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We are an early childhood educational program serving the Manhattan Valley community in New York City since 1960.
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The decline comes as demand for these programs, which include adult literacy and English-language classes, has spiked. bit.ly/3D8XN20

Youth Communication is holding a zoom seminar on March 3 2-3:30 on Helping Youth Manage Stress and Anxiety us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Over 30 years, the village—in what’s now Central Park—was home to roughly 225 residents, most of them Black property owners. “Not every New Yorker knows about Seneca Village, and that’s something we want to change,” said Central Park Conservancy historian Jessica MacLean. bit.ly/3EVOJxS

@hechingerreport.org A highly respected education news site has this to say about what the impact if closing the Department of Education might be: hechingerreport.org/what-might-h...

Free performances in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx from the School for American Ballet in March, register at the links: sab.org/for-everyone...

newyork.edtrust.org/advancing-bl...

Our Resources Page for NYC families covers tax prep help, immigration rights, housing and legal assistance resources: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/housing-assi...

Free Tax Help at the Bloomingdale Library 150 West 100 Street, New York, NY 10025 By Appointment Only Income needs to be below $84,000 to qualify bit.ly/MHTNTAX2025 Program Schedule February 1 – April 12, 2025 Thursday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The New Victory Theater has a large activities resource library for Grades PreK-Grade 12. Here is a link to PreK-K: library.newvictory.org/resources/?g...

New York Public Library free downloadable activities for kids ages 6-12 in art, writing, math, engineering and science: www.nypl.org/blog/2025/02...

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For Bloomingdale parents, tea and doughnuts with our mental health consultant Lesley Koplow, 8:30 am on February 26: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/event/for-pa...

Kitchen Corner Updates Bloomingdale families: the menus for next week are now available on our website: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/kitchen-corn... Familias de Bloomingdale: los menús para la próxima semana ya están disponibles en nuestro sitio web: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/es/el-rincon...

www.westsiderag.com/2025/02/21/w...

Why don’t early childhood programs have access to substitute teachers? 19thnews.org/2025/02/earl... via @19thnews.org

For Bloomingdale parents: Tea and doughnuts, conversation and creative arts with our mental health consultant Lesley Koplow Feb 26 2025 8:30 am bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/event/for-pa...

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Celebration of Black Artists returns for the 17th year: patch.com/new-york/upp...

At least 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities, THE CITY has learned.

Trump wants to shake up education. What that could mean for a charter school started by a GOP senator’s wife

The head of Brooklyn’s vaunted Conviction Review Unit has left to create a small law firm specializing in wrongful conviction cases.

My Town Hall for the Upper West Side & Clinton, with special guest Wynton Marsalis, is Monday, 2/24, from 6–8 pm (doors 5:15) at the Society for Ethical Culture. Bring your questions! We’ll have elected officials, reps from local Community Boards and city agencies available for answers.

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The lawsuit targets new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters, saying it makes it harder for street homeless people to access those beds and discriminates against recently arrived immigrants. https://bit.ly/3ElL10a

Where does New York City’s stuff all go? And what does it become? Here's our explainer to sort out the confusion.

The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new “science of reading” laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms. Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last…

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Here is what is happening with data at the federal level and why New York has been spared the widespread closures of federal data sets we’ve seen this week. Via Healthbeat

a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job

Kitchen Corner Updates Bloomingdale families: the menus for next week are now available on our website: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/kitchen-corn... Familias de Bloomingdale: los menús para la próxima semana ya están disponibles en nuestro sitio web: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/es/el-rincon...

Local news vendor wins case: www.westsidespirit.com/news/hardwor...

Bloomingdale parents: Our next PLP meeting is coming up on February 13 at 8:30 AM in the school office: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/event/parent...

Annual Health Care Issue from Exceptional Parent: reader.mediawiremobile.com/epmagazine/i...

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New Activities calendars from the Morningside Library for Kids, Teens and Adults on our website on the Activities page: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/activities/

INSTITUTO PARA PADRES DE ESTUDIANTES QUE APRENDEN INGLÉS Colaboración entre ‘InsideSchools’, Oficina Estatal de Idiomas del Estado de Nuevo York en NYU-RBERN, NYC RBERN en la universidad de Fordham, Mixteca y AFC SABADO, 08 DE FEBRERO - 9:30AM a 1:30PM mailchi.mp/insideschool...

Is your high school student interested in law? Summer paid internships for Manhattan high school sophomores, juniors and seniors: manhattanda.org/careers/inte...

Monthly Housing Legal Clinics sponsored byAssembly Member Linda B Rosenthal

Free Tax Prep English: www.nyc.gov/site/dca/con... Spanish: www.nyc.gov/site/dca/con...

Early intervention services are critical for premature babies and young children with special needs: hechingerreport.org/parents-of-p...

From Community Playthings: outdoor play for toddlers: www.communityplaythings.com/resources/ar...

A sweet winter craft from Community Playthings: www.communityplaythings.com/resources/ar...

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The FDA is no longer notifying the public of recalls by emails and announcements. To see active recalls go to this site: www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

Kitchen Corner Updates Bloomingdale families: the menus for next week are now available on our website: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/kitchen-corn... Familias de Bloomingdale: los menús para la próxima semana ya están disponibles en nuestro sitio web: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/es/el-rincon...

Kitchen Corner Updates Bloomingdale families: the menus for next week are now available on our website: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/kitchen-corn... Familias de Bloomingdale: los menús para la próxima semana ya están disponibles en nuestro sitio web: bloomingdalefamilyprogram.org/es/el-rincon...

@chalkbeat.org Literacy from a preschool teacher's perspective: www.chalkbeat.org/2025/01/27/t...

Recycling guide for New Yorkers from @thecity.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/01/28/h...

Hippos around the town: www.westsiderag.com/2025/01/31/h...

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