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March is National Nutrition Month! Three Ways to Support Healthy Eating in Early Childhood

March is National Nutrition Month, a month-long nutrition education and information campaign created to encourage families to develop healthy eating habits. Healthy eating is vital to supporting young children’s physical and mental development, and when healthy eating habits are established … Continue reading

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“All Our Kin . . . was a blanket of security to help me feel confident as well as professional”: A family child care provider describes her experience with All Our Kin

Lottie is a family child care provider who opened her own child care business, Krayola Park, this spring after attending All Our Kin’s business series. Now, Lottie cares for infants and toddlers as a participant in All Our Kin’s Early … Continue reading

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A Mexican Garden Grows in New Haven

Felicitas, a family child care provider who has been working with All Our Kin for years, is a native of the state of Puebla, Mexico and has lived in the United States for 20 years.  She is also participating in … Continue reading

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Un Jardín Mexicano Crece en New Haven

Felicitas, una proveedora de cuidado infantil que lleva años trabajando con All Our Kin, es oriunda del Estado de Puebla, México y vive en los Estados Unidos desde hace 20 años. Ella está participando en el Garden Project en el … Continue reading

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Our Gardens Are Growing

Looking at her garden, which in May was nothing more than a raised bed of soil, provider Marie Gibson smiles. “I never would have guessed,” she said, “that I would have a pumpkin patch in my backyard.” The pumpkins, which … Continue reading

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