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Downtown Silver Spring Gains Two Birds Coworking and Childcare at Inventa Towers
D.C.-based coworking and childcare center Two Birds has signed a 13,853-square-foot lease at Inventa Towers in downtown Silver Spring.
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Ride On Buses Become Mobile Billboards for Montgomery County’s Child Care Assistance Program
The county’s Health and Human Services Dept. actively promotes its Working Parents Assistance (WPA) program on Ride On buses, local radio, and social media.
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Maryland’s Education ‘Blueprint’ Struggles to Expand Pre-K
Maryland’s education plan, The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, aims to expand pre-K access for all 3- and 4-year-olds in the state.
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Silver Spring Early Childhood Education Center Waitlist Exceeds 1,500
The Washington Post reports that over 1,500 families have joined the waitlist for the upcoming Martha Gudelsky Child Development Center in downtown Silver Spring.
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Early Childhood Education Center Prepares for Fall Opening
The construction of the Martha Gudelsky Child Development Center is progressing as planned, and the facility is scheduled to open next fall.
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Work Begins on Childcare Center at Former Silver Spring Library Site
Construction of a childcare center began this month at the former Silver Spring Library site on Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring.
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Construction Begins on Kiddie Academy® in East Silver Spring
Construction has begun for an educational childcare facility in the building that formerly housed Ambassador Animal Hospital at 811 Sligo Ave. The plans for Kiddie Academy® of Silver Spring were originally presented to the community in March 2019. The local franchise, part of Kiddie Academy, an Abingdon, Md. company that provides educational childcare at more…
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Council Passes Appropriation to Assist Childcare Providers, Families Needing Care
The County Council yesterday unanimously passed a special appropriation of $7,687,000 to assist both childcare providers and families who need full-day care for school-age children. The funding includes $1.8 million to help providers that have incurred increased COVID-19-related expenses and lost revenues from both lower classroom capacity and being unable to open in school spaces…
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County Council Introduces Appropriation for Childcare Assistance
Childcare providers and working families with school-age children could receive financial support via a special appropriation introduced by the County Council yesterday. The appropriation of nearly $7.7 million would include $1.8 million provide grants to full day, school-age childcare services reopening in Montgomery County Public Schools buildings.