Category Archives: News

Summer Early Childhood and Pre-K Institute Announced

Posted on by in , ,
June 2016 – Chautauqua Connections Children’s Coalition, Jamestown Public Schools, Chautauqua County Education Coalition, and the Chautauqua County Association for the Education of Young Children are pleased to announce the 1st Annual Summer Pre-K Institute. Held at Jefferson Middle School, the Summer Pre-K Institute is a 3-day learning opportunity for all Chautauqua County Pre-K teachers (public school, private school and center based) about innovative and evidence-based perspectives on early childhood approaches in education.  The Institute will also include special sessions for Chautauqua County Pre-K leaders (principals, CPSE chairs & center directors). “This ultimate form of collaboration in Chautauqua County is truly an amazing opportunity to build a positive, consistent and beneficial set of procedures and best practice to serve our...
Read more No comments

Children Are The Key to a Thriving Community

Posted on by in , ,
By DENNIS PHILLIPS (dphillips@post-journal.com) , Post-Journal Republished with permission of The Post-Journal. The vision of a thriving community is the reason why more than 30 local agencies met at Jamestown Community College on Thursday. The Chautauqua Connections Children’s Coalition held its second annual meeting in the Sarita Weeks Room at JCC, which featured speakers County Executive Vince Horrigan, Christine Schuyler, county social services commissioner and public health director, and Heather Brown, The Resource Center’s assistant executive director for program operations. The coalition was formed last year to collaborate on services to improve the quality of life for children in the county under the age of 5. Pat Smeraldo, Chautauqua Connections independent service coordinator, said the coalition was formed after a...
Read more No comments

Agencies Team Up to Serve Children

Posted on by in , ,
By RYAN ATKINS (ratkins@post-journal.com) , The Post-Journal Republished with permission of The Post-Journal. Many organizations from Chautauqua County put a strong emphasis on making sure that area children have access to any services that they might need to grow up in a healthy, nurturing environment. Three of those organizations, Chautauqua Connections Inc., Chautauqua County Early Intervention and Chautauqua Tapestry, recently teamed up to hold a forum at the Carnahan Training Center at JCC. The forum focused on finding ways to better serve all children ages birth through 5 and support their social, physical, developmental and mental-health needs in Chautauqua County. “The thought process behind our mission is just to create partnerships and foster communication to better serve all children,” said...
Read more No comments