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Educare Boone County

Center for Family Policy and Research, UMC,

1400 Rock Quarry Road,

Columbia Missouri 65211-3280

(573) 884-1497 or 884-1714

 

Educare Boone County is a free, voluntary resource for early childhood professionals and parents. If you are not receiving on-site home visits and would like to, please call 884-1497.

The Educare newsletter will be arriving at your program electronically this year. We are doing this to help keep our costs down so that our services to providers in Boone County can remain at our current levels.

If you don't have an email address, please notify Jo Ann at 884-1714, so that we may send you a hard copy.

Our Fall 2009 Newsletter is now available on line. Link here.

 

The November and December Get Togethers are a

two-part series presented by

"READ FROM THE START". They are scheduled for Monday nights, November 24 and December 14, Y0U MUST PRE-REGISTER TO ATTEND. There are openings for 35 participants and a wait list will be created after that number has been reached. You must attend both the Nov. and Dec. Get Together to receive your free books.

To register call either 884.1714 or 884.1497 or use the Educare Registration email, educarebctraining@hotmail.com to enroll.

Registrations make it easier to notify people if there is a cancellation, so Educare now requires registration for our “Get Togethers at the Rock”. You may register by calling 884.1497, 884.1714 or by our registration hotline, educarebctraining@hotmail.com.
 

Reusables hours have changed. Due to budget reductions we will only be open from 9-3, Monday - Thursday.

If you have questions please call 573.884.1714 during the hours listed above.

Made Once, Used Twice the Reusables Curriculum connect here.

The next CPR/1st Aid class will take place after January 1, 2010. Please check back at the end of December for a list of CPR classes for next year.
Weather related cancellations of Educare activities will follow the Columbia Public School cancellation policy.  Cancellations will also be posted on our web site: http://educarebc.missouri.org
Boone County providers, please access the mid-Missouri MOCCRRN website for trainings, http://sda5.moccrrntrainingcalendar.org/index.cfm?event=interface:calendar.week

"Teach Early Childhood ~ Touch the Future"

Preparing children to meet the challenges of tomorrow requires the entire community. Parents, families, early childhood and school-age teachers and others work together to provide learning opportunities for children.

Raising the bar is especially important for child care programs. For at-risk children, receiving care from a quality child care program significantly increases their chances of entering school with the skills they need to succeed. Supporting the community to help children develop and grow is at the heart of Educare services.

Through our relocation to the Center for Family Policy and Research on the Campus of the University of Missouri, Columbia, we are able to direct more resources and opportunities toward serving at-risk children and families.

In October of 2009, Educare Boone County partnered with the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Columbia to store and distribute 1900 books to early childhood programs in Boone County. This is a partnership that Educare has enjoyed for several years. We are grateful for the Golden K Kiwanis Club and their committment to Early Childhood programs in Columbia. Below are several pictures of the Club delivering, sorting and labeling the books. Many thanks to Milt Bailey who has been in charge of this project for many years and to Liz Bailey for taking the pictures.

Educare Boone County does not discriminate in our services on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, handicap, disability or religious belief.

Educare Boone County is funded through the Department of Social Services and is affiliated with the University of Missouri, Columbia.

This web page is hosted by the Columbia Online Network (COIN).