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PACCC Inside Look | November 2019

PACCC Kids Celebrate Halloween

From pumpkin carvings and haunted houses to creative costumes, PACCC kids and families had a blast celebrating Halloween.

Addison Kids’ Club (AKC) held a pumpkin carving night bringing together many new families. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring families together and allow the younger children to introduce the older children within the program to their parents. A great way to introduce new friends!

Escondido Kids' Club (EKC) had Spooky Fun! Staff and kids enjoyed activities for Halloween and dressed up for the day. Even the snacks were spectacularly yummy and celebrated the day!

Barron Park Kids’ Club (BPKC) celebrated their Fall Feast, a potluck that brings families together. All the kids were able to decorate pumpkins and they enjoyed delicious treat bags.

Sojourner Truth Child Development Center (STCDC) took a mini field trip to trick or treat at the PACCC administrative office.

PACCC educators have joined The Outdoor Classroom Project, an initiative of the Child Educational Center. The Outdoor Classroom Project is dedicated to increasing the quantity, quality, and benefit of outdoor experiences for children in early care and education programs through providing educational and consulting services on the value and design of engaging outdoor learning environments to teachers, administrators, and parents. After all, nature has a lot to teach us!

Please stay tuned for updates and photos about this exciting professional development activity in our next newsletter and social media pages!

Learn More about the initiative and benefits here!

Pretend Play is Science

By Alison Gopnik

"Walk into any preschool and you’ll find toddling superheroes battling imaginary monsters. We take it for granted that young children play and, especially, pretend. Why do they spend so much time in fantasy worlds?"

Read more from Smithsonian Magazine

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New - If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support Palo Alto Community Child Care in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.

1.) If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.

2.) View Settings and select AmazonSmile.

3.) Follow the in-App instructions to complete the process.

4.) If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, update your App.

Note: AmazonSmile is not currently available for iOS users. But you can still support by opening your web browser to smile.amazon.com .

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Upcoming Provider Connection Workshops

Stress Reduction, Self-Care and Integrated Wellness

December 7th, 2019

9:00am-12pm

3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Spanish translation provided.

Learn about the impact of toxic stress and how to reduce stress in your life.
Understand the importance of prioritizing self-care and the impact it has on your work with children.
Gain new ideas on how to feel more renewed and restored each day.
Learn about a variety dimensions of wellness and develop a self-care plan.