Learning Grove

The headline is important here: "Employees pick Greater Cincinnati's Top Workplaces in 2024" We're grateful to our more than 300 team members at Learning Grove who show up every day with a commitment to serve local children and families. We're grateful to our team members for naming Learning Grove a Top Workplace, now three years running. Thanks to The Cincinnati Enquirer and Energage for presenting this opportunity every year.

We're excited for NKY Works to spearhead workforce efforts in our region, and we also look forward to supporting its Early Childhood Education and Career Readiness focus areas. Thanks for giving a shoutout to our October 1 YouScience Summit! Take a look, mark your calendars, and contact Vicki Berling (vicki.berling@nkadd.org) to join this informative conversation. Our NaviGo team will be on-site to share region-wide student aptitude and career exploration data. #nkyworks #workforce #talentpipeline

The NKY Chamber Women's Initiative's Outstanding Women of NKY awards are an important reflection of the robust leadership in our community. We're grateful to see Shannon recognized for her tireless advocacy and deep knowledge of and commitment to children, youth, and families.

We’re #hiring a new Toddler Teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We gratefully share that the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce NKY Chamber Women's Initiative has selected Learning Grove President & CEO Shannon Starkey-Taylor as a 2024 Outstanding Women of NKY Honoree! The award celebrates women who live, work or volunteer in Northern Kentucky and represent the great diversity and extraordinary accomplishments of today’s women. All the honorees represent ideal role models for the young women who follow in their footsteps. Please join us in celebrating Shannon, and in celebrating all of this year’s outstanding women! The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23rd, 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming. You can find tickets at NKYChamber.com/OWNK. Learn more at the link below, thanks to our friend Judith Clabes and the NKy Tribune.

We’re #hiring a new Preschool Teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. Apply today or share this post with your network! #topworkplaces #earlyed

Check out KET - Kentucky Educational Television's new special report, which examines early childhood development in Kentucky. Experts, including Learning Grove VP of Advocacy Mike Hammons, discuss the importance of exposing children to reading, conversation, playing, and other activities during the first years of life to establish a foundation for learning. Parents, caregivers, and educators talk about the benefits of placing young children in structured educational settings, and policymakers detail recent efforts to increase pay for child care workers and support early childhood education facilities. #childcare #policy #kentucky #advocacy

We are thrilled to welcome Julie Witten Lloyd to Learning Grove. Julie is joining us as the Vice President of Advancement to support fundraising and advocacy efforts. Julie has 20 years' experience leading education-based nonprofits and has spent the past three years as a fundraising consultant. Welcome, Julie! Congratulations Roseann Hayes, too! Roseann is moving into Learning Grove's new Chief Development Officer role.

Congratulations, Beth! Learning Grove’s Director of School Age Services, Beth Wiseman, has been selected to participate in the nationwide Afterschool Alliance Afterschool Ambassador program! The program identifies afterschool providers and advocates of special achievement and helps them raise their voices in support of afterschool. The Alliance selects 12 to 20 Ambassadors from some of most effective afterschool programs and advocacy organizations around the country each year, and then provides training, technical support, and some funding for their Ambassadorial activities throughout the school year, including coordinating a Lights On Afterschool community event; reaching out to policy makers and the media on afterschool issues; and more.

A recent report from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) reminds us how important it is for young children to have access to high quality early learning opportunities. Their key findings reinforce how important OUR work at Learning Grove is for our children, youth, and families: - Participating in ECE helps children to develop skills that will benefit them in school and in life. Specifically, research from the United States shows that ECE can help children learn the foundational skills for reading, math, self-control, and positive relationships.  - Children benefit most when ECE is high-quality. High-quality ECE programs go beyond basic health and safety requirements to provide warm, responsive relationships with educators, stimulating and developmentally appropriate curricula, and ongoing training for educators. These features of ECE enhance children’s cognitive and social-emotional development.  - All young children can benefit from high-quality ECE, but it can be especially helpful for children from families experiencing low household income, children with disabilities served in inclusive classrooms, and dual language learners.  - The benefits of high-quality ECE for the child often last into kindergarten, and some studies show lasting effects into middle school and high school.