Friday mornings are special at Greater Expectations Learning Center in Finneytown. That’s when Cassie Freed comes to do yoga with children ages three and up.
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Category: Child Care
How we THRIVED in 2018
At the annual WeTHRIVE! Recognition Event in December, we celebrated more than 50 communities, schools, child care providers, and champions for their commitment to improving health, safety, and vitality across Hamilton County in 2018. In preparation for this event, I took a trip down memory lane to think about how…
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WeTHRIVE! child care providers get parents involved
When child care providers join the WeTHRIVE!℠ Child Care Initiative, they commit to providing a healthy environment for the children they serve. Some go a step further by pursuing the Ohio Healthy Program (OHP) designation.
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Child care spotlight | Chris Bowman
Chris Bowman takes care of children in her Mt. Airy type B child care home. She joined the WeTHRIVE!℠ Child Care Initiative in 2017 and was awarded the Ohio Healthy Program (OHP) designation in April 2018.
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Child care spotlight | Arlene Morgan
Arlene Morgan takes care of children in her Finneytown type B child care home. She joined the WeTHRIVE! Child Care Initiative in 2017 and was awarded the Ohio Healthy Program (OHP) designation in August 2018.
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Child care spotlight | Monica McClain
Monica McClain has been taking care of children in her College Hill home since 2010. She joined the WeTHRIVE! Child Care Initiative in 2017 and was awarded the Ohio Healthy Program (OHP) designation in March 2018.
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Family style meals give kids a healthy start
When child care providers join the WeTHRIVE! Child Care Initiative, they commit to providing a healthy environment for the children they serve. Providing “family style” meals is one way they set young children up for a lifetime of healthy eating habits.
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Crystal Howard Scott | Child Care Spotlight
Crystal Howard Scott has operated Complete Care Development Center in her Westwood home for 11 years. Her program was the first type B home child care provider in Hamilton County to achieve Ohio’s 5-Star Step Up To Quality rating.
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Cozy Care Nursery School | Child Care Spotlight
Traci Poellnitz owns Cozy Care Nursery School in Walnut Hills. She has been an in-home child care provider for almost 24 years. Her program is the only type A home child care provider in Hamilton County to achieve Ohio’s 4-Star Step Up to Quality rating.
Read moreCorban Learning Center | Child Care Spotlight
Corban Learning Center in Mt. Auburn serves children up to 5 years old. The program has achieved Ohio’s 1-Star Step Up To Quality rating. Ary Underwood-Grant has been the center’s director since July 2016.
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