Community Coordinated Care for Children is dedicated to building stronger communities and families. We believe every child deserves a bright and successful future. This newsletter is part of our mission to lead the community by providing high-quality services that improve the lives of children and families.

Classroom C at the 4C Head Start Palm Plaza Child Development Center in Kissimmee celebrated the end of the school year with a “Head Start Super Heroes” theme. Since most of the students will be moving on to kindergarten in the fall, this marked a special milestone for the HSP/VPK class.

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26 Questions To Ask Your Kids That Will Build Connection
From Today’s Parent: “We asked registered social worker and founder of Peachey Counselling, Stefanie Peachey, for great questions to open up conversations with your kids. There are questions for every age, and Peachey highlights how each stage calls for a different kind of connection—from playful feelings in preschoolers to deeper emotional insight in teens.”

Dads Matter, Too: How Fathers Shape Child Development
From Psychology Today: “Involved fatherhood plays an important role in a child’s emotional and psychological development. According to research, children who grow up without their father present and available are at higher risk for low self-esteem, poor academic performance, and difficulty forming healthy relationships.”

Why Kids Need A Good Cry
From Today’s Parent: “Here’s why letting kids cry is important: They learn to control their feelings by feeling them. They have to get to know how these emotions feel in their bodies and minds, to learn how to deal with and recover from them.”

National Safety Month
Step into June with the National Safety Council for National Safety Month. This annual event is all about embracing safety wherever life takes us. Since 1996, NSM has shared invaluable resources, shedding light on the top culprits behind preventable injuries and untimely losses. Let’s keep each other safe, from the workplace to anyplace. To learn more, click here.

Juneteenth
The oldest national celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth started in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 and has spread across the U.S. and beyond. Today, it honors African American freedom, education, and achievement with parties, speakers, picnics, and family gatherings. To learn more, click here.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Find upcoming free, family-friendly events in Central Florida on the Community Calendar:

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

Local public libraries offer a variety of on-going events such as story times. Use these links to learn more about the offerings available to your family at a library near you:

• Orange County Library System, click here.
• Osceola Library System, click here.
• Seminole County Public Library, click here.
• Winter Park Library, click here.
• Maitland Library, click here.

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LOCAL PROGRAMS

Head Start
The 4C Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs promote school readiness and child development for eligible low-income families with children from birth to 5 years old, click here.

Neighborhood Centers for Families
NCF is made up of nonprofits, agencies, churches, and groups that work together to provide family-friendly, accessible services and activities to Orange County families, click here.

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