Are you a parent who needs assistance in finding a child care center? Or a job seeker interested in a career in early childhood education? Does your family need help in connecting with support agencies? Then Caring Connections: A Lawton Area Child Care and Community Organizations Event is for you.
The multi-faceted resource fair – a collaborative effort by the Cameron University Department of Psychology, the Great Plains Child Care Resource & Referral and the Child Care Licensing division of Oklahoma Human Services – is set for Saturday, March 8, in the McCasland Foundation Ballroom at Cameron University. Caring Connections will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon. Free parking is available at the intersection of SW University Drive and SW D Avenue.
More than 20 child care centers and a variety of family-support agencies will be on hand to offer valuable resources and services, including:
• Cameron University Department of Psychology, offering coursework leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Child Studies, a Master of Science degree in Behavioral Science and a Master of Arts degree in Mental Health with Counseling and Marriage & Family tracks.
• CASA of Southwest Oklahoma, providing court-appointed special advocates for minors to ensure that children have a voice in the courts and services they need.
• Great Plains Child Care Resource & Referral, a free service for child care providers and parents dedicated to promoting child care quality, affordability and availability for all Oklahoma children.
• Lawton Business Women, which strives to achieve equity for women in all stages of life, especially in the workplace, through advocacy, education and awareness.
• Oklahoma Human Services-Child Care Licensing, providing information for those interested in opening a child care center.
• Oklahoma Parents Center, providing special education support for people with disabilities from birth to age 26 and their families.
• Sooner Start, Oklahoma’s early intervention program designed to meet the needs of families with children up to three years of age who have developmental delays and/or disabilities.
• Success by Six, an educational initiative of the United Way of Southwest Oklahoma serving children from birth through six years that focuses on school readiness through literacy.
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