Josh Cramer soon returned to his home state of Nebraska where he took on his position at Nebraska Children and where he said to Mike McGuffee of Unite for Literacy, “I would like to see Nebraska lead the nation in family literacy programs.” The two then began discussing a way to make Nebraska Unite’s first statewide literacy effort.
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Controlling Chaos with a Song: Anne Meeker Watson’s sing.play.love. Program at the 2025 Sixpence Child Care Conference
Be sure to check out Anne Meeker Waton’s keynote address at the 2025 Sixpence Child Care Conference in Kearney on Saturday, May 31. The Conference is for Sixpence Child Care Partnership Coaches, Program Coordinators, and their Childcare Partner Programs and Center-based teachers and support staff. Registration closes on May 9.
Brown Bears, NGR, and a Mother-Daughter Duo in Service of the Community
Suzi and Kendra Muhsman recently showed their civic pride in the Schuyler community through the books they wrote for Nebraska Growing Readers. In the process, they promoted family engagement in shared reading, a community commitment toward literacy, and an intergenerational approach toward reading. Learn more about how this mother-daughter duo connected with their community and others beyond.
Spring Forward, Fall into Books
Nebraska Growing Readers (NGR) has plenty of local online books you can relate to spring that can help celebrate the season even on those one-off bad-weather days.
Rooted Collaborates on State Infant Mental Health Financing Policy Project
Rooted in Relationships will be a part of the statewide collaborative that has been invited to join the current cohort of Zero to Three’s Financing Policy Project for 2025.
Tagged with: BECI, early childhood, early childhood development, early childhood mental health, First Five Nebraska, naimh, Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska Head Start, Nebraska Resource Project for Vulnerable Young Children, Rooted in Relationships, sixpence, University of Nebraska Lincoln—Youth and Family Studies
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
A Little Something Something
Sometimes, the little things aren’t all that little. So when Yanki Smith makes a spiral flourish with her hand to indicate writing with a pen and says her contribution to the writing of Moving Day Made Fun was “a little…
75 Strong and Counting: Communities for Kids is Transforming Futures Statewide
Nebraska’s Ravenna area is now the 75th community to partner with Communities for Kids (C4K)! This milestone marks continued progress in expanding access to quality early childhood education across the state. With a dedicated core team, Ravenna is working towards sustainable solutions for childcare needs.
Tagged with: C4K, communities for kids, Early Childhood, early childhood care, early childhood care and education
Posted in Cradle to career, Early Childhood, News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in Cradle to career, Early Childhood, News and Events, Uncategorized
Rooted in Relationships Receives National Recognition for Pioneering Efforts in Advancing Childhood Mental Health
Rooted in Relationships (RiR) is an initiative by Nebraska Children aimed at transforming early childhood mental health through community collaboration. By providing childcare providers with training, RiR addresses behavioral challenges in young children, enhancing their social-emotional skills. Recently, the team was recognized nationally for their work.
NGR Translations Mirror and Preserve Culture
Paw Tha Hser and Fariha Mohmand are both refugees who seek to pass on their native languages to the next generation. They have been working with Nebraska Growing Readers and teams of translators to create children’s texts in their own languages. Their contributions have been an important part of the 51 NGR texts that have been translated this year.
Tagged with: Book Translations, Early Childhood, early childhood development, early literacy, Nebraska Growing Readers, Unite for Literacy
Posted in Early Childhood
Posted in Early Childhood
The K.N.E.W. Project Embarks on Early Childhood Workforce Challenges in Rural Nebraska
Fifteen rural communities across Nebraska are joining forces with Communities for Kids (C4K), the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), and Nebraska Extension to address a pressing challenge: recruiting and retaining early childhood educators in rural areas. The initiative is…
Tagged with: childcare, community, daycare, Early Childhood, Nebraska, news
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events, Uncategorized
Posted in Early Childhood, News and Events, Uncategorized
Growing the Good Life 