From left, Romeo Cruz, Charlene Gomez, Martha Egnal, DeShae Murphy, Anita Rios, Misty Pugmire, Catherine Tanner, Kelli McGhiey.The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families. This year it was held April 8-12.

This annual celebration happens in April and the purpose of the Week of the Young Child is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs.

Community Partnership for Children (CPC), a not-for-profit organization that promotes excellence in the care and development of young children, distributed gardening baskets for the children to add to their center/care home gardens. It is CPC’s belief that “children are as important as water,” so with the watering cans, the children can grow their gardens just as they grow in their development. Staff of CPC distributed the baskets throughout the week to 8 child care centers and 4 child care group homes. Funding was made available by Freeport-McMoRan Community Investment Fund.   

CPC currently sponsors a shared services project connecting child care centers to support meeting the economic development need in Grant County. The Grant County Early Care & Education: LINKS is coordinated by Terry Anderson and funded by Freeport McMoRan Community Investment Funds.

Next month, CPC will be participating in the annual Give Grandly event which will be held May 11 at the Silver City Farmers Market.  All donations to CPC help to further the important work of building the shared service network.