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Newspaper Articles
2010
•• February 23: Optimizing a child's readiness for school.

•• February 21: Editorial: A bad policy.

•• February 16: New DSS policy draws opposition.

•• February 16: New Social Services chief, agencies still sparring over informal child care.

•• February 14: Daycare dollars and sense.

•• February 5:  Workers want child care downtown.

•• February 5:  Kalkhof: Child care important to business.

•• February 2:  Celebrating Durham's strong pre-K initiative.

•• January 29: Surveys ID schools chief qualities.

•• January 27: Pre-K program registration appointments to be accepted.

•• January 23:  Daycare workers averaging $10/hr.

••January 21: Durham receives stimulus funding.

••January 7:  Early childhood education gains.

••January 6: Federal grant gives hope to 120 children.

••January 6: $7 million in stimulus will help build babies' brains.

2009
••December 29: Why are the early years so important?

••December 5: Letters to the Editor: Caring Community

••December 4: Stimulus wins bring own headaches. At a time when many nonprofits are facing funding shortfalls, some organizations have found respite in federal stimulus money.

••November 25:  Welsh named Partnership for Children Chair.

••November 24: Supporting school readiness through everyday activities.

••November 5: Child care worker survey is released.

••October 27: Quality child care improves youngster's skills.

••October 23: People on the move.

••October 10: Children's group meets Thursday.

••September 29: Build a community for young children. 

••September 19: Prescription for problem solving.

••September 7: Let's include 'early' in early childhood.

••September 3: Listen to the officers.

••August 28: Downtown child care options subject of brainstorm session.

••August 26: Working for 15 years for early literacy.

••July 28: Encouraging development our responsibility.

••May 9: Early childhood education needs our support.

••March 16: Infant care causes sticker shock.

••March 15: Marsha Basloe: We need more than Band-Aids right now.

••March 3: Local daycares focus on diet care.


2008
••November 19: Partnership for Children anticipates cuts.

••October 25-26: Little things affect little ones at school.

••August 17: A father documents storytime with his daughter in a book for other children.