YMCA’s Kids’ Time Site at Brookview Elementary Takes Literacy Leap
At the start of the 2024–2025 program year, Brookview Elementary’s Kids’ Time site, a United Way funded program of the YMCA of Rock River Valley, was full of potential but still finding its footing with adding a literacy component to their program. Site leaders were enthusiastic but unsure how to blend structured reading into a play-centered after-school routine.