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Make mental health a regular checkup

by Emily Vickerman, Family Mental Health Navigator May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s a time to reflect on how deeply mental health touches every family, including my own.

May 1, 2025

Did you know April is Child Abuse Prevention Month?

by Jamie Wiener, Executive Director Think about the last time you watched a pinwheel as the wind rolled through it. Did it evoke joy or make you smile? Were you

April 1, 2025

Rupture and Repair – the power of an apology

For me, the holiday season is both my favorite time of year and the most dreaded. I love all the holiday magic downtown, the festive parties, and the joy that

January 11, 2024

Blue Ridge Community College Directors Meeting-Apprenticeship Program

This event is an informational meeting designed for licensed child care facility directors not already participating in an apprenticship program with Blue Ridge Community College. If you have questions please

December 28, 2023

Let’s Root for Each Other

Let’s Root For Each Other With fall sports underway, I have been on a few sidelines and one thing is certain– I will never fully understand “offsides”. No matter what

November 5, 2023

It’s back-to-school season, and we need to thank our educators

As we enter the back-to-school season, so many parents, grandparents and caregivers are feeling a flood of emotions. For me, I feel the relief that I don’t have to coordinate

November 2, 2023

ITS SIDS

Anyone caring for infants (12 months old or younger) in a center or a home must place babies on their backs to sleep and must participate in this required training

May 2, 2023

Child Care Staffing Crisis 101-Kick off

As a child care center owner/director, you know that staffing is one of the most important aspects of your business. However, identifying your staffing strengths and weaknesses and understanding your

February 15, 2023

Week of the Young Child Celebration 2023

This event is for early childhood educators, directors and owners in childcare. This year we will celebrate Week of the Young Child® on Saturday April 15, 2023 at Blue

February 7, 2023

Fathers make a critical impact

It’s early morning, and I’m sitting here enjoying a cup of coffee and watching “Hope Floats.”

I’ve already cried while watching the scene in the movie where Birdie visits her dad in the nursing home. While she’s making herself busy hanging pictures in his room and filling the silence with chit-chat, she turns around to see him standing with his arms out to her. She steps in, and they dance.

I’m a daddy’s girl.

June 28, 2016