The Judy Center helps families prepare their children to be ready for school. Judith P. The goal of Judy Centers is school readiness.
Hoyer Early Child Care and Family Education Centers, known as “Judy Centers,” offer a wide range of services for children age birth through Kindergarten and their low-income families. What makes Judy Centers special is that their services are offered under one roof either at or very close to Title I schools. In addition to offering this convenience, Judy Centers use a “whole child” approach in add
06/04/2026
Our “Little Growers” Food and Nutrition Workshop was sprouting with fun this morning! 🌱
We planted seeds, tasted micro beet plants and chips made from beets! We also got to wave “see ya later” to Mr. Funkhouser as he moves on to new adventures soon!
06/02/2026
Hey families! Free lunch this summer for kids 18 and under. Check our the meal machine spots! 🥪🥗🌭
05/27/2026
All Our families mean so much to us! We’re so thankful for our time together with each of you! Today we wish Taya and her girls safe travels as they head into a new adventure! She left us with a little piece of her heart 🍃 and we’ll be sure to take good care of it!
05/20/2026
Last Thursday we held our Step up to Kindergarten event where we played some carnival style games and learned some Kindergarten readiness skills!
Friday morning started off with APPLES and our Power of Play family event where we learned how we can use simple items around our house to develop our child’s social/emotional skills, communication/language skills, math skills, and gross motor skills!
05/19/2026
It was a hot one 🥵 but we had a blast today at Stoner’s Dairy Farm!!! ❤️🐄🐮
05/07/2026
Teamwork makes the dream work! This month is all about using our bodies and working and playing with others! This week we filled buckets with sand, built block towers, and painted murals together. 🚩🏅🎨
05/04/2026
The month of April was full of emotions!!! 🥰😳😭🥴😃
We learned that modeling and naming our feelings is important as parents/caregivers of little ones! We read “Should I Share My Ice-cream?” with piggy 🐷 and elephant 🐘 and played a game where we pretended to share it!
The “Giggles and Scoops” ice cream shop was a hit! Although the icecream was a bit pricey 🤣
04/14/2026
Swim lessons are such an important part of summer safety! Especially if you’re headed to the pool, lake, or ocean! 🌊
It's that time of year again
04/10/2026
Tomorrow at 11:00!
Our 2025-2026 Maryland Symphony Orchestra Symphony Storytime season concludes tomorrow, Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM in the Community Room with a musical celebration featuring MSO Guest Saxophonist Micah Socks and the book We Light Up the Sky with Music! All ages are welcome.
Thanks to Maryland Symphony Orchestra for making these storytimes possible!
04/01/2026
March came and went! 💨
We focused on attending to stories, using our body to 🎶 sing and read along to 🖐🏾 finger plays and rhyming stories, went on a 🐻 bear hunt and retold the story through painting 🖌️, and made sure to *think Spring* 🌸🌷
April, we’re ready for you! 😍🤝🙌🏽