Early Matters Chattanooga is asking residents and businesses to join communities across the nation on Friday, May 6 as they thank local child care providers for their tireless efforts in the classroom.
Provider Appreciation Day is celebrated the Friday before Mother’s Day each year to recognize…
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Today, we are launching a countywide survey to learn more about the experiences of young families in Hamilton County, TN.
The survey covers topics such as:
care situations for children…
Thirteen local child care providers can now make capital improvements to increase the quality of their programs, thanks to grants from the Quality Matters Fund. The purpose of the fund, initiated by Early Matters Chattanooga, is to enable child care programs to improve quality or increase…
Three years at Serenity Child Care has left a mark on Tiffany Earvin's 5-year-old daughter.
"She started out as a shy little girl, and now she's very comfortable with public speaking," said Earvin.
For this reason, she says early education programs are critical.
Katie Harbison, President of the Chambliss…
By Molly Blankenship, Executive Director of Chattanooga 2.0
Like so many other communities across the country and world, Chattanooga and Hamilton County have spent the past seven weeks in unprecedented, unpredictable, and scary times. And on top of a global pandemic, our resiliency was tested yet again…
Throughout the month of June, a free kindergarten readiness program called Camp K is providing access to the foundations of learning for rising kindergartners, while also providing learning sessions and resources for parents of participating students, and preparing future teachers for the classroom.
“Early childhood development…
Spring is in full bloom and teachers are preparing final lesson plans for the year, which can mean only one thing--summer break is almost upon us!
That also means it’s time for Camp Kindergarten.
Camp K is a free pre-K readiness program open to ALL Hamilton…
When the Chattanooga 2.0 report was released nearly three years ago, we identified that Hamilton County would need an additional 4,000 early childhood and pre-K seats to fulfill potential demand and to help get more children ready for kindergarten. The Early Matters action team set out…