Daycare Centers In The Spotlight
Messages about our Daycare Centers from the community! Great Job, First Friends Preschool!! Keep up the great work!
I've driven by 2 different daycares this morning with kiddos outside playing. The first one, the kids were playing but the teachers were sitting down on their phones with their heads down. The second one was so much different.. there was so much love poured into these kids! The teachers were all up and interacting with these kids. There was even a teacher running with the kids chasing them and laughing along with them! This is how all daycares need to be!!!
Our kids need us, not just to be there, but to actually be in the moment with them. This is exactly what I seen at First Friends Daycare here in Union City!
I've driven by 2 different daycares this morning with kiddos outside playing. The first one, the kids were playing but the teachers were sitting down on their phones with their heads down. The second one was so much different.. there was so much love poured into these kids! The teachers were all up and interacting with these kids. There was even a teacher running with the kids chasing them and laughing along with them! This is how all daycares need to be!!!
Our kids need us, not just to be there, but to actually be in the moment with them. This is exactly what I seen at First Friends Daycare here in Union City!
Directors In The Spotlight
We participated in the first ever Obion County Resource Fair on April 20th, 2023. This is an event that we are hoping will continue for many years to come. It was held at the fairgrounds during the Soul Food Café night.
The normal Soul Food Café brings in about 100-175 people. We were given 300 chicken quarters by Tyson in Union City and estimated that we fed about 220-240 mouths.
There were 35 resources/community services that came out and set up tables. There were staff from both Obion County Schools and Union City Schools there to prepare plates and serve our community.
We had students from both schools come out and paint faces and there were 20+ door prizes donated by the vendors. Our amazing community really pulled together to make this night so big in so many ways.
If this does not make you proud to be from Obion County, I don't know what will!
Note from Obion County Communications Director Lauren Kendall:
"Thankful does not even begin to express the feeling that I had on the evening of the First Obion County Resource Fair. Months of planning, communication with vendors, and making the day as successful as we could.
A special recognition goes out to Adult Leadership Obion County. Without this incredible team’s support, leadership, and commitment, much of the day would not have been possible. I am so thankful to be a part of group that saw a vision and never once questioned its potential."
*Speaking of Adult Leadership Obion County, we had not one but two of our Daycare Directors as a part of this program for the 2022-2023 class. We are so proud of the work put in by Nikki Fuller (Children's Corner) and Erin Dalton (Pumpkin Patch 1). Congratulations to you both on your graduation from Adult Leadership Obion County! We can't wait to see the amazing things you will do for our county! Great job ladies!
The normal Soul Food Café brings in about 100-175 people. We were given 300 chicken quarters by Tyson in Union City and estimated that we fed about 220-240 mouths.
There were 35 resources/community services that came out and set up tables. There were staff from both Obion County Schools and Union City Schools there to prepare plates and serve our community.
We had students from both schools come out and paint faces and there were 20+ door prizes donated by the vendors. Our amazing community really pulled together to make this night so big in so many ways.
If this does not make you proud to be from Obion County, I don't know what will!
Note from Obion County Communications Director Lauren Kendall:
"Thankful does not even begin to express the feeling that I had on the evening of the First Obion County Resource Fair. Months of planning, communication with vendors, and making the day as successful as we could.
A special recognition goes out to Adult Leadership Obion County. Without this incredible team’s support, leadership, and commitment, much of the day would not have been possible. I am so thankful to be a part of group that saw a vision and never once questioned its potential."
*Speaking of Adult Leadership Obion County, we had not one but two of our Daycare Directors as a part of this program for the 2022-2023 class. We are so proud of the work put in by Nikki Fuller (Children's Corner) and Erin Dalton (Pumpkin Patch 1). Congratulations to you both on your graduation from Adult Leadership Obion County! We can't wait to see the amazing things you will do for our county! Great job ladies!
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Adult Leadership Obion County Graduation Class 22-23
Congratulations to Nikki Fuller (Children's Corner) & Erin Dalton (Pumpkin Patch 1)
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Teacher of the Month Recipients
2023
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