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How Does It Feel? A First Hand Experience of a Sensory Processing Disorder
December 1, 2009
from 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Hacia Una Vida Digna y Sana: Promotora and Community Health Worker Conference
December 4-5, 2009
all day
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Parent University: Common Childhood Illnesses, When to call the Doctor
December 5, 2009
from 12:00pm - 1:00pm in English
1:00pm - 2:00pm Spanish
Difficult Family Issues in Child Care Centers
December 11, 2009
from 8:30am - 10:30am
Latinos and Social Media: Strategies for Non-Profits
December 16, 2009
from 8:00am - 2:00pm
Toys That Teach! Stimulating the Brain Through Play
December 19, 2009
from 8:30am - 1:30pm
Tuning into Music: For the Child With Special Needs
February 6, 2010
from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Pediatric Psychological Trauma in Infants and Young Children from Illness, Injury and Medical Intervention
February 27-28, 2010
all day
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Strategic Plan: Home Visitation Strategies
As First 5 LA embarks on our new FY 2009-2015 Strategic Plan, we are poised to implement a home visitation strategy to help the Commission reach its goals. More »
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Best Start LA Baby-Friendly Hospital Project
First 5 LA has released a Request for Proposals to eligible hospitals ready to seek the Baby-Friendly USA designation through First 5 LA's Best Start LA Baby-Friendly Hospital Project. An information session will take place on December 7 at First 5 LA. For more information, click here. More »
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Child Care Information Services
Starting this year, professionals in the San Gabriel Valley can receive a wide range of training options from one of the oldest resource and referral agencies in L.A. County, which in turn gets to diversify its revenue. More »
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Daniel Su
Dispatched to the United States from Taiwan to train as an Olympic
level swimmer, First 5 LA's Daniel Su has lived many lives. A database
administrator and a world traveler, learn more about Daniel. More »
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Health Care Reform and Kids
The House has passed H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America
Act, but what does it mean for children? Learn about the pros and cons
for kids in the current Health Insurance reform bill. More »
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First 5 LA Continues to Celebrate Child Literacy Month
For our third annual child literacy month campaign, Read Early, Read Aloud! First 5 LA has promoted early literacy and library card registration throughout the county beginning November 1. Kicking-off the campaign, we hosted a "Red Carpet Affair" at the Julian Dixon Library on Nov. 5, providing top hats and boas to more than 100 children who strode down a red carpet to the library, where they engaged in a variety of literacy activities.
On Saturday Nov. 7, First 5 LA staff joined nonprofit Friends of the Family for the sixth annual Festival of Readers. Held at Maclay Middle School in Pacoima, the festival welcomed more than 700 participants from all over the San Fernando Valley. With a focus on the joys of reading, the festival also offered crafts and entertainment including the group "We Tell Stories" and popular children's signer Jose Luis Oroszco.
Click here to see photos from the Festival of Readers.
Last week, First 5 LA Commissioner Angie Stockwell spoke at the kick-off for the Million Word Challenge, an annual event hosted by Families in Schools, challenging students to read a million words or more in the next six months. Among those also speaking at the kick-off was Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Superintendent of Schools for the Los Angeles County Office of Education Darline Robles, and Sylvia Lopez from KCAL 9. First 5 LA is a partner in the Million Word Challenge and encourage schools to participate.
I encourage all of our readers to go to our Ready. Set. Grow! Web site at www.readysetgrowla.org to learn more about the 'Read Early, Read Aloud' campaign and the library card promotion.
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