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  • Hanna Perkins Center honors teachers at “Harvest Homecoming” benefit

    Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Kate Vinciquerra, Director of Development kvinciquerra@hannaperkins.org 216.929.0198 Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development honors teachers at “Harvest Homecoming” benefit Sept. 10, 2021 SHAKER HEIGHTS – The 2021 Hadden Award from Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development will be presented to the Hanna Perkins School Teachers at the [...]

  • 5 things you can do to support and promote children’s mental health

    We talk a lot about this thing called mental health, but what does it really mean and how can we promote it in our children?
    According to the Centers for Disease Control, “Mental health in childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones, and learning healthy social skills and how to cope when there are problems.”
    Laying a strong foundation from the start can help children develop appropriate emotional, social and coping skills.
    Here are 5 things parents can do to …

  • Picky Eating

    Picky Eating

    Dear Grandmothers: When we were kids, we had to eat whatever was on our plates without complaint, or we didn’t eat at all. My sister brings her children over for dinner and as soon as she sees what I’m serving tells me her kids won’t eat it, and starts making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for them. Why are kids today so picky?
    Kids today are probably not any pickier than those of previous generations. Don’t you remember slipping your …

  • Cleveland Foundation video features Hanna Perkins

    Hanna Perkins Center is pleased to be one of three local organizations featured in a short video released by The Cleveland Foundation about organizational fund partnerships.

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    10 reasons why Hanna Perkins School is the right choice after the pandemic

    We encourage all families to consider Hanna Perkins School when thinking of placement for their children ready to enter a toddler group, preschool, or kindergarten classroom. Hanna Perkins School emphasizes an emotionally supportive environment with a small teacher-to-pupil ratio that serves as a beneficial experience for students and parents alike. Transitioning from remote learning at [...]
  • community garden

    Community garden becomes a neighborhood hub during the pandemic

    Like many buildings across Ohio, Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development got pretty quiet when the COVID-19 pandemic took over. But as the summer growing season took hold, its community garden became a center of activity. For the past decade, families from the neighborhood have nurtured plots in the community garden, which is part of [...]

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