The Global Fund for Children

I'm so excited to learn about Issues & Trends in early childhood in this course. I’ve been able to subscribe to The Global Fund for Children because I have not been able to connect with International Early Childhood Professionals. Harlem Children’s Zone is one the organizations that support early childhood. I like the programs they run for both children and parents in order to prepare the children for school. Also to prepare an expectant mother about parenting. They are: The Three Year Old Journey The Three-Year-Old Journey works with parents of children who have won the HCZ Promise Academy charter school lottery. Held on Saturdays over several months, it teaches parents about their child's development, building language skills and parenting skills. GET READY FOR PRE-K The Get Ready for Pre-K program brings in new Gems students before the start of the school year. The six-week summer session runs for extended hours during weekdays like the regular Gems program, helping children acclimate to the new schedule and readying them to start school in the fall. The Baby College® The Baby College offers a nine-week parenting workshop to expectant parents and those raising a child up to three years old. Among other lessons, the workshops promote reading to children and verbal discipline over corporal punishment. Over the past two years, more than 870 people graduated from The Baby College. I hope to be able to gain more insight from this organization for this course. Looking forward to learn more from my instructor and my course mates.