For 40 years CRC has been providing early learning opportunities and empowering families and child care providers with tools and resources to help them support the children under their care.
It’s time to celebrate what we all have accomplished together! On May 24th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Fuller Park, come and enjoy fun activities for children ages 0-5. We have invited emergency vehicles and more than 10 other community organizations who will join us to host an activity and provide information to families. There will be face painting, an infant play area, an obstacle course, sensory bins, art projects and so much more! Please register here for this free event.

Another group of parents and children have had their Active Minds learning celebration at a community location.  This time class was help at Von Brandt Neighborhood Center thanks to our partnership with Napa Valley Community Housing. After four weeks of working on an Individual Development Support Plan, parents were recognized for their commitment to their children’s early learning and the children were celebrated for completing their first school readiness program. If you are interested in the program, you can read more here.

Every year Community Resources for Children celebrates Napa County child care providers and thanks them for the important work that they do.  At our signature Game Night evening, EleFun was the hit of the party, with many providers wishing they could take the fun game home with them to share with the children. This was closely followed by Bingo and Connect 4. More than 25 child care providers enjoyed a fun evening of games, delicious food and wine, and of course raffle prizes!  A special thanks to Bank of Stockton for sponsoring the event!

We had fun with puppets last week – puppet play, story time and make your own finger puppets and paper bag puppets! Did you know that talking through or with puppets motivates communication? This is especially important for young toddlers who have learned their first words but are not yet able to communicate their needs through words.

Join us for our next session of Community Connections to Early Learning Activity.  It’s free, it’s fun and materials will be provided for children to make their own puppets. Please note, these activities are appropriate for children ages 0-5 and usually draw a crowd so we have secured the  Napa Valley Community Foundation-Community Conference Center (next to CRC) again.  There is no need to pre-register. We look forward to seeing you!