'Here We Grow' Awarded Child Care Stabilization Grant

The early years are a magical time when curiosity and creativity blend into learning and discovery.

Yet families and educators face unprecedented pressures to remove the very pillars that make children feel safe, joyful, confident and competent.

Here We Grow is transforming its teaching by learning how to pause, notice our surroundings, and simply be. Learn ways to spark joy, elevate well-being, and promote a deeper sense of inquiry, both personally and with others — young and old. Learn ways to consciously plant seeds of mindfulness at home and also the classroom.

A more peaceful, present learning environment will help children reclaim their safe, joyful, confident and competent approach to learning. The teachers in the children's lives will also thrive in this mindful approach with more patience, focus and confidence.

Here We Grow was recently awarded a Child Care Stabilization grant. The funds are being used to change the appearance of classrooms, focusing on less clutter and more relaxed focus.

The classrooms are designed to focus on social and emotional development, creative arts, science, mathematics, language and literary development, health and physical development and approaches to learning.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding has left many government managers and elected officials without clear answers on how the funds can be spent.

However, one business owner said the funds as a way to make children's life easier.

Here We Grow is a recipient of a Child Care Stabilization grant through the ARPA funds.

The funds are being used to redesign the classrooms as more child friendly.

In August of 2021, the Child Care Stabilization program was announced as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, which included $38 billion in new child care funding, including $24 billion for child care stabilization grants to providers and $15 billion in supplemental Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Discretionary Funds.