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...

Nearly 600 Baltimore County employees have applied for an early retirement offering as a deadline for applying for the benefit looms. County employees have until the end of the day today to apply for the program that county officials hope will provide up to $15 million in annual savings. The council in October. About one quarter of the county's 8,000 general government employees were thought to be eligible to apply to take the early retirement. The program offers up to three years credit towards retirement. The catch is that the position, or a similar position, must then be eliminated. County officials said earlier this year that they hoped to close out about 200 positions and held out the possibility of layoffs if the figure was not met voluntarily. Don Mohler, a county spokesman, said about 590 county employees had applied for the program as of Dec. 15. It is not immediately clear how many of those employees will be granted the early retirement. Final decisions about which positions can be closed out are to be made by County Administrative Officer Fred Homan. Most employees who are granted the early retirement are expected to leave the county by the end of February.

Nearly 600 Baltimore County employees have applied for an early retirement offering as a deadline for applying for the benefit looms.

County employees have until the end of the day today to apply for the program that county officials hope will provide up to $15 million in annual savings. The council in October. About one quarter of the county's 8,000 general government employees were thought to be eligible to apply to take the early retirement.

The program offers up to three years credit towards retirement. The catch is that the position, or a similar position, must then be eliminated. County officials said earlier this year that they hoped to close out about 200 positions and held out the possibility of layoffs if the figure was not met voluntarily.

Don Mohler, a county spokesman, said about 590 county employees had applied for the program as of Dec. 15. It is not immediately clear how many of those employees will be granted the early retirement.

Final decisions about which positions can be closed out are to be made by County Administrative Officer Fred Homan. Most employees who are granted the early retirement are expected to leave the county by the end of February.

Jacob Baumgart

Towson

Deadline looms for county officials looking to eliminate 200 positions through voluntary program.