A Family Affair Children's Center

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher created curriculum. We have a music teacher who comes once a week and we take several field trips a year. Our 2’s and 3’s Program In our 2’s and 3’s room we focus on helping children master self-care tasks such as toilet-training and using cups and forks as well as building social skills. We also lay the foundation for future academic learning with the basics such as the alphabet, colors, and basic math skills such as patterns and counting. Our 4’s and 5’s Program Our 4’s and 5’s program focuses on Kindergarten readiness. We cover all developmental areas including literacy, math concepts, science, social skills, music, and art all couched within a fun and interactive theme such as “Animals” or “The Beach.” Learning activities related to each of those topics are done throughout the week. Before and After School Care We provide before and after school care for children who attend Pine Grove or Harford Hills Elementary. We are open when schools are closed. We do a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Table games ○ Crafts ○ Legos ○ Outdoor play We also offer homework help, a morning and afternoon snack. Children are picked up and dropped off from the center by the BCPS bus system. Summer Camp We offer a school age summer camp for Kindergarten—5th graders. Our camp is theme based and children are engaged in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Field trips ○ Swimming ○ Art ○ Music ○ Exercise ○ Games ○ Science ○ Enrichment activities email: julianna.brown@afamilyaffaircc.net

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We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher...

For the fifth time since September 11, 2001 a local National Guard unit is being deployed overseas. Members of the 290th Military Police Company, based out of the Parkville Armory, is headed to Afghanistan again, local <a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/national-guard-members-deploy-to-afghanistan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBS News affiliate WJZ reported on Thursday</a>. The 90 men and women in the company will first head to Texas for training before deploying overseas for a year. Once in Afghanistan, the group will primarily be responsible for guarding detainee facilities, company commander Lt. Andrew Wrenn told a CBS News reporter during the Mar. 7 sendoff ceremony. Do you know a guardsman or guardswoman in the 290th Military Police Company? Were you at the sendoff ceremony? Share your story with Patch readers, tell us in the comments.

For the fifth time since September 11, 2001 a local National Guard unit is being deployed overseas.

Members of the 290th Military Police Company, based out of the Parkville Armory, is headed to Afghanistan again, local <a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/national-guard-members-deploy-to-afghanistan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBS News affiliate WJZ reported on Thursday</a>. The 90 men and women in the company will first head to Texas for training before deploying overseas for a year. Once in Afghanistan, the group will primarily be responsible for guarding detainee facilities, company commander Lt. Andrew Wrenn told a CBS News reporter during the Mar. 7 sendoff ceremony.

Do you know a guardsman or guardswoman in the 290th Military Police Company? Were you at the sendoff ceremony? Share your story with Patch readers, tell us in the comments.

The 290th Military Police Company will head to Texas for training and then overseas for a year, CBS News reports.