Sep 18 Education New Program Aims To Get Louisville Kids Ready For Kindergarten "My Big Little Adventure" is an online portal of theme-based learning for children up to age 5 and their caregivers. By Roxanne Scott Sep 18 Education New Program Aims To Get Louisville Kids Ready For Kindergarten Roxanne Scott
May 31 Education JCPS To Streamline Early Childhood Programs; Relinquish Federal Funding Amid concerns that the district could lose its federal Head Start funding, the Jefferson County Board of Education will relinquish the $15 million grant for the 2018-2019 school year. By Roxanne Scott May 31 Education JCPS To Streamline Early Childhood Programs; Relinquish Federal Funds Roxanne Scott
Jan 3 Health Attn Parents: If You’re Obese, Your Child Could Be At Risk For Developmental Delays The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, took data from more than 5,000 mothers and babies, and tracked the weight of the mothers' partners. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 3 Health If You're Obese Your Child Could Be At Risk For Developmental Delays Lisa Gillespie
Jun 21 Health Poverty Continues To Plague Kentucky Kids, Report Says About 260,000 children in Kentucky live in poverty, with more living in pockets of poverty across the state than in years prior. By Jacob Ryan Jun 21 Health Poverty Continues To Plague Ky. Kids, Report Says Jacob Ryan
Jun 20 Health Pediatricians Call For More Testing And Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure An estimated 37 million homes in the United States still contain lead-based paint. Another 6 million homes receive their drinking water through lead pipes. By Rae Ellen Bichell, NPR Jun 20 Health Pediatricians Call For More Testing, Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure Rae Ellen Bichell, NPR
Aug 11 Education Consolidation Brings Opportunity For JCPS Early Childhood Education A handful of 4- and 5-year-old students filed off a bus and into the George Unseld Early Childhood Learning Center in Newburg on a May morning. With backpacks bouncing, they hurried through the hallway to Lindsey Axson’s classroom. They were set to eat a small breakfast before heading to a number of “learning stations” strategically positioned around […] By Jacob Ryan Aug 11 Education Consolidation Brings Opportunity For JCPS Early Childhood Education Jacob Ryan
Jan 30 Community Kentucky Launches Free Online Training For Early Child Care Employees The state has launched a new online training program to help improve child care staff members’ skills in educating children. The program is part of the preparation a quality rating system across Kentucky starting later this year. “It is designed to increase awareness and basic understanding of the early childhood standards, what they signify and […] By Devin Katayama Jan 30 Community Kentucky Launches Free Online Training For Early Child Care Employees Devin Katayama
Jan 25 Education U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, But Rebuilding It Won’t Be Easy In his State of the Union address, President Obama referenced a little-remembered, WWII-era federal child care program, holding it up as an example he hopes to emulate with expanded federal subsidies. By NPR Jan 25 Education U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, But Rebuilding It Won’t Be Easy NPR
Jan 23 Education Just How Kindergarten-Ready Are Children, Ranked By JCPS School Some Louisville public schools have a vast majority of kindergarten students ready to tackle the curriculum. Other schools, have a lot of catching up to do, according to data released this week by the state education department. The state has screened new kindergartners the past two years on basic skills, such as knowing the alphabet. State education leaders […] By Joseph Lord Jan 23 Education Just How Kindergarten-Ready Are Children, Ranked By JCPS School Joseph Lord
Jan 21 Education Half of Kentucky’s Kindergartners Were Ready to Start School in 2014 The number of Kentucky children who are prepared for kindergarten is nearly unchanged over last year—half of kids entering school still don’t have the basic skills that the state deems as necessary to be “kindergarten-ready.” The Kentucky Department of Education’s annual kindergarten readiness results released Wednesday show that 50 percent of children are prepared for a […] By Devin Katayama Jan 21 Education Half of Kentucky’s Kindergartners Were Ready to Start School in 2014 Devin Katayama
Dec 29 Strange Fruit Strange Fruit: How Cabbage Patch Settlement House Helps Louisville’s At-Risk Kids The Cabbage Patch Settlement House provides all kinds of programming for at-risk kids in Louisville: tutoring, clubs, sports, music, college preps and scholarships, and even emotional counseling. And a recent grant from the Humana Foundation means they’ll be opening their doors on Saturdays, too. Listen: We wanted to learn more about the Patch and what […] By Laura Ellis Dec 29 Strange Fruit Strange Fruit: How Cabbage Patch Settlement House Helps Louisville’s At-Risk Kids Laura Ellis
Dec 3 Education Teacher Development Researchers Win UofL’s Grawemeyer Award for Education Teacher development is at the center of this year’s 2015 Grawemeyer Award for Education, the University of Louisville announced Wednesday evening. The... By Devin Katayama Dec 3 Education Teacher Development Researchers Win UofL’s Grawemeyer Award for Education Devin Katayama
Sep 22 Health Following Expansion, Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Gained 3,200 Kids In About a Month Last year, a budget shortfall led to the slashing of a subsidy program that helped low-income Kentucky families cover the cost of child care. The cuts... By Joseph Lord Sep 22 Health Following Expansion, Kentucky Child Care Subsidy Gained 3,200 Kids In About a Month Joseph Lord