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BROWN COUNTY A new child care pilot program has come to New Ulm called SMART Steps.
The program was created by A Chance to Grow, a Minneapolis non-profit. A Chance to Grow started a program called Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training (SMART) that helps children’s brains and bodies get ready to learn by building the foundation for basic readiness skills.
The Assistant Director of the Minnesota Learning Resource Center Katie Hansen said the SMART program was made for preschool and kindergarten teachers and paraprofessionals. Through a series of sessions, early childhood educators could learn methods to get kids ready to learn.