First Step Nursery School

Court Appointed Special Advocates, known as “CASAs,” volunteer to support and advocate for abused and neglected children throughout their time in foster care.

Volunteers come from all walks of life. Teachers, lawyers, stay-at-home parents, and retirees are just a few of the people who volunteer with CASA.

The benefit of having a Court Appointed Special Advocate is invaluable. The need for Volunteer Advocates in Hampden County is tremendous. At this time, many children are waiting for a CASA to be appointed to them.

Have a few minutes to watch a video from National CASA? Click here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUykHHtLIHo

Are you interested in changing a child’s story? Follow this link to register for an online info session:
https://chd.org/support-chd/volunteer/court-appointed-special-advocates-casa/

Can't wait to hear more?
Contact Hampden County’s CASA Volunteer Coordinator: [email protected].

CASA National

Hoping this post reaches the right people....
Because of power outages, I will be rescheduling today's opportunity to pick up personal belongings at the school.
I hope everyone is well and will be in touch.
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Wishing all our FSNS Moms and Teachers a blessed Mother's Day.
I hope you enjoy spending time with your families on this beautiful day.

The following announcement reflects the statement made by Govenor Charlie Baker on March 18th mandating the closure of all Childcare programs.
With this being said, FSNS will be closed through April 6, 2020 unless further mandates are issued.
I will soon be reaching out to enrolled families as I am cutting my trip short and returning home by mid-week.
Until then, please stay helthy following the guidelines issued by our Government so we can hopefully get on the other side of this virus.
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Dear FSNS Parents,
Considering the advise issued by the CDC and our local Health Department, the decision has been made to close FSNS for this upcoming week. (March 16-20) Social distancing is stressed in the guidelines issued from these departments and being a public building, housing over 50 students daily, puts us in the category of places to close. Once more information is released from our public health departments, we will determine what we will do in the upcoming weeks.
The diversity of public service jobs that FSNS Parent's have and the very close contact preschoolers have amongst each other creates links and possibilities for the transmission of the virus. This knowledge weighs heavily on our decission.
As a community, I feel we must do our best to stop any potential students and their families from contacting and spreading this virus. This pandemic is worrisome, inconvenient and uncomfortable for everyone and I pray that we all come out of this untouched.
❤ Gina
PS... Not all families are connected to fb, please spread this news with other classmates. Thank you.

2020 Enrollment is open to new families.
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Hi Everyone!
2020-2021 Preschool enrollment is open to new families who are looking for a school where their child will learn and grow.
Starting children at the age of 2 through 5 years, we offer both Full and Part time options.
Give us a call to get pricing and scheduling information.
525-2381

Happy Monday Everyone!
Due to today's friged temps, we will not be going outside. No snow gear needed today!!!

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Shout out to Johanna from the Forest Park Zoo.
You are fabulous at your job! The kids loved you.
Zoo On The Go is in the house!

Day four of International Days. Today's stop, China. Thank you Ms. Lynn and Ms. Teea for hosting such a fun trip!