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Calendar
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Instructor Training: Effective Black Parenting Program
April 21 - 25, 2008
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Healthy City Focus Groups (pdf) April 22, 23, 28, and 30, 2008
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Foundations of Infant Feeding
April 25, 2008 from 9:00am - 4:00pm
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
April 26 and 27, 2008 from 10:00am - 6:00pm
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8th Annual Raising Readers – A Literacy Festival
April 26, 2008 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Festival of Childhood: Peace Through a Child's Eyes
April 26, 2008 from 1:00pm -5:00pm
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Instructor Training: Confident Parenting Program
April 28, 2008
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PAC/ LAC Annual Conference
May 29, 2008
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Feria Del Libro: A Family Book Fair
June 7, 2008 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Taking Care of Business: Spirit, Soul & Body
June 7, 2008 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Third Annual St. John's Health, Safety, & Literacy Fair
June 21, 2008 from 10:00pm - 2:00pm
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County Wide Resource Fair
June 25, 2008 from 10:0am - 4:00pm
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Breastfeeding Summit: Creating Change in Your Community
October 15, 2008 from 9:0am - 4:00pm
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14 Chosen for Community Grants
First 5 LA's latest initiative, the Community Opportunities Fund, is launching its first cycle. L.A. County non-profits are on board with innovative policy and advocacy plans, as well as capacity building programs. More
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Autism Series: Autism in Low-Income Communities
Autism knows no color or socio-economic status. But families struggling to make ends meet may not be well-equipped to care for an autistic child. Learn what is being done at the grassroots level to support low-income families. More
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First 5 LA Staff Profile |
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First 5 LA Veteran: Armando Jimenez
Armando Jimenez has lead First 5 LA's Research and Evaluation Department since it began in 2000. Learn how he came to join our team of leaders, and how working on behalf of children and families has impacted his life. More
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Preschool Teacher of the Year
 Because the work of preschool teachers is rarely remembered but incredibly critical, I was happy to hear that our contract agency LAUP made a special point of recognizing the excellent work of exemplary preschool teachers throughout Los Angeles County. LAUP held a Preschool Teacher of the Year Award ceremony last Tuesday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to highlight for the community not only the excellence of a few, but also the long-term impact an excellent teacher can have on the lives of children.
LAUP received about 100 applications for this award, and candidates were nominated by people associated with the nominee's preschool. To win the award, nominees had to demonstrate a strong commitment to a quality preschool education and dedication to making a positive contribution to the children they serve.
I’d like to join LAUP in congratulating the following winners:
- Debbie Frohmuth, who teaches at Glendale Community College Child Development Center in Glendale
- Janelle Holt, who teaches at The Play House West Children Today Preschool in Long Beach
- Keone Kealalio, who teaches at Temple Isaiah Preschool in Los Angeles
- Emmy Patty Linares, who teaches at the Clinton Head Start Foundation for Early Childhood Education in Los Angeles
- Darla Pulliam, who teaches at the Center for Early Education, Office of Child Development, Culver City Unified School District in Culver City
- Gadierx Vassallo, who teaches at Washington Elementary School, Pomona Unified School District, in Pomona
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