HART's Walkers and Talkers School Readiness Program
HART's Readiness Coordinator Mio Serrano
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has helped many families with its initiative- Making Connections Hartford. Because of its successes here in Hartford, Walkers & Talkers School Readiness Program was carried out as one of their initiatives. If interested and/or you have any questions/concerns in reference to your child’s school readiness, call Mio Serrano at HART at (860) 525-3449 ext.105. Home visits are also offered.
Remember- Food, Transportation, and Child Care will be provided.
This program
funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation
HART
Hartford Areas Rally Together
Walkers & Talkers
A School Readiness program
Whether or not children succeed in school is in part related to events and experiences that occur prior to their entering kindergarten. For this reason, The Annie Casey Foundation has granted HART funding in order to work in collaboration with Making Connections Hartford, in a new program called “Walkers & Talkers,” a School Readiness Program. This beneficial program is designed to enhance school readiness awareness in Frog Hollow’s parents.
“Good early education can help low-income parents open the doors of opportunity to their children.”
Did you know? “Everything infants and toddlers learn impacts their readiness for school.” Or that “All the experiences a young child has, whether positive or negative, affect brain development and ultimately, a child’s ability to understand language, solve problems, and get along with others? Come and see other fun and interesting facts!
The program will also include:
· One-on-one fun chats about your child
· Easy & Fun things you can do that will improve your child’s behavior and reading
· A parent group where you can share your opinions and experiences with others
· Incentives/Rewards for completion of program
“The care you provide your child shapes the person he/she will become.”
Besides wanting the best for your child, you can help increase your child’s school readiness.
“How well children read eventually affects how they learn and ultimately influences their chances for school success.”
Walkers & Talkers Program will be free of charge. Child care and Food will be provided.
How can I Sign up?
To enroll in our parent group, please call Mio at HART (860) 525-3449 ext. 105
For more information please call School Readiness Coordinator Mio Serrano at 525-3449 or at mio.serrano@hartfordareasrallytogether.org
Our address:
423 Washington St.
Hartford, CT 06106