( Jackson , Miss.) - Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will begin airing the 30-minute Peabody Award-winning child care series, A Place of Our Own , each Tuesday through Saturday, beginning Tuesday, January 16 th , at 5:30 a.m.
A Place of Our Own is the English-language companion to the Spanish-language series Los Ninos en Su Casa, which begins airing on MPB with five episodes each Sunday from 3:30 a.m. – 6:00 a.m., beginning Sunday, January 21 st .
Both series are designed for parents and anyone else who takes care of young children: grandparents, nannies, babysitters and home childcare providers.
The series covers subjects such as tantrums, literacy, preventing obesity, and speech and language delays. It combines an entertainment format – the daytime talk/demonstration show – with solid educational information on how young children learn, and what adults need to know to help them be prepared for kindergarten and beyond.