If your child care center is working to provide low-income families with quality early education during the pandemic, apply to partner with Birmingham Talks today! Birmingham Talks invites you to apply for access to valuable resources and professional development tools. Partnering centers will receive a $100 grant, free technology and curriculum from Birmingham Talks, and many other early talk resources and opportunities.
Eligibility Requirements:
Located in Jefferson County
Serving low-income families
At least 10 children ages four or younger enrolled at your center
Birmingham Talks will follow up with all interested organizations by Wednesday, September 16th.
Birmingham Talks believes that lifelong literacy starts at birth and that conversations with adults are the most powerful tool to build babies' brains. Research shows us that young children need to hear 21,000 words a day for optimal brain development, but many children in our city hear as few as 6,000. Birmingham Talks partners with child care centers and preschools to provide technology, coaching, and curriculum to empower teachers to create a robust verbal environment in their classroom. Click here for more information on how our powerful word-counting technology works!
For questions or more information, please contact Birmingham Talks at hi@bhmtalks.org.