Category: News
Posted on October 28, 2014
WE RAISED $4,320!!! Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors, donors, volunteers, and everyone who came to the farm! We look forward to using these funds toward enriching our outdoor programming!
Posted on September 17, 2014
Spend a beautiful afternoon at The Coppal House Farm making your way through the tandem corn maze (a bobcat and mouse design), enjoying children’s activities, sipping warm cider, and saying hello to all of the farm animals! Where: 118 North River Road, Lee NH When: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 from 3:00-5:00pm (rain date: Sun. Nov. 2) Cost: $25.00/family in advance or $35.00/family at the event. Tickets canRead More
Posted on August 19, 2014
Come celebrate with us as we unveil our newly renovated playground on Thursday, August 21, 3:00 – 5:00 pm, 60 Strafford Ave in Durham! Enjoy light refreshments, children’s activities and fun, all are welcome!!
Posted on June 13, 2014
Growing Places’ Spring Newsletter is hot off the press and full of exciting news! Click the link below to see our brand new logo, learn about our Woodside Site playground renovations, read about how spring has sprung for GP kids and staff and so much more! Read the Spring Newsletter Here!
Posted on June 2, 2014
Growing Places is now enrolling for summer and fall with only a few spots remaining! Flexible part time or full time care available in our infant, toddler, preschool, and preK classrooms. ½ day kindergarten with busing to and from Moharimet and Mast Way is also available. Contact us at (603) 868-1335 for more information or to schedule a tour.
Posted on May 8, 2014
Join us Saturday May 31st from 10:00am – 12:00pm for a morning of family fun! Pop by our Growing Places beach party or stay the whole time, we will have free children’s activities including sand dough and make your own “wave” canvas bag! Activities are geared towards children ages 2-5 but ALL are welcome to come and play! For more information please contact us at 603-868-1335 and feelRead More
Posted on April 17, 2014
Quackfest 2014 Join us Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 11:00-1:30 for Growing Places’ and Durham Rotary’s annual rubber duck race! Spend the afternoon with family and friends at Oyster River – Durham Landing and enjoy an exciting rubber duck race, free children’s activities, Rotarians grilling up hot dogs and hamburgers and so much more! Ducks are for sale at Growing Places or the day of the event. $5Read More
Posted on March 24, 2014
NH Business Magazine published their first article, part of a three article series, about the importance of quality early childcare. Author Matthew Mowry discusses the importance of early quality childcare and how early childcare has a lastly effect on children encouraging concentration skills, strong academic achievement and higher high school graduation rates. The whole article can be read here: The Importance of Quality Childcare
Posted on December 3, 2013
Growing Places teamed up with the UNH athletic department to participate in their UNH Wildcat Ticket Fundraising program! We sold more than 90 tickets to several UNH Men’s Hockey Games and we raised $2300 to support our programming! Thank you to UNH and all our friends for making this such a success!
Posted on November 20, 2013
Our first ever Bowlapalooza event last weekend was a great success! We had over 100 guests attend our family fun afternoon of bowling, crafts and so much more! We were also not only able to meet our fundraising goal but were able to surpass it by raising more than $10,000 to support our programing! Thank you so much to all the families and friends that attended this event! WeRead More