2012 Week of Young Child (WOYC) - A Great Collaboration! Reading is fun, and these kids proved it, with a little help from Betsy of Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures! Check out some photos on UNC-TV's KIDS Facebook site from the WOYC library event that took place April 22-28, 2012. Community literacy partners included Wake Association for the Education of Young Children (Wake aeyc), Wake County Public Library, Home Child Care Association, Southeast Regional Library, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures, Wake Tech, Wake County Smart Start, Meredith College Advocates for Young Children and UNC-TV. Click here to see pictures. You can also visit www.wakeaeyc.org for more details.

PBS KIDS LAB UNC-TV promotes learning with PBS KIDS Lab! PBS KIDS Lab is a bilingual resource built on the belief that every new technology is an opportunity for learning. Lab enhances early math and literacy skills for children ages 2-8 through the power of media and curriculum-based content. PBS KIDS Lab makes learning fun for the classroom and the whole family. For a variety of great activities for you to do with your child while on the go, visit the "Ideas on the Go" section.

Workshops Offered by UNC-TV UNC-TV educational staff are providing a variety of standard based interactive workshops. Visit here for more details.

Read-a-roo' Block Party Features PEEP and Dinosaur Train Join Read-a-roo & all her friends on UNC-KD for her month long Block Party- Saturdays & Sundays at 8 AM & 4 PM!! Continue to tune into PEEP and The Big Wide World in April and hop on the Dinosaur Train in May. UNC-KD welcomes the North Carolina Zoo as our first sponsor of Read-a-roo's Block Party. Visit for the UNC-KD schedule.

Sesame Street Food For Thought FOOD FOR THOUGHT: EATING WELL ON A BUDGET is a bilingual, multimedia program designed to help support families who have children between the ages of 2 and 8 and are coping with uncertain or limited access to affordable and nutritious food. Check out the Sesame Street website to download a toolkit for your family or classroom. If you'd like to have a Food For Thought workshop conducted at your childcare center or agency, contact Pamela Orr at 919-549-7149 or elearning@unctv.org.

What are UNC-TV's Teachers and Childcare Providers Services?
UNC-TV's Ready To Learn for teachers and childcare providers is an unprecedented combination of services, including the full line-up of PBS children's series--the quality educational, nonviolent, noncommercial programming that parents have trusted for two generations; specially-produced "program break" segments delivering educational messages; and a variety of outreach services and materials for parents, teachers, and other caregivers. The service is targeted to children ages 2-12. Continues...