{"id":4,"date":"2013-10-08T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T19:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/childrencenter\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:24:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/childrencenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id4_27ebb4-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4_27ebb4-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4_27ebb4-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4_27ebb4-ac > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4_27ebb4-ac > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_77a684-57\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_77a684-57\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_77a684-57\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4_77a684-57 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4_77a684-57\"><br>We value the bonds and attachments each child forms with peers and child care providers alike.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4_e47347-70{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4_e47347-70{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4_e47347-70 > 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