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This week we celebrated our 2024 Early Childhood Champions! This annual celebration is held to recognize and thank all of the educators, volunteers, community partners, family & friends for their tireless work in early childhood education & development. Lone Star Lodge #18 PHA F&AM has been a continuous partner for this event and several of our other early childhood initiatives. We thank them for their partnership.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞:
𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Miniature Horse Power (Shifra, Chrion & Sarah Nixon)
𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Jessica Ochoa, IPA, Champaign Unit 4 Schools
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫: Angela Kleber, IPA, Champaign Unit 4 Schools

Special thanks to our additional community partners that provided prizes for our raffle for the guests as well!

Who would you want to see Milo dressed as next? Drop your answers below!

Taking steps to improve your mental health can be difficult. But they're worth it, and so are you! Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Are you ready for , America? Cause he's here! Watch now on PBS KIDS!

Today is the day that we celebrate you! 🎉 Join us tonight, Tues. May 14th in our Collins Studio for the 2024 Early Childhood Champions Awards celebration! This event is to honor and recognize all the great educators, volunteers, community members, and family & friends that work with our littlest learners, birth -age 8. We appreciate you and cannot wait to celebrate you all tonight! This event is FREE and open to the public. We hope to see you tonight! Illinois Public Media, Illinois Soul

“Accessibility” is just another way of communicating that “all are welcome” here at PBS KIDS. https://to.pbs.org/3xVJ6MN

It’s #InternationalDanceDay! Who’s ready to get into their groove? Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Join us for our 2024 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 to honor everyone that provides full-time care or volunteer service to our young children, birth-2nd grade. We have several raffle prizes donated by community partners, good food, and we will award our 2024 winners. Come celebrate with us and allow us to celebrate you for all of your work in early childhood education and caregiving. 😁🎉
Reserve your spot today: https://forms.gle/BASQAgRUZtLxWXT38
Illinois Public Media

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