Retreat by the Lake XIV is coming! “A Slough of Workshops”The annual Retreat By The Lake XIII will be held on June 22nd and 23rd at Hales Center for Performing Arts on the Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay campus.
NOW ENROLLING: Parent ~ Child Educare Preschool info and ApplicationThe Parent ~ Child Educare Preschool is now taking enrollments! Our Family Center provides young children with a nurturing, supportive environment that fosters their love of learning and their development into autonomous, healthy, caring human beings who can achieve their fullest potential in society.
May 6 is National Provider Appreciation Day Child care professionals to be recognizedChild care organizations and parents across the globe are joining together the Friday before Mothers Day, May 6, to celebrate Provider Appreciation Day. The day honors and recognizes child care professionals, teachers, school-age program staff, child care center directors and staff, and all those who work with children and are responsible for their education and care.
Childhood Education program receives first NAEYC accreditation on West CoastSouthwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) received notice March 31 they have been awarded National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation for their Childhood Education degree programs.
Positive Parenting Project collaborates with regional foundationSouthwestern Oregon Community College’s Pathways to Positive Parenting Project has been named the “HUB” for parenting education in Coos and Curry counties. This designation brings with it at least three years of grant funding through the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), in collaboration with the Meyer Memorial Trust, to further develop and continue community parenting education in our local area.