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🌞 Summer Drop-In Childcare Available! 🌞

We are excited to offer drop-in care this summer for children of all ages, including infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children!

Need time to run errands, attend appointments, work, or simply enjoy a few hours to yourself? We offer flexible care options by the hour or for the full day.

✅ Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers & School-Age Children Welcome
✅ Hourly or Full-Day Care Available
✅ Fun, Safe, and Engaging Environment
✅ Flexible Scheduling

🌞 ¡Cuidado Infantil por Horas Disponible Este Verano! 🌞

¡Nos complace ofrecer cuidado infantil por horas durante el verano para niños de todas las edades, incluyendo bebés, niños pequeños, preescolares y niños en edad escolar!

¿Necesita tiempo para hacer mandados, asistir a citas, trabajar o simplemente disfrutar de unas horas para usted? Ofrecemos opciones flexibles de cuidado por hora o por día completo.

✅ Bebés, niños pequeños, preescolares y niños en edad escolar son bienvenidos
✅ Disponible por hora o por día completo
✅ Ambiente seguro, divertido y educativo
✅ Horarios flexibles

Send us a PM for more information, availability, and rates!

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Did you know the important role that heavy work activities play in our ability to learn, focus, attend, and participate in everyday tasks? It’s true. We all need calming and organizing sensory input in the form of heavy work tasks that provide proprioceptive input through the muscles and joints.

💪Heavy work is a powerful support for organizing input in self-regulation.
🏋️‍♀️In the links below, we cover what heavy work is, when heavy work is needed, and specific heavy work strategies that kids of all ages can do at home, in the classroom, or in their therapy session.
https://www.theottoolbox.com/heavy-work-activities/
https://www.theottoolbox.com/age-appropriate-chores/

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The American Academy of Pediatrics' new report on digital ecosystems makes one thing clear: today’s media is designed to capture attention and children are growing up in it.

For young kids, that matters. Their brains are still building skills like focus, self-regulation, and learning through real-world interaction.

Screens can help, but they don’t replace relationships.

Children build resilience through everyday moments: waiting, problem-solving and learning to work through small disappointments. If screens become the default, those opportunities shrink.

And it’s not just how much media kids use. It’s what kind they're watching. Fast, short-form content used alone doesn’t support development the way shared, educational content can.

Read more of our take in Beyond the Headlines: https://bit.ly/4sE61Tr

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Not sure which child care program you need? 🤔

We know families are often referred between programs and may not be sure which office or program they are trying to reach.

We created this quick guide to help explain some common programs in Maine, including:
• CCAP
• ASPIRE & TCC
• HOPE
• Foster Care Child Care

This guide also includes contact information and basic eligibility details to help point families in the right direction. 👇