September events:
Supercharged Storytime Playgroup
Are you a parent/caregiver with children from birth to age 5? Join us for a fun playdate that supports families and young children with socialization, early learning, literacy, and development. Each playgroup includes storytime, activities, and snacks.
Wednesday Workshop: It's Storytime
Leap into Learning childcare providers will discuss new opportunities to engage young learners in storytime, the power of repetition, our pre-assessment, and the implementation of our program literacy logs. Attendees will learn more about the participation resource for this workshop.
Reading & Recipes Literacy and Nutrition Session 1
UCONN Husky Health Nutrition and Sports Nutritionist will engage families with interactive nutrition education and food demonstrations. Our first topic is Lunchbox Loot. Families will prepare and enjoy Garden Muffins. All participants will receive a bag filled with literacy resources and ingredients to prepare the recipe.
National Library Card Month
Did you know September is National Library Card Month? LiL childcare providers will meet HPL's youth librarians, sign up for a teacher card, and learn about early literacy resources, unique branch programs offered, and the benefits of having an HPL teacher card.
This service is for children ages birth through five, along with their parents and caregivers, to ensure all children in Hartford are well prepared and enter kindergarten ready to learn.
This interactive, immersive literacy program will offer support to home daycare providers in the form of:
Interested? Complete this online form or send an email to Leap Into Learning Program Coordinator Nichole Hawkins at nhawkins@hplct.org.
Patricipating providers who care for children ages birth to five will receive access to good quality early literacy resources and enjoy special literacy events, plus beneficial training for providers and parents. Providers can also apply for an HPL teacher card which allows providers to:
Providers and parents are encouraged to join us at Hartford Public Library's Summer Learning kickoff event on Saturday, June 18th at the Downtown Library (500 Main St.) to learn more.
Leap Into Learning is sponsored by the Gawlicki Family Foundation.
Nichole is a Hartford resident with decades of experience in early childhood education. She ran a home daycare for 10 years, worked for ECHN as a family support provider and during the pandemic launched Legacy Lineage, a virtual preschool classroom to support families in homeschooling. She is excited to share the Supercharged Storytime framework and the beneficial strategies she's mastered to empower the participants of the Leap Into Learning program on all levels.