2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (936+ words) SALEM, N.H. " When a sick child steps into Melissa Carter's mobile clinic they are met not by the sterile smell of a doctor's office but by books and toys, popsicles and walls decorated with rainbows." Carter, a Salem, N.H.-based nurse practitioner,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (437+ words) Vermont has received a nearly $13 million federal grant to strengthen its child care and pre-Kindergarten programs, among other early childhood services, officials said Monday. The grant comes from the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five program in the U.S. Department of…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1606+ words) Jen Legere, owner and director of A Place to Grow, hangs staff credentials on the walls of her child care centers. Being known for having a quality early childhood program, she said, shows families her program is worth sending their…...