CFCE

‘A really big part of our lives’: State commits $15.5M to early education and care programs

Posted on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Scott Merzbach, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 8/16/2023
Link: Complete Article

LEVERETT — Upon moving to Shutesbury in 2017, Samantha Spisiak discovered a weekly story time at M.N. Spear Memorial Library, often bringing her toddler to the get-together with other families. “This has been a really big part of our lives,” Spisiak said as she joined several other parents and caregivers at the Leverett Public Library… [Read More]

Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents

Posted on Friday, February 11th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jonah Snowden, The Journal Register
Date: 2/10/22
Link: Complete Article

THREE RIVERS – Residents of Palmer and Monson who are looking to get their child involved in a playgroup, exchange or donate clothes, enjoy some fun bonding and enrichment time or even connect with various resources have an option with the Palmer-Monson Family Network. It’s a free service, too. The PMFN is a Collaborative for… [Read More]

Science fun for Early Childhood CFCE families at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst

Posted on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, The Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 6/7/2017

Amherst, MA – Over seventy-five families spent Monday morning learning about nature at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst. Children and their adults enjoyed nature play, creating, and exploring the educational offerings throughout the center’s “living building.” Family center and playgroup coordinators from the early childhood programs run by the Collaborative for Educational Services invited the… [Read More]

Sharing Cultures, Language, and Fun at Programs for Spanish Speaking Families

Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2017 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 2/17/2017

Three-year old Alan reviews the game options on the shelf behind the seat his mother occupies at a local coffee shop. He brings Connect 4 to the table, and with minimal help from his mother, sets it up. Familiar with the game, he loads the pieces into the slots and talks to his mother about… [Read More]