Our Mission: To advance an equitable society by supporting early childhood educators and parents who seek to provide the highest quality care for children.

"We were able to interact with peers and learn different ways to bring diversity to our classrooms and centers.  Resources and group work opened the possibilities and different ideas I can incorporate at work. It brought further awareness to my lack of cultural/ inclusivity representation within my class through questions and strategies to improve."

"Thank you for giving us these trainings to improve our understanding of children."

"When taking this pre-recorded training, I found the process to be very smooth and easy. The recording was easy to watch and engaging and allowed time for personal reflection. It also included a lot of information that is easy to implement in the classroom and helpful."

"This training was engaging because it allowed time for reflection about our own classrooms as well as insight on how to make changes for the benefit of the children."

"I found the training engaging. I especially liked the suggested book resources at the end of the training. I also like the idea of encouraging the parents to share home pictures to use to tell stories. One way I will change how I teach based on this training is to place pictures of children and their families on the wall in various places in the classroom and tell stories about the children. I also plan to take pictures of the children during the day and make little story books using small photo albums (I loved that idea).  I will educate my parents on the importance of building language rich environments."

"I received the best news this morning that I had received my CDA credential. I am so excited and just wanted to thank you and all the staff at Leaps and Bounds for all of your help and support throughout the process. From Kylah Washington's well-composed and organized emails to get us started. Chamayne Green and Debra help us at each of our Cohort sessions and check-in sessions. I definitely felt like I had so much support to keep me motivated from beginning to end. I could not have asked for a better group of people to learn and grow from during this process and I am so happy to be able to share my success with you.

Thank you all so much,"

"I enjoy thinking about why we do the things we do in working with children. These trainings are good reminders."

"This training really showed that you can incorporate science into a lot of different aspects in the classroom. It doesn't always need to be structured or overly planned out. You can classify or observe other aspects. I will try and incorporate the 5 science elements more in my classroom. I found the training engaging because it included practical examples and interactive activities that I can apply with the children."

"This worked out really well to be able to take the Class whenever you have free time! I really enjoyed the class and found the information very useful. Thank you!"

My name is Lorna Parks from House of Joy Childcare. I would like to thank The WOM Resource center and the Infant Toddler cohort and Miss Jenny Maynard for providing the infant and toddler training for us early childhood education practitioners to continue to improve our establishments. Jenny’s availability exceeded my expectations. I could call at any time given time and get a timely response. The opportunity given to network and bounce ideas off of each other was priceless. The assistance with technology, the access to-resources that were available and the time she shared with me to submit our application for my Great Start to Quality rating was more than enough and she came back, allowing me time to revise my documents and accomplish becoming a five level Licensed home childcare provider!

We always had a nice balance of healthy and good tasting snacks at our meet ups.

I looked forward to our in person, meetings, knowing that I could always laugh and smile with Jenny and the other Childcare owners, as well as their teachers.

Our suggestions were always considered when it came to what classes we desire to have in the future I look forward to American Sign Language classes for our young infants and our nonverbal children with cognitive concerns

I truly enjoy the the many zoom training sessions that provide information and assistance on trainings classes and help keep us in compliance with Licensing and maintaining our levels for Great Start to Quality.

Jenny's patience, humor and expertise was well received by myself and others! Continue to support and educate the teachers of our future.

"Thank you! These trainings are always so great. Thank you for the wonderful resources. :)"

"I truly enjoyed the training and found it both engaging and inspiring. I appreciate all the support and resources you and your team provide for professional development. I will definitely review the upcoming training calendars and hope to join more sessions in the future. Thank you again for your guidance and encouragement. I look forward to continuing my learning journey with your programs"

"Six years ago, I had an opportunity to attend this amazing CDA class through Leaps and Bounds Family Services but life hit me hard. I had a baby, got married, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and I never could take advantage of this program. But the opportunity to participate has come back around full circle and I can receive my CDA. For me, earning my CDA will be a great way to sharpen my teaching skills and stay up to date on the latest developments in early childhood education. I am so blessed. Thank you."

"I think it was awesome of you to allow our Infant/Toddler cohort sessions to continue with your support. These classes are supportive to childcare workers that help us to continue.

Thanks, you rock."