You can help us create an innovative school for children 0-5, a teacher apprentice program, and a support system for parents to help our whole community thrive.
When DAY ONE Teaching & Learning Center opens in January 2022, we will welcome volunteers who can come in and read to the children. We hope you will sign up! In the meantime, we are creating a library of stories being read aloud by people in our community (and beyond!). If you would like to send us a story, please email us and we will provide you the instructions for sending us the file. Enjoy our online storytime!
“Oliver Button is a Sissy”
“Oliver Button is a Sissy” read by Jonah
“I Will Be Okay!”
“I Will Be Okay!” read by Julie
“The Three Little Pigs”
“The Three Little Pigs” read by Wesley
“Mouse Mess”
“Mouse Mess” read by Kathleen
“In the Tall, Tall Grass”
“In the Tall, Tall Grass” read by Kate
“It’s Springtime!”
“It’s Springtime!” read by Justine
“Are you my mother?”
“Are you my mother?” read by Nick
“A Walk Through the Woods”
“A Walk Through the Woods” read by Kathleen
“They All Saw A Cat!”
“They All Saw A Cat!” read by Julie
“All By Myself!”
“All By Myself!” read by Pat
Three stories read by Steve Metzger (he loves to rhyme!)
“Rock a Bye Farm”
“Rock a Bye Farm” read by Pat
“The Circus Ship”
“The Circus Ship” read by Jackie
Our Mission
Our MISSION is to create a model teaching and early learning community where families, educators and future teachers collaborate to nurture every child’s potential, from day one.
OVER THE NEXT 6 YEARS DAY ONE WILL
Train 200 early childhood teachers in Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. Provide 300 children affordable early childhood education that helps them enter kindergarten ready to continue learning and improve early childhood education for an additional 8,000 children through our teacher network. Help our county recover from the pandemic by creating a living wage profession and getting 6,000 parents back to work.
Check here each day for a new activity! We share ideas about things you can do with your child that support learning through playful interactions together.
Kids love playing with water. Water helps kids learn about science and math, and is a quick way to cool off on a hot day. Find a paintbrush or kitchen sponge. Get something that holds a lot of water (a bucket, mixing bowl, saucepan.) Pick an outdoor surface for your child to paint with the water. Wood works best, like an outside door or table. View activity.
