Inspire Children
EMPOWER PARENTS
Learning Opportunities
From the day they are born, young children learn from daily interactions with people, places and experiences. Parents can promote healthy development by understanding age-appropriate expectations and engaging young children in meaningful opportunities in and outside of the home.
These opportunities are offered in partnership with local organizations committed to CLEO.
Join us to learn and grow together!
Central Lake Public Schools Early Childhood Programs
Central Lake Early Childhood Programs envisions that families and children in Central Lake have access to high quality, affordable infant, toddler and preschool programming. A tight knit community dedicated to providing play based, developmentally appropriate curriculum, embedded professional development and qualified early childhood educators. Through partnerships and funding from the CLEO Purdy Endowment Fund, Head Start and the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) we offer infant, toddler and preschool aged programming.
To learn more about infant or toddler care, email Stephanie Stedman, CLPS Early Childhood Director:
To start signing up for preschool, please fill out the following form:
Central Lake Family Resources Monthly Newsletter
The monthly newsletter has information about upcoming activities, resources, parenting tips and child development.
Contact Danielle Rosenow, 231-632-8837 to sign-up.
Community Playgroup
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Gather with other parents and young children for fun activities, movement, connecting and a snack! Support coordination, strength and cooperation through play.
Thursdays: 10:00am-11:30am.
First Congregational Church basement - Central Lake (*Playgroup is not affiliated with the church. They generously donate the use of the room.)
Contact Britny Tollstam, 544-3141 x54337 or Danielle Rosenow, 231-632-8837
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
At no cost to you, an age-appropriate book can be mailed to your home for each of your children (birth to 5 years old). Register your child today!
Library Story Time
Build early literacy skills through stories, songs, themed activities and snacks!
Wednesdays: 10:30am
Contact the Central Lake District Library 231-544-2517
Additional Learning Resources
Conscious Discipline
Learn to create a safe, connected, problem-solving home environment through a proven and comprehensive approach to discipline. Conscious Discipline will empower you with self-awareness, brain information, developmental knowledge and usable skills to support strong parent-child relationships and decrease child behavior problems.
Developmental Milestones
Understand age-appropriate development to best connect with and support your growing child. Access milestone descriptions, checklists, trackers and related photo and video libraries from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PBS Kids
Play fun online, educational games with your child.
PBS Parents
Find ways to play and explore age-appropriate educational activities on a variety of topics—literacy, math, science, arts, social skills, emotions and self-awareness, etc.
Links:
Raising a Reader
Learn ways to develop, practice and maintain home literacy routines, fostering healthy brain development, healthy relationships, a love of reading and the literacy skills critical for school success.
Read Aloud 15 Minutes
Establish a daily 15 minute book sharing routine to promote early literacy and language development. After all, reading aloud is the single most important thing you can do to improve your child’s readiness to read and learn!
Talking is Teaching
Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions.
Too Small to Fail
Find fun, age-appropriate activities to build your child’s math skills.
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Vroom!
Do more with your shared moments by adding learning to mealtime, bath time, or anytime with 1,000+ fun, free activities.