Early Childhood Happenings

This monthly publication will provide you with events and tips we think you might find useful as you raise your young child(ren). Please contact Tricia Sabathne, Child and Family Educator, with any questions or if you are looking for additional resources, information, or supports for your child or family.

tricia.sabathne@d303.org

331-228-5727

Applications are currently being accepted for CUSD 303's Preschool for All Program, which is funded by the Illinois State Board of Education, for the 2023-24 school year. The program provides a school experience for young children ages 3-5 years old (not eligible for Kindergarten) at Fox Ridge Early Childhood Center. Students are found eligible by taking into account various factors including delays in development, low income, homelessness, parent/sibling with a disability, parent education level, non-English speaking household, and others. Call 331-228-4834 for more information about how to apply.

Do you have concerns about your child's development? If your child attends Fox Ridge Early Childhood Center, please talk to your child's teacher or Walk-In Speech-Language Pathologist. If your child does not attend Fox Ridge, Developmental Screening may be for you! Call 331-228-4834 for more information and to schedule an appointment.

Unless otherwise noted all programs for ALL AGES and are at the St. Charles Public Library at One Sixth Ave, St. Charles.

• Nov 8 Stories at the Nature Center from 10:30 - 11 am at the Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
• Nov 14 Stories & Snacks from 6 - 6:30 pm in the Miller Haase Community Room
• Nov 16 Illinois Family Reading Night from 6-8 pm in the Miller Haase Community Room
• Nov 21 Dance Party! from 9:30 am to 4 pm in the Helen Gale Story Room
• Nov 24 Big Blue Blocks! from 9:30 am to 4 pm in the Helen Gale Story Room
• Dec 1 StoryWalk® All Day at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St.
• Dec 1 Baby Bubble Bash from 10 - 10:30 am in the Huntley Community Room (*Ages 0-23 Months with a Caregiver)
• Dec 2 Music and Movement Storytime from 10 - 10:30 am in the Miller Haase Community Room (*Ages 3-6 with Caregiver)
• Dec 7 Monarch Book Activity: Meesha Makes Friends from 4 to 4:30 pm in the Miller Haase Community Room (Ages 7 and Under with Caregiver)
• Dec 10 Paper Bag Fairy Houses from 12 to 4 pm in the Helen Gale Story Room (Ages 7 and Under with Caregiver)
• Dec 11 Sticker Collage Art from 10 to 11 am in the Miller Haase Community Room (Ages 2-3 with Caregiver)

Family Story Time in the Miller Haase Community Room

from 10 - 10:30 am

Mondays: Nov 13

Thursdays: Nov 9, 16

St. Charles Public Library Programs

Learning to read begins long before kindergarten. Reading to your child is one of the best ways to boost their brainpower. Any child from birth to entering kindergarten can participate in this self-paced early literacy program.

Come into the Library to sign up and get a paper log. Check in at the Library when you finish a log and move your canoe up our pretend river. When you finish 1,000 books, you’ll receive a fun, musical prize!

If you read just one book per day, you will reach 1,000 before the child is three years old. Join us on this journey to help create a brighter future for your child.

November 16 from 6 - 7:00 PM at Columbus West Elementary, Cicero, IL

Jugar hace que el aprendizaje sea divertido y fácil! ¡Únase a Mi Amigo Hamlet y Alina Celeste para aprender juegos musicales en los que todos los miembros de la familia puedan participar y mejorar la alfabetización, la coordinación, la cooperación, las habilidades lingüísticas y la confianza en uno mismo. Los juegos son tradicionales y originales, en español e inglés. Este evento es accesible e inclusivo para todas las etapas de aprendizaje y desarrollo, y alentamos a todos los miembros de la familia a participar.

Join Mi Amigo Hamlet and Alina Celeste for their program: Musical Games for Families! Play makes learning fun and easy! Learn musical games that everyone in the family can participate in, and enhance literacy, coordination, cooperation, language skills and self confidence. Games are traditional and original, and in Spanish and English. This event is accessible and inclusive for all stages of learning and development and we encourage all family members to participate.

¡Registro hoy! Register today!

Registration Deadline November 15 at 6 PM

November 29 from 6 - 7:30 PM on Zoom

Webinar presented online via Zoom

Join ‘Mi Amigo’ Hamlet and Alina Celeste for an inclusive bilingual enrichment program for the whole family that incorporates Spanish and English songs to explore music and art. Together they will curate a multimedia learning experience around their song, My Kite / Mi Barrilete and show children of all ages and abilities how to create decorative kites with mixed media of different shapes! Please bring paper, a medium for drawing (crayons, markers, paint/brush, etc.), glue, scissors, and any papers or textures you would like to use!

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Mi Amigo Hamlet y Alina Celeste organizan una experiencia multimedia en torno a su canción MY KITE (versión en inglés) - MI BARRILETE (versión en español) y muestran a los niños cómo crear cometas con técnicas mixtas de diferentes formas. ¡Asegúrese de tener papel y algo para dibujar (crayones, marcadores, pintura/pincel, etc.), pegamento, tijeras y cualquier otro papel o textura que le gustaría usar!

We encourage all family members to participate!

Resister Now / Register Now

Registration Deadline November 28 at 7:29 PM

December 13, 2023 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM online via Zoom

Board games offer an excellent opportunity for both fun and

learning at home! Did you know many high quality board games can be adapted to support all children, while still being fun to play?

Come learn about play, skills that can be embedded into common board games to support children of varying abilities, and how to share that information with your child's teacher in order to support your child's learning in the classroom and at home.

Register Now

Registration Deadline December 12 at 7:29 PM

Parent Cafe opportunities in Elgin. Monthly at two locations: Gail Borden Public Library and Family Service Association of Elgin. In Spanish.

All Drive Thru Models. No ID or documentation needed. First come, first served while supplies last.

• Nov 13 in Carol Stream at Villagebrook Apartments, 278 E St. Charles Rd from 4:30 - 6 PM
• Nov 15 in Aurora at Our Lady of Mercy, 701 S. Eola Rd, from 4:30 - 6 pm
• Nov 20 n Wheaton at Immigrant Solidarity, 311 S Naperville Rd, from 4-5:30 pm
• Nov 21 in Elgin at Buena Vista Apartments, 1287 Fleetwood Dr. (behind building 1213), from 4-5:30 pm
• Nov 27 in Carol Stream at Humanitarian Service Project, 465 Randy Rd, from 4 - 5:30 PM
• Dec 1 in Aurora at Our Lady of Mercy, 701 S. Eola Rd, from 4:30 - 6 pm
• Dec 11 in Wheaton at Immigrant Solidarity, 311 S Naperville Rd, from 4-5:30 pm

Did you know the Salvation Army St. Charles (Tri-City) Community Center has a food pantry? Eligible families receive food as well as diapers, if needed, monthly. To access the food pantry, registration is required and visits to the pantry are by appointment only.

The Salvation Army St. Charles (Tri-City) Community Center
1710 S. 7th Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 377-2769 | Fax: (630) 377-2849

Do you want to learn English? We will match you with a tutor who will teach you one hour each week. You can take the class in the morning, afternoon or evening at the library or another public place. To qualify, you must be an adult who lives or works in St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, Campton Hills, LaFox, Lily Lake, Wasco or Wayne.

• You can receive 3 months of childcare while you look for work or attend school?
• If you are employed at a childcare center or childcare home, you can receive $1 copay
• There is no copay for families that are displaced?

Find Childcare & Early Learning Programs Near You

The St. Charles Park District welcomes participation in all activities by individuals with disabilities and special needs by working cooperatively with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. The District is committed to inclusion by providing public recreation services in the most integrated setting, providing to the maximum extent feasible for interaction between people with and without disabilities.

Kane County All Our Kids (AOK) Network resource guide. Includes phone numbers for crisis intervention, dental care, counseling & behavioral health, child safety, counseling & behavioral health, food & nutrition, emergency shelter, and more.