VHA Early Childhood Development Program

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/independence-day-building-structures-stem-activity/

CHOOSING CHILD CARE

https://childcare.gov/

CAMAS STORYTIME IN THE PARK
July 1 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Join us at a different Camas Park each week for a family storytime.
Bring a blanket to sit on! For all ages.

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program.
This week's location: Forest Home Park (640 NW Logan Street, Camas WA 98607)

https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/4th-july-summer-science-ice-melt-actvity-for-kids/

CHOOSING CHILD CARE

https://findingqualitychildcare.ca/finding-child-care/what-to-look-for-a-checklist

CAMAS CAR SHOW
June 29 @ 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

For Spectators
• Admission is FREE to spectators.
Please note that the Georgia-Pacific Camas paper mill operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• If you park and block their entrances or parking lots you are putting the mill at risk of shutting down if essential deliveries cannot be made. These deliveries can occur at any time and on any day of the week including weekends and holidays. In addition, please do not park in the GP trailer lots on NE 7th and Adams Streets. These are actively used to unload and store trailers for mill operations. Thank you for keeping their entrances and parking lots open.
• Raffles, live music starting at 3pm! Dance performance at 5pm by the Virtuosity Performing Arts Studio and other family friendly entertainment including balloon art!
• Kids’ activities! Free Hot Wheels car to the first 100 coloring contest participants!

https://thestemlaboratory.com/magic-milk-fireworks/ =5466915

Important Signs of a Great Daycare
Established Policies and Consistent Rules

Great daycares have written-down, well-established operating policies for small things like when they do circle time to more crucial rules like how to handle sick children or emergency situations. You don’t want a place that’s so inflexible you can’t do something like pack a special meal for your child, but you also don’t want one that’s so loose with their rules and policies that it can be confusing or feels unsafe.

Music & Movement
June 28 2:30-3:30

Enjoy songs, rhymes, rhythm and dance in this active program for children ages 0 to 6 and their parents or caregivers.

Vancouver Community Library
901 C Street
Vancouver, WA 98660

https://www.artycraftykids.com/art/paper-tube-fireworks-art-project-for-kids/

Important Signs of a Great Daycare
Low Child-to-Caregivers Ratio and Low Employee Turnover

Look for 1:4 caregiver to child ratio for infants.
The more hands on deck, the better. You want to see a high amount of caregivers per group of children. And ideally, you’d have the same caregivers day in and day out. “It’s best if children stay with the same caregiver for at least a year,” says Krystal Rogers-Nelson, a parenting and child safety expert for A Secure Life. Consistency for your child goes a long way to maintaining a happy well-being.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) has a useful chart that shows the recommended ratios for each age group and group size. For infants under 15 months old, with a group size of 8 or less, the ratio should be 1:4. For toddlers up to 2.5 years old with a group size of 10 or less, the recommended ratio is 1:4, and for preschool-aged kids up to 4 years old with a group size of 10 or less, the recommended ratio is 1:6.