Established: May 2011
Area Served: BOLD School District (Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian)
Vision Statement:
Uniting Bird Island, Olivia and Lake Lillian to promote the overall development of children ages birth-five and support their caregivers through outreach, innovative efforts, and community partnerships.
Coalition Projects:
- Advocacy
- Why early learning is important and how it affects kids and communities
- Promote free 4 year old Preschool at BOLD School – a PreK-12 District
- Parent Information Packet (Available here)
- Changing Tables – collaboration with area businesses, churches, and BOLD School
- Literacy Promotion & Book Distribution
- 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
- Books-n-Baseball
- Book Drive
- Little Red Bookshelves
- Little Libraries
- Playground Start-Up Grants
- Recognize work of Child Care Providers
- Appreciation Party
- Share training costs with providers
- Speaker – for families, child care providers, teachers, continuing education
- Winter Concert/Mini Resource Fair/Book Swap
Local Coordinator:
- Abbey Elfering
Email Abbey - Susan Jungclaus
Email Susan
Visit our BOLD Area ECI website for more information.
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