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Nonprofit works to enhance child care through staff training #spd

Did you know that much of a child’s critical brain development occurs during their first three years of life? Do you want to hear more about how child care environments can foster a young child’s lifelong love of learning? Read more about this here!

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4kids is a non-profit organization which trains people to care for and educate children. 4kids is unique because it promotes core beliefs that lay the ground work for educators and caregivers to help children remain successful and competitive with their peers. Organizations like 4kids are critical to good childcare.

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Staff training the way to success in non-profit childcare

4kids is an NGO that prepares kids for life with early education.

Lynn Gordon is a board member of 4kids and promotes the many great benefits that organizations like 4kids have in the context of a child’s behavior. Children especially need more attention when faced with educational opportunities that may intimidate them. 4kids focuses on children in early, formative years of education.

Over and over, educators and professionals have stressed that critical brain development takes place in the first three years of life. The more opportunities children are given to learn, the better their foundation for ongoing learning throughout the childhood.

Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert

Key takeaways

  1. Staff preparation is the best way to improve education and care.
  2. Many organizations offer this training.
  3. Non profits also offer training for student education and care.
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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.