FGV Smart Start will celebrate the Week of the Young Child next week with a bevy of activities for families to participate in. The purpose is to focus on the needs of young children and their families and identifying the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs, according to FGV Smart Start Programs Director Garry Daeke.
The week’s activities commence on Monday when FGV staff will “plant” a pinwheel garden at 125 Charles Rollins Rd., Henderson, in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Two Franklin County-based dental practices – Louisburg Family Dentistry and Kindred Oaks Dentistry will offer free dental screenings for children under 5 years; Drake Dentistry and Granville Family Dentistry will visit daycares in Granville County on Friday, April 8 to perform free screenings as well.
On Tuesday, FGV Smart Start will sponsor a drive-thru event to enroll children in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which delivers books each month to children who sign up. The Tuesday event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A second drive-thru signup will take place beside Auto Zone on Dabney Drive on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. FGV will partner with Perry Memorial Library to host this drive-thru event to sign up for the Imagination Library. Drive-thru participants will receive a bag of materials and information about available services for children, as well as a book for their child.
The Working on Wellness Coalition will join FGV in visiting area daycares on Wednesday, Apr. 6 to share healthy snacks and to participate in outdoor activities with the children. Participating daycares are Little Explorers Academy, Oxford; Great Beginnings, Henderson; St. Paul’s Presbyterian Day Care, Louisburg; and Franklinton United Methodist Church Child Care, Franklinton.
FGV will celebrate Family Friday with a focus on family engagement. Tag FGV on social media by sending photos of you and your child reading or playing to #WOYC2022.
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