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If you are an early chidhood educator or a program located in Virginia, here is some info for you.

Did you know that Virginia Assoociation for Early Childhood Education (VAECE) has an Accreditation Subsidy Project and offers CDA scholarship?

If you are interested in learning more about it please click here.

As we all have seen on TV the disaster stricken Joplin, MO, the child care centers in Joplin are also the victims of the recent deadly tornadoes. National Asscoaition of Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (NACCRRA) reports that approximately 500 children are without child care.

Please click here to make your contributions online to Child Care Aware of Missouri. Make sure "in memory/or honor of" field you type "Joplin."

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Mail your donation check to: Child Care Aware of Missouri, Attn. Joplin, 1000 Executive Parkway Dr., Suite 103, St. Loius, MO 63141.

The proceeds will go towards purchase of child care supplies and other items specific to an individual child's needs.

Please help!

Do you serve military families?

Zero to Three is offering free training for ECE professionals serving military families!

For registration questions, contact Secely Smith at 202-638-1144 or email mprojects@zerotothree.org.

Have you heard about the new update on car seat recommendation by AAP?

AAP advices parents to buckle up their children in rear-facing car seat until age 2 or until they reach the maximum height and weight allowed by the manufacturer of their CSS (car seat safety).

Once children reach age 2 or the maximum height and weight allowed by the manufacturer of their CSS parents should continue to buckle them in a forward-facing car seat until they have reached 4 ft 9 inches which is typically between ages 8 and 12 years.

For more information visit: www.aap.org.

After years of negative connotation with biligualism some new research has proved benefits of bilingualism. One of the most recent research suggests that being bilingual onsets the delay of Alzheimer's. Click here to read more....