“Early care and education is the engine of a coordinated birth through higher education continuum. We must start at birth to make a real impact,” said Kathy Colfer, Director of Child & Family Services and Educare Central Maine. That was the message shared during each of the gubernatorial candidate tours of Educare Central Maine. Terry […]
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Educare Central Maine highlighted in Educare Learning Network Newsletter!
May 8, 2018Educare Central Maine shares tips for how to create a playground that encourages learning, exploration and imagination! Read the full article here!
Learning by Nature for ME
May 4, 2018A collaborative initiative to increase young children’s (0-8) access to nature-based play and learning across Maine. Our Mission: Helping Early Childhood Educators provide Natural Outdoor Play Environments where Maine Children Play and Learn. Why: Because playing and learning with nature benefits children’s development across all domains — including social, emotional, cognitive, fine motor, gross motor […]
Educare Chosen for the Hannaford Cause Bag Program in October!
February 12, 2018We are elated to share that Educare Central Maine has been chosen by the Waterville-Elm Plaza Hannaford as the latest beneficiary of the Hannaford Cause Bag program! Every time the reusable Hannaford Helps bag with the good karma message is purchased at the Waterville-Elm Plaza Hannaford during the month of October, we receive $1. This […]
Maine Head Start Report: 2017
February 2, 2018The State of Maine has sixteen Head Start grantees, operating eleven Head Start (HS) programs, three American Indian & Alaska Native Head Start (AIAN HS) programs, and thirteen Early Head Start (EHS) programs (see Table 1 in the linked report). In the 2015–2016 program year, sites operated by these sixteen grantees served 4,126 children and […]
Maine’s Technical Assistance Competencies
January 28, 2018In late June 2017, nearly 70 technical assistance (TA) professionals from a wide range of disciplines who support Maine’s diverse early childhood workforce gathered in Hallowell, ME, for the rollout of the Technical Assistance Competencies for Maine’s Early Childhood Workforce. Materials from this rollout are provided here at no cost and are intended for use by all TA professionals working […]

Interested in a Tour of Educare Central Maine?
January 20, 2018Please contact Jennifer Paré by phone (207) 859-1613 or by email at jenniferp@kvcap.org