Judy Center Early Learning Hub

We will be kicking off November with a field trip to The Sultana Educational Center on Wednesday, November 6th at 10:00am! The Sultana Educational Center is an interactive, hands-on learning experience for children. On this visit, we will be learning all about birds! 🐦🦉🦃🦆🦅🦚

This is a "meet you there" field trip. The Sultana Educational Center is located at 200 South Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620. This field trip is FREE! See the flyer below!

Our playgroup themes for the month of November will focus around family and traditions!

Evening Playgroup: Our evening playgroup will be held on Tuesday, November 12th at 5:30pm! Dinner will be provided! Check your email for the sign-up survey! We hope you'll join us!

REMINDER:

-There will be NO Playgroup on Tuesday, November 5th, as school is closed for election day!

-The Judy Center and Church Hill Elementary School will be closed from Wednesday, November 27 though Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving break! 🦃

The Judy Center is an ideal setting for young children to develop emotional, social and cognitive skills to become life long learners. If you know anyone in the Church Hill School zone with children ages birth to 5 years old, please spread the word about us! We would love to have them join our playgroups! It's FREE! See our flyers for all the details!

The Queen Anne's County Mobile Library will be visiting our Judy Center on November 19th at 10:15am! The mobile library will be filled with books for children of all ages, as well as books for adults. No library card? No problem! The mobile library staff can sign you up on the spot! Hope to see you there!

The CHES Fall Festival is FREE for all Judy Center playgroup families, Pre-K 3 families, Pre-K 4 families and Kindergarten families!! Vouchers will be distributed during playgroup next week, or to your child's teacher. Vouchers are for free admission only!

We have partnered with The Family Center and The Infants and Toddlers Program of Queen Anne's County to bring you a series of workshops just for parents! All workshops are lead by Amanda Ensor of It Takes A Village, LLC. These workshops are offered virtually via Zoom! Scan the QR code to register. These workshops are FREE!

Thank you to Tina Squibb from Snap-Ed for visiting our 3 and 4 year old's to discuss the importance of drinking water and keeping our bodies hydrated. Each child received a book and a water bottle and tasted water with different fruit in it. 🍊🍋💧 The Judy Center at CHES is committed to offering water to our families during playgroups and events!

We are looking forward to Tina's next nutrition lesson on Tuesday, November 19th!

It's never too early to teach your child about germs and how to stay clean and healthy. Here are simple things you can do to help protect your toddler from germs.

-Explain that even though we can't see them, germs are found in many places, such as on the floor, toilets, tabletops, door knobs and even on our own bodies. Encourage your child not to share their cup, spoon, or food with others.

-Teach your child how to blow a kiss when he or she is sick so they don't spread germs.

-Teach your child how to wash their hands. Two-year-old's should be able to wash their hand by themselves. Help your child adjust the water temperature and encourage her to wash tops, bottoms and in between fingers.

-Teach your child how to use a tissue to wipe their nose and then how to put the tissue in the trash and wash their hands.

-Demonstrate coughing into the crook of your elbow.

-Keep your child home when they are sick.

The Judy Center Early Learning Hub provides resources to help parents and caregivers prepare their children for success in school and life. We serve children and their families living in the Church Hill Elementary School zone from birth through age five. We also serve children who reside anywhere in Queen Anne's County IF they have an IEP/IFSP.

We provide home learning kits, playgroups, home-visits, field trips, and parent/caregiver support. All of these services are FREE!

In addition, we can connect families to other services such as adult education classes, childcare support, healthcare services, food assistance and much more.

Contact us to learn more!

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to its programs and activities.

Judy Center Early Learning Hub at Church Hill Elementary School

631 Main St.

Church Hill, MD 21623

410-556-6187

Stacey Woodworth

Site Coordinator

stacey.woodworth@qacps.org

Jenny Poulin-Gay

Liaison

jennifer.poulin-gay@qacps.org

Judy Center programming is developed with funds form the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to its programs and activities.