News and updates from the Mid-America Regional Council
MARC’s Head Start program and affiliate direct service providers continued to serve families throughout the pandemic. During the past few months, Head Start direct service providers took additional steps to make sure center staff and parents had access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting in March, United Inner City Services (UICS), the YMCA of Greater Kansas […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 19, MARC’s Department of Early Learning will provide a course focused on kinship care. This is an online class starting at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m. This course is part of MARC’s Educare initiative. The Educare initiative provides resources, training opportunities and technical assistance to child care providers with an […]
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MARC’s Department of Early Learning recently received grant funding from the Kauffman Foundation to support a quality improvement project for early learning centers from now until June 30, 2021. Throughout this project, MARC staff and qualified coaches will work with 10 small, licensed early learning centers in Missouri to improve the centers’ learning environments and […]
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In partnership with other nonprofits and public agencies, MARC’s Department of Early Learning created Preparedness and Planning for Child Care Programs, a guide to help child care providers assess their ability to reopen as local and state governments lift stay-at-home orders. This guide assists program directors and staff in navigating the process of reopening child […]
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At the annual Celebration of Young Investigators in May, MARC’s Head Start program recognized 12 teaching teams and home visitors and their coaches for their successful implementation of the Project Approach to learning. This approach starts with a “project,” which is a real-world topic or location familiar to children such as the doctor’s office, pets […]
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