The Family & Community Engagement Department (FACE) hosted the first practice-based professional development workshop for frontline child care providers on December 13th, 2019. The workshop was an opportunity to examine and try out the five basics and create custom toolkits. The workshop was facilitated by Newburgh Basics committee members at the Board of Education.

Workshop Goals:
Goal #1 Gain a deeper understanding of the Newburgh Basics.
Goal #2 Participants will work in groups as a team to brainstorm ideas for each Newburgh Basics strategy.
Goal #3 Follow-up Assessment.

Newburgh Basics
A community-based initiative supporting families of children 0 – 3 years of age. The Newburgh Enlarged City School District partners with the Newburgh Free Library to offer two Newburgh Basics cycles each year during the fall and spring. Little Rembrandts provides families the opportunity to do arts and crafts aligned the Newburgh Free Library’s Story Time for toddlers (reading and free play). Little Green Thumbs focuses on STEM based activities for toddlers and their families.

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