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Research tells us that early childhood is the best time to learn a second language. Young children’s brains are wired to learn as much information as they can. But what really happens when a ch...

https://www.ocdc.net/understanding-your-bilingual-child-the-silent-phase/

Check out the Safe Sleep article in the Oregonian that features our cribs for kids program!

https://www.ocdc.net/safe-sleep-article/

Each year 4,000 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly in the U.S. More than half of these deaths are due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, commonly known as SIDS. Recent research from the American...

https://www.ocdc.net/together-we-can-prevent-infant-death/

On Wednesday December 10th, the White House teamed up with The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families to #RallyForBabies and remind us all that early childhood experiences matter! Her...

https://www.ocdc.net/did-you-rally4babies/

All across the country, folks are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Head Start by wearing red, white and blue. The team from Malheur County – staff, parents and students – went all out! Her...

https://www.ocdc.net/americas-pride-50-years-of-head-start/

Anita Gallegos, our HR administrator in for Hood River and Wasco County, was featured in last month’s Women in Business section of the Dalles Chronicle. Anita and the team in the Dalles run an...

https://www.ocdc.net/anita-g-featured-in-the-dalles-chronicle/

Thanks to a generous Oregon PreKindergarten expansion grant, OCDC will be providing services to 40 preschoolers in Chiloquin! Check out the Saturday article from the Herald and News.

https://www.ocdc.net/state-funding-helps-ocdc-expand-services-in-chiloquin/

Toddlers from a classroom in Klamath show off their yummy vegetables! We have community gardens on the playground, and each classroom grows veggies for kids to eat and take home. The kids were s...

https://www.ocdc.net/gardening-at-ocdc/

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