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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

 

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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 Winter 2009 Newsletter is now available on line. Link here.

 

Get Togethers At The Rock - Jan. - June 2010

Monday

February 22, 2010

"Build A Better Lunch" presented by Paula Vanderlicht, dietician at Hy Vee

Monday
March 29, 2010
"Understanding Autism in Young Children" facilitated by Barb Vigil, Mid Missouri Resouce and Referral
Monday
April 26, 2010
Special Quest Presentation: A Vision for Including Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families in Early Care and Education Programs, by Kathy Wallace and Jan Frost.
The May Get Together will be combined with June's.
Monday
June 7, 2010
Summer Fun presented by Angie Wendt

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 in February 2010. Please check back later for a firm date.

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).