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

Baltimore County

MD Patch Team

Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Parkville-Overlea

Maryland

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

How do you spell seniority on the County Council? B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M. There are many perks for the seven member council—a car, a place to park in the garage, a cell phone, staff and a pension. But none are as coveted—and limited—as the private bathrooms in two County Council member offices. The fact is that not all council member's offices are created equally and the two that Democratic Councilmen Vince Gardina and Joseph Bartenfelder called home had their own private bathrooms. The other offices have no such accommodations, requiring those council members and their staff to use a bathroom-shower combination just off a small kitchen or a half-bath near three offices at the far end of the suite that one staffer politely said "is not so private." Or, they can just go out into the hallway and use the public facilities. Now that Bartenfelder and Gardina are leaving that leaves Councilman John Olszewski Sr., who is entering his fourth term, and Ken Oliver, who is entering his third term, as the senior members. And for their service they are now rewarded with a private spot to read bills.

How do you spell seniority on the County Council?

B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M. There are many perks for the seven member council—a car, a place to park in the garage, a cell phone, staff and a pension.

But none are as coveted—and limited—as the private bathrooms in two County Council member offices. The fact is that not all council member's offices are created equally and the two that Democratic Councilmen Vince Gardina and Joseph Bartenfelder called home had their own private bathrooms.

The other offices have no such accommodations, requiring those council members and their staff to use a bathroom-shower combination just off a small kitchen or a half-bath near three offices at the far end of the suite that one staffer politely said "is not so private." Or, they can just go out into the hallway and use the public facilities.

Now that Bartenfelder and Gardina are leaving that leaves Councilman John Olszewski Sr., who is entering his fourth term, and Ken Oliver, who is entering his third term, as the senior members. And for their service they are now rewarded with a private spot to read bills.

Jacob Baumgart

Towson

Where a council member does his or her business is often determined by length of service.