Featured Vendor - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, is an internationally recognized biomedical research center dedicated to finding cures for the catastrophic diseases of children. Its work is supported primarily through public contributions. St. Jude patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay, with St. Jude Hospital covering the costs beyond those reimbursed by third-party insurers, and all costs when no insurance is available. To date, St. Jude has treated more than 20,000 children from the United States and around the world. For more information please visit www.stjude.org.

Featured Vendor - The Learning Experience, Milford

The Learning Experience® is a premier child development center in Milford, MA. Just a few minutes from major highway 495 and Route 109, it is conveniently located at the intersection of East Main Street (Route 16) and Fortune Boulevard.

The center enjoys an excellent reputation for providing children the finest care and education in a warm and nurturing environment. We take pride in maintaining the most clean and secure setting for child care and education. We offer care to children ages six weeks to six years. Our highly qualified staff has several years of relevant education and experience in child care and child development.

TLE curriculum is a theme based program providing age appropriate activities that foster and strengthen your child’s developmental needs. We have a structured yet fun and exciting environment. Our unparalleled curriculum at The Learning Experience® includes a unique interactive program called L.E.A.P (Learning Experience Academic Program). L.E.A.P. provides our children the opportunity to develop core academic skills so essential for later success. This includes hands on science, math, music, and art. Also taught at our state of the art center is technology. Children fluent in technology will be one step ahead of the rest. It includes computer, photography, how to properly use the telephone, television and a wealth of knowledge in other related subjects.

One of the most exciting things about our center is our proprietary Fun With Phonics® early reading program. This past year a study of all children attending TLE across the nation, found that well over 90% of our children were reading by age 4 years. This is the best gift we can give to our children. They are fully prepared to enter Kindergarten and first grade when they graduate from our center.

Our programs start with very young infants. At TLE we teach sign language to all of our children starting with the babies. Research has proven that babies who learn signing can have IQ’s as much as 12 points higher than those who do not. In addition to all this, one of the favorite go to spots around here is another special learning area called Make Believe Boulevard®. In this area our children learn socialization skills. They love to dress up in the costumes and role play in the various shops of the Boulevard.

Open year round from 6:30am to 6:30pm, The Learning Experience® at Milford is perfect for the best overall development for children and their working parents. Many non-working parents have enrolled their children at our center, as they believe that our program is the premier in childhood learning and development.

Featured Vendor - Discovery Toys

Discovery Toys are educational toys, games and music for infants to age twelve and beyond. For over 30 years, our educational toys have helped Teach, Play and Inspire children and parents everywhere. Discovery learning toys are more than fun: they are a gateway to Lifelong learning.

Featured Vendor - Usborne Books & More

Welcome to the wonderful world of Usborne Books and More!

We offer an incredible variety of fiction and non-fiction titles in all age ranges and subjects. One of the most creative and original book lines in the United States is now available through the combination of Usborne and Kane/Miller. Browse our amazing selection of over 1300 titles and sign up to win $50 in free books at http://www.yellowduckbooks.biz/

Want a few Books? Place an order!

Want a lot of Books? Host a book show and earn them for free! E-mail me at jana@yellowduckbooks.biz (mention code EXPO in your e-mail) or visit my booth at the Expo to book your date and receive an additional $20 in FREE books!

Want them for your school/day care/church/hospital? Contact me (jana@yellowduckbooks.biz) or visit our booth at the Expo for more information about scheduling a fundraiser or book fair! Our Reach for the Stars pledge based reading incentive program is the ONLY fundraiser that returns 100% of money raised to the participating organization in the form of books and/or cash! WOW!!

Want them all and need an income with a flexible schedule? Purchase the Usborne Books Consultant Kit and earn a great income while creating an amazing library for your family and impacting literacy in your area! You just can’t go wrong! Visit our booth at the Expo or go to http://www.yellowduckbooks.biz/ and click Income Opportunities for more information!

Usborne Books & More offers a unique opportunity to build a home-based business while impacting our nation's literacy. We offer full or part-time income while working around your family's schedule. Members of our sales team rank in the top five percent of income earners in the nation! Usborne Books & More is a division of Educational Development Corporation (EDC), a well-established company that has twice been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of The 200 Best Small Companies in America and three times by Fortune Magazine as one of America's 100 Fastest Growing Small Companies, and has been in existence for over 15 years.

Whether you are looking for a part-time or full-time career, we are confident that Usborne Books & More can meet your dreams and goals. Through this new venture, you'll meet and make new friends, receive recognition at all levels, experience personal growth and develop new skills while still placing your family first.

Usborne Books & More allows you to be in control of your time and income, and by sharing the opportunity with others, you will secure your own success. Set your goals, take responsibility for achieving them and look forward to enjoying a brighter financial future!

Mission Statement: "The future of our world depends on the education of our children. UBAM delivers educational excellence one book at a time. We provide economic opportunity while fostering strong family values. We touch the lives of children for a lifetime."

Featured Vendor - Salt Marsh Pottery

Based out of Darmouth, MA, Salt Marsh Pottery, owned by Betsy Powel creates wonderful baby print keepsakes.

Capture those tiny hands and feet before time slips away! Betsy and her crew will be taking impressions at the show! She will then take that impression back to the shop, finish it and ship the finished piece to you. This is the best way to capture and preserve a fleeting moment in the child's life. So many people tell them, "After the kids, this is the first thing I'd grab in a fire!"

Be sure to make your appointment for this day! Call Betsy at 1-800-859-5028.

Salt Marsh Pottery also specializes in bowls, trays, trivets, plates, signs, candle/wine holders and much more!

Featured Vendor - Milford Women, Infants, Children

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a nutrition education and supplemental food program. WIC provides free individualized nutrition counseling and checks for free healthy foods for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women and infants and children up to 5 years old. WIC also provides immunization screening and referrals to other health and social services programs.

Visit the Milford WIC Program at Booth #22.

Featured Vendor - Viacord

What is cord blood?

Preserving your child's umbilical cord blood with ViaCord could be one of the most important decisions you make to protect your family's health. Why? Because your baby's cord blood is a valuable source of precious stem cells.

What is it used for?

Cord blood stem cells are proven in the treatment of nearly 80 diseases. New treatments with cord blood focus on regenerative medicine. The emerging field is centered on treatment for conditions such as juvenile diabetes, cerebral palsy, and brain injury.

What is the chance someone in your family will be treated with stem cells?

1 in 217 people will have a stem cell transplant by the age of 70.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS:

Visit Viacord at the Blackstone Valley Baby Expo Booth #10

or visit our website http://www.viacord.com, or call 1-866-880-6570