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Pre-School Directory
Child Development Center of the Bluegrass 290 Alumni Drive Info: (859) 218-2322 www.cdcbg.org Description: Founded in 1958, CDCB provides pre-school and child care programs, and therapy services that benefit children both with and without special needs. 5-STAR rated in Ky. and NAEYC accredited. On-site physical, occupational and speech therapy offered to enrolled students and to community […]
Learn About ‘Talk With Me’ Program
by Marcey Ansley Words are Powerful! This is a continual theme at Lexington Hearing & Speech Center (LHSC), where our primary mission is to teach children with hearing, speech and language delays and disabilities to listen and talk. We do this through early intervention and most importantly, TALKING! Our ears are the doorway to our […]
Bluegrass Youth Ballet Finds New Home
Over the past 16 years, the Bluegrass Youth Ballet has been a haven for thousands of young dancers and their families. Now, the organization has a new home that feels like the perfect fit. After 12 years at the previous location on Mercer Road, BYB founder Adalhi Aranda learned the building’s owner would not be […]
VT Improves Neuro-Sensory Skills
Although many of us take it for granted, reading is actually a complex skill. The easy part is eyesight. Can you see the words on the page? Often, glasses can correct this deficiency. But as Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, points out, many schoolchildren who have 20-20 eyesight still struggle to read. […]
How to Treat Common Insect Stings
Many of us have been stung by an insect of some sort, whether as children or as adults. In the U.S., honeybees and yellow jackets account for most insect stings. Other bees and other wasps, such as hornets, can also sting. In some areas of the U.S., fire ants and scorpions can also do this. […]
FCPS Names New Principals at Liberty, Athens-Chilesburg Elementary Schools
All top leadership posts in Fayette County’s 37 elementary schools are now filled with the selection June 28 of two new principals. Lisa Kear is the new principal of Liberty Elementary School, and Mark Rose is the new principal of Athens-Chilesburg Elementary. The principals assumed their new positions July 1. “Each new hire strengthens our […]
Birthday Parties
Explorium of Lexington The Square, 440 W. Short Street / (859) 258-3253 www.explorium.com All parties include tableware, balloons, all-day admission to the museum, and loads of fun for the kids. Check out www.explorium.com for more information! Gattitown Lexington 2524 Nicholasville Road / (859) 277-2323 www.gattitownlexington.com Gatittown has the BEST birthday parties in town with great […]
Letter From Katie: Before Writing, I Now Check With My 8-Year-Old
My daughter came downstairs the other morning wearing a new dress her grandmother had purchased. I wanted to take a picture of her to share with my mom and show how cute the dress looked on our girl. After I snapped the photo with my phone, CeCe wagged her finger at me and loudly said, […]
‘Big Latch On’: Breastfeeding Education Event Is Aug. 3
The annual Big Latch On breastfeeding event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Pleasant Ridge Park in Lexington. The event, co-hosted by Mindful Moms of the Bluegrass, LFUCG Health Department and Lexington Family Magazine, is part of an international effort to set a record for most babies breastfeeding at a set time in […]
Treatments for Learning Differences Abound
It’s estimated that one in five children in the U.S. have learning disabilities. These range from dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, dyspraxia, speech problems and other issues that can create barriers in living a fully-functional life. Luckily, the medical community has caught up with the prevalence of these diagnoses to offer specialized therapies. It used to be […]