Press Release
For Immediate Release
The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers Opens Enrollment for Early Care and Education Program WATERVILLE, Maine - The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers is growing just as fast as the kids. Today the state's longest-running adoption agency announced that space is currently available for children to enter The Children's Place Early Care and Education Program. Open to children from six weeks to early kindergarten, the facility can accommodate a total of 56 children. The agency also recently added Joyce Stein DO, as a consulting physician.
The Children's Place Early Care and Education Program has evolved since it was introduced in 1993. Originally the program started with four infants. Today the program consists of space for 56 children in five classrooms full of dedicated teachers with master's, bachelor's and associate degrees to help create a learning environment and shape a curriculum that addresses each child's social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. "When people are looking for a professional child care center with tremendous resources and experience, we can provide exceptional care and the individual attention they are looking for. By caring for children in a wide range of ages, our staff helps the children to grow intellectually and keeps them engaged in a variety meaningful learning experiences. The Children's Place, is a great example of how we strive to build and strengthen children and their families, instilling hope for the future and a better quality of life," says Sharon Abrams, executive director of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. The Children's Place Early Care and Education Program is based on the foundation that all children are individuals of equal worth and value, who come to the program at their own developmental level and bring with them a unique mixture of family background, culture, personality, and learning style. The program features The Creative Curriculum, a curriculum tool developed through evidence-based research and sound developmental theory, with additional guidance by State of Maine Early Childhood Learning Guidelines and Supporting Maine's Infants and Toddlers. Teachers at The Children's Place design learning environments and shape curriculum that addresses each child's social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. As part of the education program, children develop positive and nurturing relationships with adults and peers, learn how to express thoughts and feelings, develop a sense of trust and security, self confidence, critical thinking, resiliency, as well as literacy, numeracy, reasoning, problem solving and decision-making skills that form a foundation for school readiness learning.
In addition to the well-trained and educated staff, the agency also recently added Joyce Stein, DO as a consulting physician. Her expertise in adolescent GYN and high-risk pregnancies will provide additional support for the staff and the entire agency. Stein is a graduate of UNE of Osteopathic Medicine and the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. "We are very excited to have Joyce as a part of the team at the agency. Her experience and wide range of skills will be a great addition for our adoptive families as well as our other numerous programs. She is a great fit!" says Sharon Abrams, executive director of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers. For information about openings at The Children's Place contact Cindy Manson, Program Director at: (207) 877-2258 or cmanson@mainechildrenshome.org . Representatives of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers are available for interviews about The Children's Place Early Care and Education Program. To arrange, contact Greg Glynn at 207-623-4177. |
