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​We keep our stakeholders and supporters informed with monthly e-newsletters. Each one includes a feature (spotlighted program or post), highlight (event or news), and upcoming events. See any one of our e-newsletters from the past five years: 

2025
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SPRING 2025 ☼ Closing out the school year: Celebrating our team and impact
WINTER 2025 ☼ Our full doula program has launched!

​2024

AUTUMN 2024 ☼ Giving Tuesday: Your giving really does make a difference
SUMMER 2024 ☼ How we prepared young children for kindergarten over the past year
MAY 2024 
☼ How we celebrated NAEYC's Week of the Young Child
MARCH 2024 ☼ Women's History Month through the lens of early childhood education
FEB 2024 ☼ Farewell, Adrienne: a tribute to our transformative executive director

2023

DEC 2023 
☼ Making the season bright: self-care and giving
NOV 2023 ☼ A true story showing how your generosity helps local families
OCT 2023 ☼ Learning about indigenous culture: how young children can engage
SEPT 2023 ☼ Inviting local organizations in affordable housing & transportation
AUG 2023 ☼ New seasons: young children are transitioning into school
JULY 2023 ☼ High quality child care: congratulations to these six centers!
MAY 2023 ☼ Water safety: how to help a child stay alive
APRIL 2023 ☼ Going beyond: doing what's right for our county's children
MARCH 2023 ☼ Mental health for our young children
FEB 2023 ☼ New grant funds early childhood mental health program 
JAN 2023 ☼ Stories from the field: the importance of listening in maternal & child health
2022

DEC 2022 
☼ A season for giving gratitude: folks & milestones we're celebrating this year
NOV 2022 ☼ Our holiday wish list to help families in great need
OCT 2022 ☼ Parents As Teachers: get to know our program for preschoolers & their parents
SEPT 2022 ☼ We're growing! Here's how we're reshaping ourselves for new needs
AUG 2022 ☼ Healthy Steps: get to know our program providing healthcare for children
JULY 2022 ☼ Why celebrate a disability? Plus what word you should never avoid
JUNE 2022 ☼ Child care is not an afterthought: raising the quality of a crucial profession
MAY 2022 ☼ Water safety: drowning is the #1 cause of death for South Carolina preschoolers
APRIL 2022☼ A child's first teacher: spotlight on Parents As Teacher educator Cirella Scott
​MARCH 2022 ☼ Compassionate care begins with trauma sensitivity
FEB 2022 ☼ Connected families: we're enrolling Berkeley County DSS parents of young children
JAN 2022 ☼ News for a new year: new ways we'll serve children, parents, & early educators
2021

DEC 2021 
☼ Wishes for early education & child care: what needs to change in the new year?
NOV 2021 ☼ Save a spot this holiday season and help families in need thrive!
OCT 2021 ☼ Introducing the Tri-County Quilt: inspired & created by young tri-county families
SEPT 2021 ☼ 1,000 Books by Kindergarten: how to make the most of reading to your preschooler
AUG 2021 ☼ What we're doing to address the issues that most impact child care
JULY 2021 ☼ How our AmeriCorps team has prepared young children for a lifetime of learning
JUNE 2021 ☼ Ready for school: what to do this summer to prepare your child for kindergarten
MAY 2021 ☼ In honor of teachers: creating new solutions for workforce shortages & inequities 
APRIL 2021 ☼ Preventing child abuse: protecting children from harm and neglect
​MARCH 2021 ☼ Honoring two unsung nurses & midwives this Women's History Month 
FEB 2021 ☼ Three programs for parents: now, more than ever, parents need our support!
JAN 2021 ☼ Social inclusion for young children: what if it isn't a "behavior problem"?
2020

DEC 2020 
☼ 3 ways you can support our county's young children, caregivers, and families in need
NOV 2020 ☼ Helping parents raise their children in a warm, trusting, and caring household
OCT 2020 ☼ Better together: how to build an early childhood movement
SEPT 2020 ☼ A new season of learning & growing during the pandemic... and three ideas to help
AUG 2020 ☼ Growing a family during COVID
JULY 2020 ☼ Community care: how we've been helping families of children during the pandemic
JUNE 2020 ☼ Standing with those who believe Black lives, and all lives, matter
MAY 2020 ☼ Be mindful in May: it can help a child avoid negative, lifelong effects from COVID 
APRIL 2020 ☼ COVID has highlighted the crucial need for emergency plans for special needs children 
​MARCH 2020 ☼ A highly effective way to prepare for children for school
FEB 2020 ☼ A new way to transform early childhood education
JAN 2020 ☼ How our quality coach helps Berkeley County's child care teachers
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