Parents in Missouri seeking child care typically rely on word of mouth and social media platforms such as Yelp to find quality education and providers, but a bill moving through the Missouri General Assembly could make things easier.
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Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator is a not a position you will find in most early childhood centers, but a conversation with Mary Clare Monahan—SouthSide’s in-house Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator—makes it clear just how critical a position this is.
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When Maria Aubuchon and Daryl McCoy Jr. originally toured SouthSide, they were so impressed by the program that they immediately withdrew their oldest daughter from another Head Start program to enroll her at SouthSide.
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For 130 years, SouthSide Early Childhood Center has been committed to serving children from St. Louis’s most at-risk families, including many from the city’s ever-changing refugee population.
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Childhood- it conjures up images of playing and laughing, eyes bright with the excitement of learning.
Read MoreCheck out SouthSide preschoolers, Executive Director, Katie Rahn, Ed.D. and Teacher, Stephanie McKinney gardening with Kim Hudson on Fox 2!
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When Monica Jestes began her teaching career at SouthSide 30 years ago, she hoped to work with an organization that shared the same passion for children and education philosophy as she had—where the programs focused on the children and the families they served.
Read MoreSouthSide Early Childhood Center is pleased to announce that our very own Allan (Al) Meyers has been named a 2016 CFO of the Year by St. Louis Business Journal.
Read MoreSouthSide Early Childhood Center is seeking a Paraprofessional for support in one of our high-quality preschool classrooms!
Read MoreDear Families, As of January 2016, SouthSide’s policy regarding weather-related closures is to close whenever St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) close.
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We all know that being thankful and having children who are thankful is important, but do we know why?
Read MoreAll children can benefit from high quality early childhood education, but children from disadvantaged backgrounds stand to gain the most.
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