The Grow and Learn Team (L-R): Julie Jacobson, Julia McGillis, Susan Larson, and Naomi Frein.

The Grow and Learn Team (L-R): Julie Jacobson, Julia McGillis, Susan Larson, and Naomi Frein.

The 1-2-3 Grow and Learn program did some growing this past year and is continuing to grow, now offering the program at 16 elementary school locations within Vancouver, Washougal, and La Center School Districts.  Much of this growing is due to the fabulous team of Family Support Specialists who provide the groups.  A big thank you to Julie Jacobson, Julia McGillis, Naomi Frein, and Susan Larson who are working every day to help support families of children birth to 5 in fostering school readiness skills.  This energetic team provides early social and educational experiences that are aligned with state standards through circle time, individual play time and a group activity that give parents an opportunity to see what they can be doing at home to help prepare children for future success.  We are excited for our biggest year yet and hope to continue to grow in years to come!

Read more about the growth of this program in the ESD Newsroom here.