APR 26
2011

Hatch, Inc. donations contribute to Kids-R-Kids fundraising efforts that raised a total of $120,000 for three charities: Helping A Hero (national charity that builds/adapts homes for wounded veterans), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For more information please see below release from Kids-R-Kids.

APR 13
2011

Tuscola County, MI Head Start programs received grant funding through the Future Youth Involvement Foundation to purchase two iStartSmart Computer Learning Centers.Children’s progress is saved each time they use the computer so they will start at the level they left off at when they log in again. The iStartSmart system features progress monitoring tools for teachers who can use the information in planning individualized instruction for students.

MAR 16
2011

Hatch President, Ginny Norton says, “We chose to develop content specifically for SMART products because they’re the Cadillac! We pride ourselves on being the best, and we wanted to make sure that we were aligning ourselves with the best.”

MAR 15
2011

Research derived from authentic studies in actual classrooms will determine best practices for technology in early education. Dr. Lilla Dale McManis, an expert in child development, special education and educational psychology, will head the division.

MAR 07
2011

Challenged by funding sources, the Jewish Community Center of Houston reached out to members of the community to meet the need of introducing technology into its preschool classrooms. The community responded.

FEB 14
2011

Thanks to new technologies, children are discovering how to interact appropriately during play and school times.

JAN 31
2011

Children made significant gains from fall to spring in early literacy, print knowledge, phonological awareness, emergent writing and mathematics skills.

DEC 14
2010

Stepping Stone School has partnered with Hatch® to install both the TeachSmart® and iStartSmartTM Interactive Learning Systems in its pre-kindergarten program. Stepping Stone School leads the way in integrating cutting edge technology in early childhood classrooms with this installation of the latest advancements in research-based educational technology systems.

NOV 11
2010

Hatch was chosen as the primary provider of early childhood education supplies and technology for the rebuilt of The Lighthouse School in Nashville, TN.

AUG 16
2010

Kids 'R' Kids Early Childhood Centers are proud of their purchases of Hatch's TeachSmart™ Learning System!

FEB 10
2009

The goal of this partnership is to support quality instruction for three and four years old children to better prepare them for kindergarten.

DEC 03
2008

Manzanita Little Dragons Preschool is hoping a Smart Board and TeachSmart activities for the interactive whiteboard, donated by Hatch, will lead to smarter students.

NOV 18
2008

Hatch has joined the 'Partnering with MyPyramid: Corporate Challenge', becoming part of a 3-pronged movement where government, industry, and education are taking aim at transforming the way America eats.

OCT 30
2008

Not only will the NWCDC MudPies location benefit, but Hatch® will also provide additional technology and services to the NWCDC family of centers as the partnership develops and the final phases are implemented over the next three years.

OCT 12
2008

Preschool is no longer just about finger-painting and nap time. New research is fueling the creation of more benchmarks and expectations for younger children, and as technology becomes a larger part of everyone’s life, the difference between children who grow up with a computer in their home and those who do not is striking.

MAY 17
2008

SMART products and Hatch’s content, make up the TeachSmart Learning System that Hatch developed to address the special education needs of early learners by being purposeful and playful, while allowing teachers to easily plan and manage the classroom.

MAR 17
2008

In her new role as Director of Product Development, Susan Gunnewig will be researching and developing appropriate products for the early childhood industry to better support teachers and develop young children.