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Early childhood apprenticeship program addresses growing recruitment, retention challenges

According to a survey published in July by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), recruiting and retaining qualified early childhood educators has been a longstanding problem. However, since the pandemic, conditions have worsened with 81% of survey respondents saying that recruiting and retaining qualified educators is now even more difficult. Adding …

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Guilford Child Development Welcomes New Head Start Program Director

Guilford Child Development recently hired Martha Durhal to serve as Director of its Head Start/Early Head Start program which serves more than 1,100 children in Guilford County.   As Director, Martha will oversee all aspects of the agency’s Head Start/Early Head Start program, which includes the operation of 13 childcare centers throughout Greensboro and High …

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A Glimpse into the Work of Family Success Center Career Coach Melissa Tearry

Where did you attend school? I graduated from UNCG with a degree in Human Development & Family Studies. I’ll be graduating from UNCG in May 2021 with a Master of Public Affairs in Nonprofit Management. What are your hobbies? For the last two and a half years my “hobby” has been grad schooll. Outside of …

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