In the News

CAEYC Executive Director and Alliance member Karen Rainville submitted an OP-ED piece to the CT NewsJunkie.com to coincide with the end of Week of the Young Child. It highlights the benefits of early care and education and how children in Connecticut are currently doing in terms of success.

Shelly Flynn, the early childhood coordinator for Colchester Public Schools, write a timely column to the Norwich Bulletin about what Colchester is doing to meet the needs of its young children. The column, which coincided with Week of the Young Child, comes from a Graustein Discovery Community.

The Norwich Bulletin covered the Children First Norwich Touch-a-Truck event, which was held in conjunction with Week of the Young Child. The Alliance helped coordinate press coverage of the event.

The ReminderNews covered Alliance member Children First Norwich's Touch-a-Truck event during the Week of the Young Child. The Alliance was instrumental in helping orchestrate the coverage.

The Alliance submitted a write-up and photo to the New Haven Independent on events hosted throughout the city during the Week of the Young Child. The online paper posted the information to its Web site on April 22 under Citizen Contributions.

The Alliance sent a submission on behalf of the New Britain YWCA, which celebrated Week of the Young Child with a variety of events, including a hat parade, carnival, sing-a-along and Mayor Stewart came in to read to the children. The I-Towns article posted on April 21.

Enfield KITE and Asnuntuck Community College teamed up to sponsor an early childhood demonstration classroom at Enfield Square Mall during the Week of the Young Child." The classroom included age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate games, toys and activities for the children. This story was posted to the I-Towns section of the Hartford Courant on April 21, 2010. 

Self-submission to the Hartford Courant on a press conference held April 14 with the Task Force on Children in the Recession and parents who rely on the Care4Kids program. One parent who spoke, ironically not only does she rely on C4K, she also works for the program.

The Valley Independent Sentinel covered the Fourth Annual Learn and Play Fair in Ansonia, which attracted more than 1,000 people.

The New Haven Register ran an abbreviated version of a story sent in on New Haven's Week of the Young Child festivities on its Elm City Express Blogspot.