Hope Civitan Hears From Dianna Stratton of ChildCare Aware of Central and Southwest Arkansas
The Hope Civitan Club heard from Dianna Stratton, Southwest Coordinator of ChildCare Aware of Central and Southwest Arkansas, at the club’s March 12 meeting. ChildCare Aware, a program of Early Education & Care Connections, Inc., serves 11 counties in southwest Arkansas from offices at 200 S. Main Street in Hope.
Mrs. Stratton said ChildCare Aware, a non-profit with funding through the Arkansas Department of Education, can provide professional development as well as technical assistance and family engagement services for early childhood educators and families. A lending library and resource room are also available at the Hope office.
She said she is available to provide services to daycare providers as well as school providers of students age 0-5. She recently participated in a health fair at Emmet, an Autism inclusion expo in Texarkana, recently worked with Hope Headstart, and has met with 124 parents in Hamburg.
ChildCare Aware can be found on Facebook and at www.ChildCareAwareCSWA.org. Mrs. Stratton, pictured at left with Civitan President Mona Still, can be emailed at dianna@childcareawarecswa.org.
The Hope Civitan Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. at Dos Loco Gringos Restaurant in Hope. Interested persons are always welcome to attend a meeting.