is honoring the Week of the Young Child by promoting the importance of the adult’s role in literacy development.
During the early years, children develop competency in language and literacy not through a set curriculum, but through interactions and experiences with the adults around them (Zero to Three – The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families.)
“Literacy development in young children involves parents, teachers, and other adults in our community. We all play an important role in helping children to learn,” said Sonja Phillips, Family & Center Resource Coordinator at Childcare Resources.
Childcare Resources, a United Way and Indian River County Children’s Services partner agency, provides childcare tuition assistance for children of working, income eligible families to prepare them with the skills needed for school and life success while their parents work.
Children in the Childcare Resources program are enrolled at local childcare centers that have earned NAEYC accreditation. NAEYC-accredited early childhood program guidelines include low student to teacher ratios, appropriate and nurturing curriculums, well-trained teachers, and meaningful family involvement.
Childcare Resources provides tuition assistance for quality early childcare education; support and guidance to help maintain family stability; access to psychological health services at no cost; and a wide variety of parenting programs and professional development opportunities for early childhood educators.
Since its founding in 1994, more than 1,000 children and their families have participated in a Childcare Resources program.
For more information about enrolling your child or providing support for Childcare Resources, please call (772) 567-3202, visit our website at www.ChildcareResourcesIR.org, or email Sphillips@ChildcareResourcesIR.org.
Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children.
The NAEYC Academy is the nation’s premiere accreditation system for programs in schools and centers serving young children birth through kindergarten, with nearly 7,000 accredited programs nationwide and around the world on U.S. military installations.