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For Immediate Release 

Toddlers at the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA Ask: How Does Your Garden Grow?   

(Madison, NJ) May 4, 2018—How Does Your Garden Grow? The toddlers at the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA designed their own flower pots, planted their seeds and are watering them daily to grow sunflowers. The children in the Little Bit of Kirby Toddler room are learning about the importance of sun and water for plants and are excited to watch their flowers bloom. Picture here, Audrey Rizzuto, 2, of Morris Plains waters her seedling with her teacher, Andrea Thompson.

 

Little Bit of Kirby Toddler (LBK Toddler) is the F.M. Kirby Children’s Center half-day toddler program that runs 9AM to noon for students ages 20 months to 3 years. This rich, stimulating environment focuses on building the skills that toddlers need. Language development, independence, sense of self and others, toilet training and physical growth and development are all key aspects of this program. 

The F.M. Kirby Children’s Center of the Madison Area YMCA is one of the largest early childhood development centers in Morris County. The Kirby Center provides exceptional quality, curriculum-based early childhood education and care for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, Young 5 students and full-day kindergartners, as well as kindergarten wraparound and school-age aftercare programs. As a Grow NJ Kids rated center, the Kirby Center has met the state benchmarks for delivering the highest quality in early childhood education and care. The Kirby Center is also licensed by the New Jersey State Departments of Children and Families, Education, Health, and Human Services.  

As a former elementary school, the Kirby Center facility is specifically designed for children. Kirby has a registered nurse on staff, a full-size gym and a full kitchen that serves snacks and meals that meet the latest nutritional standards of the Department of Agriculture. Located on almost 3 acres of property in a quiet residential setting, it also has five state-of-the-art playgrounds to serve all age groups. 

The F.M. Children’s Kirby Center is a member of the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, a participating partner in the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey initiative to implement school-based food, nutrition and physical education programs and is also a flagship center for the Healthy U program which teaches preschool children the importance of physical activity and healthful nutrition. Financial assistance may be available for eligible families.

As a cause-driven charitable organization, the Madison Area YMCA is dedicated to nurturing the potential of every child and teen, and improving the community’s health and well-being and giving back by providing support to our neighbors. 

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