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Hey all. TYKES, Douglas County is a program of the Community Children's Center and we're moving our page over to reflect this. If you're interested in learning more about the development of the TYKES Douglas County webpage and it's resources, join us at the Facebook Community Children's Center page!

November is National Family Literacy Month! Pop over to TYKES for some inspiration - every day is a great day to read, sing, tell stories and create.

https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/november-national-family-literacy-month

Check out resources available for Holiday Assistance. Several application windows close on October 31st - share with families ASAP. If you are an organization providing assistance and would like to be added to this list, let us know ([email protected]).

https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/holiday-assistance

The Early Childhood Clothing Closet is OPEN! This FREE community resource, a program of CCC, is ready and waiting for you!

https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/early-childhood-clothing-closet

Take a look at some information shared by Sound Speech Therapy about Occupational Therapy milestones!

https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/soundspeech-therapy-occupational-therapy-developmental-miles

Tonight at 6:30 at Lawrence Public Library for parents of children ages newborn to 5. Bring your kiddos or come solo/with your partner. For more information, go to https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/parent-support-group

Miss Rachel with Sunflower State Dance shared information with TYKES about W-sitting in young children. To read the full article, go to: https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/all-about-w-sitting

Interested in adding sign language to your baby's day? Baby Sing and Sign - Lawrence is a wonderful local resource. For more information, go to https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/baby-sing-and-sign

Waterford Upstart is a free, at-home program that helps children develop early reading skills before kindergarten. The research-based program has helped more than 100,000 families nationwide and is currently enrolling across our state. For more information, go to https://www.tykesdc.org/learn/waterford-upstart-online-prek-learning-program

Check out all of these training opportunities for child care providers!

Go to https://ks.childcareaware.org/grants/ to apply