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New app connects parents to free resources, events for children in Fort Worth

  • January 19, 2023

  Parent LaShun Cabness often wonders if her children are reaching their milestones. She has three children — a 3-year-old and 3-month-old twins — so knowing where they should be in their development is important. Cabness turned to Parent Pass, an app that she helped develop through her job as a family and community partnership […]

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New app ‘Parent Pass’ helps families find fun activities in their city

  • October 10, 2022

View original: https://www.wfaa.com/video/life/family/new-app-parent-pass-helps-families-find-fun-activities-in-their-city/287-453dd424-0dde-45fc-a5d6-0a7406542c4b

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Fort Worth families help create child care app

  • October 10, 2022

Parent Pass gives parents access to information and resources for child care Parents are always looking for ways to make taking care of their kids a little easier. Thanks to advancements in technology, parents have more options for child care than ever before. Now, things are about to get even easier as a group of […]

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Fort Worth families collaborate to develop new app for parents and caregivers

  • October 10, 2022

Fort Worth parents and caregivers now have access to information and resources at their fingertips. The Best Place for Kids!, a public-private partnership focused on ensuring every Fort Worth child is on a path to learning and life success, has launched an app for Fort Worth parents and caregivers called Parent Pass. Parent Pass offers […]

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Critical Mention | Parent Pass App

  • October 10, 2022

  View original at https://app.criticalmention.com/app/#/clip/public/6458e477-9b8b-4c1c-a0c8-ba65c98475b0

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A Fort Worth app launching this week aims to connect parents, teachers, care providers

  • September 08, 2022

  A Tarrant County partnership called Best Place Kids is launching an app for parents to connect with local resources, find events and locate child care that fits their unique needs. BEST PLACE FOR KIDS Best Place for Kids Parents in Fort Worth are always looking for information. Dozens of Facebook groups, newsletters and call-outs […]

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Free app helps Fort Worth parents find the best place for their kids

  • September 08, 2022

  The “Best Place for Kids” team and 100 Fort Worth families spent more than 1,100 hours designing and developing a parent and caregiver-focused app. The first-of-its-kind app called Parent Pass connect families to community resources. Read the original article at: https://www.fox4news.com/video/1111661

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The Best Place for Kids!® Launches First-of-its-Kind App to Connect Fort Worth Parents with Free Resources, Events, and Education Opportunities

  • September 08, 2022

  The Parent Pass App was designed by Fort Worth families, for Fort Worth families and features a multitude of free parenting resources including a local child care finder, learning resources for kids aged zero to eighteen, family events, neighbor giveaways, and more. The Best Place for Kids!, the public-private partnership focused on ensuring every Fort Worth child is on a […]

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COVID closed child care centers across Texas. Here’s how you can find day care.

  • June 20, 2022

  Child care providers in Arlington, Fort Worth talk about the struggles to keep their doors open during the pandemic. When Onia Wallace left for a multiple-day work trip for her job as an education lobbyist, she was worried about leaving her young children, including a daughter with special needs, in the care of her […]

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The 2021 Best Place for Kids® Annual Report

  • February 28, 2022

The 2021 Best Place for Kids® Annual Report is a great place to see all the wonderful advancements we made over the last year. Partnering with 100 families and 10 community partners across nine neighborhoods in Fort Worth, to co-develop and build the first-of-its-kind local Parent Pass™ App that will be free for local families. […]

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