Stronger Together
Hundreds of parents and community leaders chart the course toward closing Boulder County's Early Learning Achievement gap.  One year ago, dozens of leaders from our local education, business, civic and faith sectors gathered with a common concern: Too many children were falling into our early learning achievement gap.
We formed a task force and drafted a Community Solutions Action Plan in support of one visionary and unifying goal: 90% of Boulder County's 3rd-graders will read at grade-level by 3rd grade, by 2016.
Today more than 300 community members - more than half of them Latino parents - are engaged in this effort, and more are joining the conversation every week.
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Ready! for Kindergarten 
Free Parenting Classes in Spanish
The Ready! for Kindergarten program is now offering Free Parent Classes in Spanish. All parents with children three to age five and residing in Boulder County are welcome to attend and free childcare will be provided.
Each class is 2 hours and parents will receive:
- Information on how children learn and grow
- Simple activities to make learning at home fun and easy
- Free toys and books to share with their child
Register or find upcoming classes 303-807-0820
Stay tuned for information about another exciting new program, "Read Up - Stop the Summer Slide," debuting across Boulder County this summer.
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Early Childhood Council of Boulder County
Spring 2014 Event
 Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
8:30am - 10:00am
Highlighting:
The updated ECCBC Framework
The 2013 Indicators Report to the Community
The "Where are our Children?" grid
Location: West Senior Center
909 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder
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BIPR Takes on Bright Beginnings
The Boulder Institute of Pyschotherapy and Research  (BIPR) is the new home of the Boulder Bright Beginnings program! A statewide program, Bright Beginnings is focused on providing valuable information on child development and promoting the importance of positive parent-child interactions and relationship building in order to give children the best possible start in life. Bright Beginnings was in search of a new home when The Parenting Place closed in the Fall.
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Impact on Education Expands Programs
Summer Program Aimed at Stopping Summer Slide
The Summer Shuffle Literacy Program, which was piloted at one site in the summer of 2013, will expand to four sites in 2014! This program targets a phenomenon called the "summer slide,' in which students lose proficiency in math and reading over the summer and brings bi-lingual teachers from Columbine Elementary School, University Hill Elementary School and Foothill Elementary School to four Boulder Housing Partners housing sites. Learn more
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The Acorn School Welcomes New Executive Director André Bollaert
André Bollaert will be joining the Acorn School and Wilderness Early Learning Center as the new executive  director effective February 24, 2014. André brings over fourteen years of nonprofit leadership experience to his new position, including extensive work in organizational development, fundraising, program development and evaluation, and effective collaborative initiatives. He most recently served as development director for Cal-Wood Education Center.
The Acorn School Seeking Program Director
The Acorn School is looking for a full time Program Director whose highest priority is to oversee a safe and quality early childhood education center. The ideal candidate will be passionate about early childhood programming, because this is their calling. Learn More
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TLC Celebrates New Space and Programs
TLC, previously known as the Tiny Tim Learning Center, has provided Boulder County families with comprehensive Educational and Therapeutic Services for children in a fully inclusive, deliberately diverse environment since 1956. Its  preschool classrooms currently serve children ages 2 ˝ - 5, and with the official launch of its program expansion at a ribbon cutting ceremeny on January 14th, it will now serve children from birth to 5. The first class of toddlers will begin on February 3rd and to infants will follow in March. Learn more about TLC.
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