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A sincere thank you to all of First Chapter’s Bocce Ball Tournament sponsors. Through your generosity we reached over 1,500 families in O...

We love this book for many reasons, but one of our favorite things about 10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book by Janet Schulma...

At a recent First Chapter workshop, kids explored storytelling through hands-on activities while parents learned new ways to boost langua...

Play peek-a-boo with your little one. Babies love hiding games, which help develop the parts of their brains that help make connections a...

We’re on the right track! A new study shows that the gap in school readiness between low and high income students has decreased despite r...

What: Retell and Discuss After you finish reading a story with your child, take a minute to retell the story together. Talk about the beg...

Did you know that around the world more than 100 million adults are not able to read or write? Illiteracy has a direct correlation with...

Did you know that everyday activities such as asking your child if he wants more food, counting his toes, and stacking blocks together ar...

First Chapter workshop attendees learn about early brain development and how important the first few years are to building a foundation t...

Jill and I are delighted to welcome you to First Chapter. We are mothers of young children who bonded over our fascination of our babies’...