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First 5 LA: Children's Health - Obesity Prevention Under Health Care Reform
Fri., Sept. 30, 2011
9:30 a.m. - Noon
This is Your Brain in Childhood
Sat., Oct. 1, 2011
9 - 11 a.m. and
11 a.m. - 1p.m.
18th Annual Mighty Rubber Ducky Derby
Sun., Oct. 2, 2011
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Baby-Friendly Train the Trainer Workshop: Birth and Beyond LA
Mon. Oct., 3 and
Mon., Oct. 11, 2011
Women of Low-Income Means Who Experience Depression, and the Impact on Very Young Children
Mon., Oct. 3, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
One-on-One Consults
Tues., Oct. 4, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
6th Annual Children's Safety Fair
Sat., Oct. 8, 2011
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Heart of the Family
Sat., Oct. 8, 2011
9 - 11 a.m. and
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Women's Retreat
Sun., Oct. 9, 2011
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Promoting Positive Discipline & Handling Challenging Behaviors
Wed., Oct. 12, 2011
9 a.m. - Noon
KHEIR'S 25th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner & Awards
Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011
5:30 p.m.
House Party Weekend
Fri., Oct. 14 -
Sun., Oct. 16, 2011
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Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant
Will California get millions of dollars from the federal government to improve early care and education?
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ASPIRE Stipend Program
Early Childhood Education workers can participate in professional development program and reap many rewards. More »
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What's Wrong with Over-parenting?
So-called "helicopter parents" may be keeping their kids from finding their own way. More »
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Jumpstart's Read for the Record
On Oct. 6, two million voices will be simultaneously reading to children and calling for an end to the country's early education achievement gap. Jumpstart's Read for the Record is an annual attempt to both raise awareness for early literacy and break reading records, and anyone can participate.
By visiting Read for the Record's website, you can take a pledge to read "Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney to children on Oct. 6, and join millions of others across the country in demanding quality early education for all children. Everybody who reads the free book online will help the Pearson Foundation, through its Read for our Schools campaign , donate books to children in need - including preschoolers and kindergartners at some Los Angeles County school districts - so they can participate in the record-breaking event, too. The achievement gap between low-income children and those who are not socio-economically disadvantaged is wide, averaging about 20 percent in English proficiency. The gap gets even larger - around 30 percent - between certain demographics, according to the California Department of Education . Jumpstart hopes to break two reading records by having people read "Llama Llama Red Pajama" to children in print and online. You can read the sweet tale about a baby llama who wants his mama to your child, students, other family members, neighbors or friends. Surely, everyone knows a child who would love a fun story time and the chance to help kids just like them learn and succeed. Evelyn V. Martinez Chief Executive Officer
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