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Inside Focusing on Childhood Obesity--Pages 2-6 Internet Dangers--Page 7 Importance of Reading & Speech--Pages 8-9 Child Care Centers--pages 11-13 C.H.I.P. Update--Page 15

Active Parenting Equals Healthier Children aising healthy children involves acthird of American children’s diets. Encour-

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tive parenting, nutritious meals, regular exercise and proper medical care. Perhaps the best way to raise a healthy child is to be a healthy parent. As a positive role model, you teach your child the importance of health by example.

Encourage Kids to Stay Active • Exercise helps prevent or delay the development of disease, builds healthy bones and controls weight. In order to stay healthy, the U.S. Department of Health recommends children stay physically active for one hour each day.

• Studies also show that support from family tends to increase a child’s physical activity.

• If a busy schedule leaves less time for structured exercise, incorporate physical activity into your child’s daily routine.

• Limit sedentary activities to help keep kids on their feet and prevent inactive lifestyles.

Teach Your Children To Eat Right • Studies show that children who share family meals are more likely to do well in school, less likely to smoke and tend to eat more fruits and vegetables.

• Children are also more likely to eat what they help prepare.

• Desserts, pizza and snacks constitute one-

age your kids to eat a variety of foods to ensure they consume the nutrients they need.

• Approximately 80 percent of American children do not eat the recommended fi ve or more servings of fruit and vegetables per day. Aim for two cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables per day. Try basing meals around vegetables, then serve fruit as dessert.

• Keep healthy snacks readily available in the kitchen and your car for on-the-go hunger.

Forcing a healthy habit may only serve to discourage your child. Instead, take small steps toward change: Add a vegetable to dinner, sign your child up for a new sport.

To learn more, visit www.health saver.com or call (800) 7-HEALTH.

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While we retain our copyright position, we do grant permission to responsible parties to duplicate our articles in the interest of child safety, health and good character.

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Gestational & Type 2 Diabetes By the National Diabetes Education Program

estational diabetes affects women during pregnancy and causes a lifelong risk for diabetes. Children of women with a history of gestational diabetes are also at risk, especially if they are overweight. But families can take small steps to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

If you had gestational diabetes, you can prevent type 2 diabetes by losing a small amount of weight by being more physically active and making healthy food choices. And your children can lower their risk for type 2 diabetes if they do not become overweight.

The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) suggests taking these small steps to prevent diabetes: Tips for Mothers: • If you have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, get tested for diabetes six to 12 weeks after your baby is born, then every one to two years.

• Breast feed your baby. It may lower your child’s risk for type 2 diabetes.

• Try to reach your pre-pregnancy weight six to 12 months after your baby is born.

• Be physically active at least 30 minutes a

day, 5 days a week and eat smaller portions of healthy foods to help you reach and stay at a healthy weight.

Tips for the Family: • Tell your child’s doctor that you had gestational diabetes and ask for an eating plan for your child.

• Follow a healthy lifestyle as a family. Serve your children healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats, dry beans and peas, whole grains, and low-fat or skim milk and cheese. Choose water to drink.

• Help your children be physically active at least 60 minutes a day and limit TV and inactive video and computer game time to an hour or two a day.

Read NDEP’s It’s Never Too Early to Prevent Diabetes. A Lifetime of Small Steps for a Healthy Family tip sheet (also available in Spanish) and download or order free diabetes prevention materials by visiting www.YourDiabetes Info.org or calling (888) 693-NDEP (6337). For more information about helping children maintain a healthy weight, contact the Weight-control Information Network at www.win.niddk.nih.gov or (877) 946-4627.

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Families That Eat Together

ith everything on their plates these days, do Americans have time to sit down to family dinner? Happily, a whopping 61 percent of respondents to a new Parade magazine poll say that eating together is a regular-and essential-ingredient of their lives.

One out of four families eat together every night and an additional 52 percent eat together at least a few times a week. Sundays are the most popular (76 percent), and Fridays are the least (56 percent).

That’s good news. Research shows that when families eat dinner together, children do better in school, consume more vegetables and fewer fried foods, and chances are slimmer-by at least 15 percent-that they’ll be overweight.

When it comes to protecting children against risky behavior, “The family dinner is more powerful than any law we can pass, any punishment we can level,” says Joseph A. Califano, Jr., chairman and president of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. “If I could wave a wand, I’d make everyone have family dinners.”

The most nourishing part of even the most well-balanced meal may not be the carrots, but those conversations.

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“What or where you eat isn’t as important as the fact that you’re setting aside time to share information about what went on in school or at your job, tell family jokes, and focus on being together,” says Dr. Harold Koplewicz, director of New York University’s Child Study Center.

The Parade poll also found that 69 percent of respondents enjoy family dinners and look forward to them; 23 percent even wish they had them more often.

Experts say you can get the most out of your family dinner by taking these easy steps: • Talk with your kids about fun times and save contentious conversations for later.

• Don’t stress about what to serve. Takeout works just as well as home-cooked meals.

• Start rituals, like Sunday night chicken dinners.

• Create memories. Get everyone to talk about their day.

• If dinner is not convenient, get together for breakfast or lunch.

• Pick a night to eat out together to create more memories.

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Childhood Obesity

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By Anjani Upponi RD LD CDE, Diabetes University-ETMC Tyler

hildhood obesity is a complex and serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. The percentage of children in the United States who are obese is growing at an alarmingly high rate; 1 out of every 3 children today is obese.

A few extra pounds do not define obesity but it is an indication that the child will continue to be an obese teen and an obese adult. If a child is more than 10 percent of the recommended weight for height, they are considered as obese. Most commonly obesity begins around 5 to 6 years of age and may peak around adolescence. Children who are obese, particularly between the ages of 10 and 13 years, have an 80 percent chance that they will go on to be obese adults. What is particularly troubling about childhood obesity is that diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol that were considered to be adult diseases are now being diagnosed in children.

Obesity is an independent risk factor in developing Type 2 diabetes; heredity or genetic factors play a major role in developing Type 2 diabetes as well. Children who are obese have an underlying risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, and when exposed to environmental factors such as lack of exercise and poor eating habits, the diabetes is unmasked.

The best strategy to fight obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children is for the entire family to commit to eating right and increasing activity. Families today are busier than ever and as a result rely more on restaurant food or fast food at meal time.

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and playing video games and less time exercising. Being inactive is partly to blame for the rise in obesity among youth. Some children and teens may on average, spend up to five to six hours a day involved in these sedentary activities. If these children were sufficiently active at other times, this would not have mattered, but that is not the case.

Parents and other adults in the child’s life are important role models for their children and can lead by example.

Here are simple changes that parents and other influential adults in a child’s life can make to prevent obesity and Type 2 diabetes: • Get Moving! Emphasize activity, not exercise. Involve children in sports and other simple physical activities and participate along with them.

• Avoid all sugary “kid friendly” beverages such as sports drinks, regular sodas, choose water instead or reasonable amounts of pure fruit juice.

• Get children involved in helping to prepare simple meals that are nutritionally balanced.

• Take every opportunity to build a child’s self-esteem. Overweight children often have low self-esteem due to social pressures.

• Helping a child to focus on simple and achievable goals will build their self-confidence • Emphasize the positive behaviors and praise small successes with weight loss.

• Being patient with weight loss is important; most children will grow into their extra pounds as they grow taller Parents actively working in partnership with state and local public health agencies, the Nation’s schools, community organizations, businesses, medical systems, and faith communities can help promote and support healthy eating, physical activity, and healthy weight. By working together, obesity and Type 2 diabetes can and must be prevented in children and youth.

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illions of youths are online, whether at home, at school, at a friend’s house, or –if they have Internet access on a handheld device or cell phone—almost anywhere. If you are a parent, you are faced with a sobering reality: Your children are probably more comfortable in this new cyber world than you are, and they may even know how to keep you in the dark about their online activities.

What Parents should know: 1. E-Mails: Written messages that are sent electronically. Is a fast and inexpensive way to correspond with friends and family. Unsolicited e-mail, often called spam, can be more than just an annoyance. Often they contain suggestive or blatantly obscene content.

Links inside messages may prompt the user to volunteer personal information, which can lead to identity theft. Replying to such e-mail will confirm that the user has an active e-mail address, which may lead to further unsolicited e-mail.

2. Web Sites: They are collections of electronic pages created and maintained by organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and individuals. Millions of sites are available, providing youth with endless opportunities to shop, do research, connect with friends, and play or download games and music. The Web has been exploited by unscrupulous individuals. Many Web sites feature explicit sex, and these are easy for the unwary to stumble upon.

3. Chat Rooms: Are electronic spaces for live text conversation, usually centered around a specific topic or interest. Your child can communicate with a number of individuals whom he or she many never have met but who share a common interest. Predators commonly frequent chat rooms hoping to lure a child into an online or even a face-to-face sexual encounter.

4. Instant Messages: Is live text conversations between two or more individuals. With instant messaging, a user can choose which

of his friends he will converse with, selecting from a contact list he has created. Instantmessage conversations can be distracting if your child is supposed to be studying or engaging in another activity that requires concentration such as driving. In addition, how can you be sure with whom your son or daughter is communicating? After all, you cannot hear the conversation.

5. Blogs: They are online diaries. Blogging gives youths the opportunity to write about their thoughts, passions, and activities. A blog is open to the public. Some youths carelessly reveal information that can be used to identify their family, school, or home address. Blogs can harm reputations, including the blogger’s own.

6. Online Social Networks: Sites that allow youths to create a Web page and enhance it with pictures, videos, and blogs. Examples of these are MySpace and Facebook. Creating and enhancing a Web page enables a young person to express his or her identity. Online social networks allow young ones to meet many new “friends”. A social networking site is like an online party. Some very scary people can show up. Unscrupulous youths and adults can exploit the personal information posted on social networks. These sites do not verify a persons age and many kids and adults use false names and ages. Internet friendships tend to be superficial.

Experts believe that up to 750,000 predators may be online on a daily basis, trolling Internet chat rooms and dating services.

In the United States, 93 percent of youths between the ages of 12 and 17 use the Internet.

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Parents Advised On How To Detect Communications Disorders In Their Children

lthough more than 5 million children in the United States have a speech, language, and hearing disorder, parents are often uninformed and unsure about what to do when they suspect their child. This May, and every May since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has used the May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) celebration to provide parents with information about communication disorders to help ensure that they do not seriously affect their children’s ability to learn, socialize with others, and be successful in school. Speech and language problems can occur at any time in a child’s life. They can be caused by accidental injury, illness, or inherited by birth. Child speech and language problems include: •Stuttering •Articulation problems (“wabbit” instead of “rabbit”) •Language Disorders such as the slow development of vocabulary, concepts, and grammar.

•Voice Disorders (nasal, breathy, or horse voice and speech that is too high or low). Parents who suspect their child has a communication disorder should see an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist. These professionals identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders. Speech-language pathologists work in schools, private practice, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, health departments, research laboratories, and other health education settings.

“Fortunately, most children with speech, language, and hearing problems can be helped,” according to Catherine Gottfred, PhD, speechlanguage pathologist and ASHA President. “Even

if the problem cannot be eliminated, we can teach the child strategies to help them cope with their communication disorders, or provide them with the appropriate technology. By promoting Better Hearing and Speech Month, we hope parents will learn about communication disorders, what they can do to help their children, and how speech-language pathologists and audiologists can help with their child’s communication disorders.”

Meanwhile, hearing loss, like speech and language problems, can have a negative impact on a child’s social and academic development. Communication disorders like hearing loss in children can occur at birth or as a child grows older due to chronic ear infections or exposure to noise.

The earlier hearing loss occurs in a child’s life, the more serious the effects have on the child’s development.

Typical signs of a hearing loss in children include: •Inconsistently responding to sound •Delayed language and speech development •Unclear speech •Sound is turned up on electronic equipment (radio, TV, CD player, etc.)

•Does not follow directions •Often says “Huh?” •Does not respond when called •Frequently misunderstands what is said and wants things repeated As a first step, people who think their child is displaying many of these warning signs and think they may have hearing loss or other hearing disorders should see a certified audiologist. These professionals specialize in preventing, identifying, assessing, and treating hearing disorders. Also, they provide treatment for hearing loss including

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Giving your Child an Academic Edge

aving a child can be one of the happiest moments in the lives of the parents.

Children, however, are not born with a manual to guide parents on how to raise them. In this article we will try to bring you informative tips and tidbits related to parenting and child development. We will try to focus on the art of communication which is the basis for learning.

There are two resources that may help parents when trying to give their child an academic edge.

These two resources are books and educational toys. Through books, children can experience the world of science, history, nature and foreign languages. Educational toys can also provide the practice necessary for language development and communication skills.

Reading: Reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for laying the foundation for language and literacy. Some parents may ask, “When do I start reading to my child?” I it is never too early to start reading to your child. Introducing children to book can begin before birth. This is one

way to teach the baby to start recognizing the parents’ voice.

As we are all aware that language development and reading must start at home. The parent is the child’s first and most important teacher. The Texas Speech and Hearing Association has outlined a few suggestions on how you may help introduce your child to reading: - talk with your child and share information through conversation - describe the pictures on the page of a book - let your child see and hear you read - write words for pictures your child draws - have you child help make lists (i.e. A grocery list) - read signs to your child share greeting cards with your child Parenting Toys Playing with sounds, rhymes, and nonsense words is important to the progression of pre-reading skills. Spoken language is made up of sounds, words, phrases and sentences.

These sentences have meaning. Learning to write follows the same progression as spoken language.

Educational toys provide the practice and cognitive skills necessary to develop pre- reading skills and language.

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fitting hearing aids and other assistive listening devices, and they can teach children with hearing loss how to concentrate on hearing all sounds.

ASHA recommends that children at risk for hearing loss, such as those who suffer from chronic ear infections or in cases where there is a family history of hearing loss, be screened by a certified audiologist as frequently as needed to ensure they are hearing well. Otherwise, for children ages 5-18, hearing screenings should occur on initial entry into school and annually in kindergarten through 3rd grade as well as in the 7th and 11th

grades.

Parents who think their children may have a speech, language, or hearing disorder or know of a loved one who has a communication disorder should access ProSearch, ASHA’s online directory of audiology and speech-language pathology programs, to find an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist or audiologist in their area.

(Article provided by ASHA) Your local Speech-Language Pathologist is Tish Dula, M.A. CCC / SLP at 903-663-9946

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Parents who take a few minutes from their busy schedule to play with their children establish relationships with them. Parents can help children learn cognitive, problem solving and thinking skills by showing them to play with educational toys. Through play we also enhance hand-eye coordination, creativity,

role playing, social interaction, visual, spatial and fine motor skills. Spending time with your child by reading and/or playing with educational toys fosters strong family values.

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Guide to Licensed Child Care Centers

This Directory was produced by the Better Business Bureau Foundation as a public service to assist parents in their search for a licensed child care facility. The Better Business Bureau does not endorse or recommend any product, service or company; therefore, parents should not consider this Directory a recommendation of any child care center. Any portion of the listing is subject to change at any time.

The Better Business Bureau suggests you visit and tour the facility before making a decision. Check the current status of the facility’s license with the Department of Protective & Regulatory Services at 533-4173. This license should be posted in a conspicuous place and reflect the correct address of the facility.

The Monitoring Plan set by the Department of Protective & Regulatory Services is a good guideline when looking into a facility. It is indicative if the facility’s compliance with state guidelines. Ask to see their latest compliance report. It is a good idea to find out which items, if any, your facility was not in compliance with when corrections were made by the facility.

Remember, this information can also change at any time. Make sure to check their current monitoring plan with Protective Services.

Here are some things to look for when choosing a child care service: • Is the facility clean? Are the children clean? • Is there a safe place to play both indoors and outdoors? • Does caregiver share your views on discipline and religion? • Can they provide special care such as diet and medication? • Is this facility open to you and welcome to visits anytime?

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Name, Address (Listed by Zip Code)

Phone

Capacity

Hours & Days Open

Zip Code 75601

Drop After School Ins Care

Ages Accepted

Alpine Christian Academy 610 E. Loop 281, Longview, 75601

758-0161

170

Mon.-Fri. 8:30-2:30

No

No

18 mos. - 2nd Grade

Applewood Academy & Day Care 1512 Judson Rd., Longview, 75601

753-3737

137

Mon.-Fri. 7:00-6:00

No

Yes

6 wks. - 10 years

Asbury House Child Enrichment 320 S. Center, Longview, 75601

758-7062

34

Mon.- Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

No

Preschool, Qualified

See Saw Children’s Place Bramlette 111 Tupelo, Longview, 75601

758-2060

85

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:15

Yes

Yes

Pre-K -School

Kandyland Kampus Day Care 115 Tupelo, Longview, 75601

758-8247

85

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

18 mos. - 12 years

Oakland Heights Child Dev. Center 1600 Judson Rd., Longview, 75601

753-1592

131

Mon.-Fri. 7:00-6:00

No

No

6 mos. - 5 years

Oakland Heights Baptist Church 1607 Judson Rd., Longview, 75601

753-9578

100

Mon.-Fri. 7:30-6:00

No

Yes

K - 5th Grade, After School

The Prep School 720 N. Sixth St., Longview, 75601

758-0320

162

Mon.-Fri. 9:00-2:30

No

No

6 mos. - K

Preschool Learning Academy 314 E. Cotton St., Longview, 75601

753-6186

51

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

18 mos. - 13 years

Treazure Chest Daycare Learning Ctr. 1809 Alpine, Longview, 75601

758-4868

102

Mon.-Fri. 6;30-6:00

No

Yes

6 wks. - 10 years

School for Little Children 400 N. Freedonia, Longview, 75601

753-3121

250

Mon.-Fri. 7:15-6:00

No

No

6 wks. - K

Sharon’s Kids Korner 503 E. Methvin, Longview, 75601

758-6876

129

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

Yes

Yes

Birth - 13 years

Trinity Extended Day 215 Teague St., Longview, 75601

753-0612

149

Mon.-Fri. 7:30-6:00

No

Yes

2 years - 6th Grade

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Trinity House Day Care 906 Padon St., Longview, 75601

753-3399

65

Hours & Drop After School Ages Days Open Ins Care Accepted Mon.-Fri. No No 6 wks. - 2 years 7:00-6:00

Wee Learn Center 209 E. South, Longview, 75601

758-0153

150

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

Name, Address (Listed by Zip Code)

Phone

Capacity

No

No

6 wks. - Pre-K

Zip Code 75602, 75603, 75604 Almost Angels Day Care Center 1809 S. Mobberly, Longview, 75602

236-7134

97

Mon.-Fri. 5:30-7:00

Yes

Yes

3 wks. - 13 years

Bethel Temple Child Care 1400 Mobberly Dr., Longview, 75602

758-0068

100

Mon.-Sun. No 6:00-6:30

Yes

6 wks. - 12 years

Garret Tender Loving Care 1600 S. Mobberly, Longview, 75602

757-6080

121

Mon.-Fri./ Sat. Yes 6:30-mid./7:30-mid

Yes

18 mos. - 12 years

House of Tots Creative Schools 434 S. Center, Longview, 75602

757-5753

50

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

Birth - 13 years

Longview Agape Learning Academy 2717 S. MLK Blvd., Longview, 75602

753-7390

166

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

18 mos. - 13 years

Longview Child Development Center 1230 S. High, Longview, 75602

758-3861

238

Mon.-Fri. 7:30-5:30

No

No

6 wks. - 5 years

Playing For Keeps, LISD Child Care Ctr. 401 Fifth St., Longview, 75602

381-2200

56

Mon. Fri. 7:00-5:30

No

No

Infant-School Age

3-D Children’s Center 4984 FM 2011, Longview, 75603

643-9566

98

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

6 wks. - 13 years

ABC Son Shine School 202 W. Niblick, Longview, 75604

759-6365

43

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

Toddler - School Age

Campfire Kids Care - Pine Tree Middle 1707 Pine Tree Rd., Longview 75604

759-1015

126

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

Pre-K - 7th Grade

Fairmont Children’s School 1450 W. Fairmont, Longview, 75604

297-3393

85

Mon.-Fri. 6;00-6:00

No

Yes

18 mos. - 10 years

First Step 2307 Kingston, Longview, 75604

295-9999

96

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

Birth - 13 years

Jordan Country Day School 1208 Pine Tree Rd., Longview, 75604

759-3085

120

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

6 wks. - 10 years

Kid Connection 200 Pine Tree Rd., Longview, 75604

759-4630

47

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

Yes

Yes

Birth - 12 years

Kiddie Kampus Learning Academy, Inc. 3902 Gilmer Rd., Longview, 75604

212-5552

132

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

Yes

Yes

Infant - School Age

Primary Colors Preschool #1 3605 Gilmer Rd., Longview, 75604

297-9494

109

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

pre-k

Yes

12 mos. - 11 years

Primary Colors Preschool #2 1901 Toler Rd., Longview, 75604

297-9595

128

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

pre-k

Yes

6 wks. - 12 years

Pure Hart Child Care Center 471 Jamerison Rd., Longview, 75604

297-6208

34

Mon.-Sun. No 6:30-6:30

Yes

Birth - School Age

See Saw Children’s Place Pine Tree Primary 759-1015 401 N. Standard, Longview, 775604

85

Mon.- Fri 6:30- 6:15

Yes

Yes

Pre-K - School Age

The Toy Box Day Care 3833 Gilmer Rd., Longview, 75604

82

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:30

Yes

Yes

Birth - 13 years

297-3374

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903-663-6631

Name, Address (Listed by Zip Code)

Phone

Capacity

Hours & Days Open

Drop After School Ins Care

Ages Accepted

Zip Code 75605, 75606 Building Block Learning Center 215 N. Page Rd., Longview, 75605

236-3880

161

Mon.-Fri. 5:30-6:00

No

Yes

Infant - School Age

Kid Kountry 476 Henderson Ln., Longview, 75605

663-6565

242

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

Birth - 12 years

Mobberly Child Development Center 625 E. Loop 281, Longview, 75605

663-3000

200

Mon.-Fri. 7:00-6:00

No

Yes

6 wks. - 10 years

Oak Forest Montessori School 2000 Greenleaf, Longview, 75605

297-0634

175

Mon.-Fri. 6:00-6:00

No

Yes

18 mos. - 11 years

A Step Ahead Learning Center 401 N. 5th St., Longview, 75606

757-4200

126

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

No

Yes

Toddler - School Age

Camp Fire USA Kids Care Pine Tree Prim.

401 N. 5th St., Longview, 75606

759-1015

85

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:15

Presbyterian Children’s Center 301 N. Center, Longview, 75606

757-8672

110

Mon.-Fri. 7:30-5:30

PreK - School Age No

No

8 wks. - Grade K

Zip Code 75647 Blocks In Your Socks Child Care Center 318 W. Quitman, Gladewater, 75647

845-4709

81

Mon.-Fri. 5:30-6:00

No

Yes

Infant - School Age

Center Street Day Care 405 S. Center St., Gladewater, 75647

844-8899

37

Mon.-Fri. 7:00-6:00

Yes

Yes

6 wks. - 13 years

Kids World 189 Meadow Dr., Gladewater, 75647

734-5177

19

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

The Learning Academy 1600 W. Upshur, Gladewater, 75647

845-1543

85

Mon.-Fri. 6:30-6:00

Infant - School Age No

Yes

6 wks. - 12 years

Caring About Our Children’s Health

2440 Gilmer Rd., Longview, Tx. 903-297-1121 13

Kids Fun Facts

Animals chosen as pets differ around the world. Japanese children tame mice and teach them to dance to music, while in Australia children sometimes make pets of kangaroos.

Alligators can’t stick out their tongues.

Marsh Mallow is a plant that grows in meadows and marshes of eastern Europe. It is now grown in the U.S. During famines, people have eaten its roots.

The root was once used as an ingredient in the candy called marshmallow.

The hermit crab’s home is an empty sea snail shell. When the crab grows too big for the shell, it hunts for a larger one.

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Do your children need low-cost health care coverage?

Find Out about CHIP/ Children’s Medicaid for your children. The most you will pay for all of your children is $50 for one year of coverage, but most families that qualify pay little or nothing.

If your family income is below the following limits, there is a good chance your children may be eligible for CHIP or Children’s Medicaid.

Updated Income Guidelines for CHIP/Children’s Medicaid April 2009 – April 2010 Family Members May qualify for Children’s Medicaid May qualify for CHIP (Adults plus children) Annual Family Income Annual Family Income 1 $10,830 $21,660 2 $14,570 $29,140 3 $18,310 $36,620 4 $22,050 $44,100 We also offer assistance with Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, CHIP Perinatal, and Long Term Care.

Contact Us to see how we might be able to assist you!

888-903-0028 903-535-0028 www.healthyeasttx.org

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Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc. offers the following services in our 23 county service area: School Based Drug Testing Program in partnership with LISD Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment, Adolescent Alcohol Reduction Program, HIV Medical and Dental Services, HIV Case Management Services and Mental Health Services, Prevention of HIV, Substance Abuse and Hepatitis C for ages 12-17 FREE and ANONYMOUS HIV TESTING FREE and CONFIDENTIAL HEPATITIS C AND SYPHILIS TESTING TOLL FREE NUMBERS Longview Texarkana Paris 877-234-0936 888-295-3083 877-446-4712 Longview offi ces: 903234-8808 903-234-0936 16