Main Street CDC

Nonprofit. Affordable, high-quality early childhood education programs that prepare at-risk children for success in school and beyond.

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

Main Street CDC is active on Facebook and Instagram…Please, check out our updates on these other platforms! We look forward to sharing all the news with you there!

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We are so thankful for all of our wonderful families! This morning the Lukas Martinez family gifted these amazing strawberries for our staff!

However you've come to be part of the Main Street family, we will always hold you in our hearts too!

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If you haven't heard - Main Street has received a Level 5 rating by Virginia Quality - the highest possible rating, achieved by only a few others in the region! Congratulations to all the teachers and staff! https://t.co/xxhD7MxaD5

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Such a pleasure to welcome you to @MainStreetCDC! #preK #earlychildhoodeducation #qualitycounts

[Phyllis Pajardo @drphyllpajardo]

Kid fix of the week - seeing @CityofFairfaxVA youngest learners @MainStreetCDC Good PreK discussion w/MSCDC staff and @memcnamee #EarlyChildhoodEd #FutureDragonsPanthers #FutureEaglesLions #WeAreFairfax

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What a great family event- #BookBounce is getting these kiddos and their parents on the path to school success! @preschool #earlychildhoodeducation #literacy

[Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D. @lynette_fraga]

"I don't think we can ask #childcare providers to do any more…It's going to require increased levels of investment from the government.” -Mario Cardona of ⁦@ChildCareAware⁩ in ⁦@USATODAY⁩ story by ⁦@cmsub⁩ ⁦@PDavidsonusat⁩ https://t.co/a8NirgUsFs

[First Five Years Fund @firstfiveyears]

Child care is:

👨‍👩‍👧 Microeconomics
💵 Macroeconomics 
🙋‍♀️ Women’s economic security
📈 Significant ROI 
👩‍🏫 Specialized workforce
🖍 Child development & edu
👶🏾 Racial equity
✅ Essential

Pass the #BuildBackBetterAct.

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

Watching together and talking about it: THAT’S good thinking!

[Teaching Strategies @TeachStrategies]

Watching TV with your children helps them gain a deeper understanding of the program and get more out of the experience. Here are 7 TV shows you might actually enjoy too! (via @parentsmagazine) https://t.co/5aKL138KhT

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@teachergoals

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#Playing together or side by side; #creating something new or #exploring cause and effect. There’s no limit to the concepts to be learned during play. #preschool #earlychildhoodeducation @nvaeyc

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

Breathe in. #Breathe out. Even #preschoolers can regulate their breathing to help regulate their reactions. Check this out:

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Serve snd return…. Keep the conversation going🧡

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

One of the best ways parents and educators can help children develop healthy brain architecture now is through “serve and return” interactions that activate and strengthen connections in a child’s developing brain. @KaraNewhouse
https://t.co/0sg2IG1MBN

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

When they are on the hunt: “Find something red!” Play IS Learning! #earlychildhoodeducation #preschool #preschoolteacher #ece

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@FirstLadyVa saw it! Our teachers work hard to make it happen everyday! https://t.co/FOFPoO6zlv

[NVAEYC @nvaeyc]

From @marmieris: @MainStreetCDC welcomed very important visitors today highlighting ECE. Thank you all for keeping the focus where it needs to be! @timkaine @HelmerVA @nvaeyc @FirstLadyVA @JeffreyCMcKay #InvestInOurKids #NVAEYC @naeyc #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ECEwins #EarlyED

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

When Va.’s First Lady, our US Senator, our State Delegate and BOS Chairman come to visit…. ⭐️🙌🎉⭐️

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

We're putting a spotlight on Family Engagement - Ms. Jennifer is now the Family Engagement & Programming Coordinator and is ready to help families connect with the resources they need.
#earlychildhoodeducation #familyengagement #supportingfamilies
https://t.co/5pSInj7Cu7

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

As we get ready for fall, we continue to enroll more children - which means more teachers! If you have a passion for early childhood education, consider a career at Main Street!
#earlychildhoodeducation #hiring #preschoolteacher
https://t.co/hQ95G2FiSu

[Main Street CDC @MainStreetCDC]

This morning Main Street was the host of an important conversation on the current state of #earlychildhoodeducation. We were honored to welcome @GerryConnolly and others concerned with the education of young children. Thank you for your supporting our families!

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We are so thankful to have wonderful supporters like the Fairfax Host Lions Club who stopped by this week with books for our library!
#LionsClubsInternational #earlychildhoodeducation #raiseareader