If you missed it, listen to a conversation with Laurie Mack of Northeast Hearing & Speech Center, Inc., Justin Purvis and Matt Dubel, both of Portland Starting Strong, discussing the “Talking Is Teaching” campaign. The interview originally aired on Sunday, March 17
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New Video Highlights Needed Changes in Childcare System
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Last Updated: January 5, 2021 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
High quality affordable childcare is vital for children, working families, and our community. Unfortunately, the system is broken and our new video helps illustrate the challenges and the short- and long-term changes needed to help support families, early
Read morePortland’s New Hazard Pay a Hardship For Early Care Providers and Other Businesses
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Last Updated: January 5, 2021 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
In November, Portland voters approved a 50 percent raise in the city’s minimum wage, to $18 an hour, for people who continue in-person work during a publicly declared emergency. While the law is unclear exactly when this would
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Posted: June 2, 2020 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
In the news: COVID crisis highlights need to rethink early care in Portland
Thank you to Tara Williams, executive director of the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children and a member of Portland Works for Kids, for, once again, making a compelling case for supporting early childhood care and
Read moreIn the news: Portland Works for Kids and partners featured in The Forecaster
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Posted: April 30, 2020 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
Early education group tackling childcare accessibility Starting Strong’s Portland Works for Kids aims to find ways to make childcare more available and affordable. PORTLAND — Lori Moses, executive director of the Catherine Morrill Day Nursery, has a waiting
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Posted: April 8, 2020 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
Starting Strong Announces Launch of Portland Works for Kids
In advance of the Week of the Young ChildTM, a national event celebrating high-quality early learning from April 11 to 17, Starting Strong announced a new community-wide effort to make high-quality early childhood care and education affordable and
Read moreWe all Play a Role in Childhood Literacy by Pam Leo, published in the Portland Press Herald: 3/2/20
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Posted: March 2, 2020 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
Starting Strong is proud to have Pam Leo and her Book Fairy Pantry Project as a partner. Over the years, Pam has contributed to many of Starting Strong’s workgroups and programs. She is a passionate advocate for early
Read moreStarting Strong Hosts METRO Bus ‘Read In’ at East End School Festival on April 27 in Portland
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Last Updated: October 9, 2019 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
PRESS RELEASE — PORTLAND, MAINE (April 17 , 2019) — Starting Strong will host a “read in” for young children on a Greater Portland METRO bus at the 5th Annual Week of the Young Child School Readiness Parade and Festival
Read morePartner of the Month: Children’s Odyssey of Portland, Maine
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Posted: April 24, 2019 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
Starting Strong’s mission is to help children in Portland meet reading proficiency by age 8. Our work in this area is cultivated by working groups designed to take on this mission, with community partners that work closely with
Read moreRadio Interview with Starting Strong about Talking is Teaching
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Posted: March 20, 2019 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
If you missed it, listen to a conversation with Laurie Mack of Northeast Hearing & Speech Center, Inc., Justin Purvis and Matt Dubel, both of Portland Starting Strong, discussing the “Talking Is Teaching” campaign. The interview originally aired on Sunday, March 17
Read moreTalking is Teaching featured on WCSH 6!
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Last Updated: February 27, 2019 by toptiertesting_6kjd7p
Lee Goldberg of WCSH-6 News Center Maine highlighted Starting Strong’s Talking is Teaching campaign in a recent story. He visited Youth & Family Outreach (YFO), one of our partners where Talking is Teaching kits are being distributed. The story features teachers
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