Hatch is proud to collaborate with organizations who share a similar mission: enrich early education and support the needs of students and educators. Our business partners set the standard for high quality technology, service and supplies for early education.
Hatch is an exclusive reseller of SMART™ products to the early childhood and special education markets. Most of the Hatch technology solutions come complete with SMART™ multi-touch technology in addition to educational content. Digital portfolios, progress monitoring, lesson planning, scaffolded lessons and engaging math and literacy content makes SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and SMART Table™ classroom technology even smarter!
Hatch is a Gold Partner of Microsoft, working together to bring customers the latest Microsoft products. All Hatch Computer Learning Centers are equipped with the Microsoft®Windows operating system as well as premium Microsoft® Office and Utility products. Microsoft Corporate provides software and hardware products and solutions worldwide, working across multiple segments (Client, Server and Tools, Online Services, Business Solutions, and Entertainment and Devices Division). The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.
Teaching Strategies is a dynamic educational publishing company that serves the early childhood community exclusively, bringing curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family connection resources to programs serving children from birth through kindergarten. Its mission is to provide the most effective early education resources to support the critical work of early childhood educators. For more information, please visit TeachingStrategies.com.
Hatch’s iStartSmart® computer learning system is aligned with Teaching Strategies GOLD® assessment system to enable educators to utilize authentic data from Hatch’s individual child reporting as evidence for each child’s GOLD assessment. The iStartSmart system provides real-time, authentic data on individual progress toward key skills that can be accessed at any time, and with iStartSmart Mobile, from anywhere. By aligning these activities with Teaching Strategies GOLD, educators now have the ability to conduct more frequent, on-going assessments, giving them the power to make informed observations and instructional decisions.
Hatch is a Platinum Partner of Intel. This alliance ensures that both organizations work together extensively to find the best processor and circuit components for Hatch Computer Learning Centers. Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells integrated circuits for computing and communications industries worldwide. It offers microprocessor products used in notebooks, netbooks, desktops, servers, workstations, storage products, embedded applications, communications products, consumer electronics devices and handhelds. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
iStartSmart® Mobile tablet uses the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T to help children develop essential literacy and math skills. Founded in 1989, ASUS is a leading innovator in personal computing products and offers a broad portfolio of products that includes notebooks, netbooks, tablets and more. In 2012, ASUS products won 4,168 distinguished awards (more than 11 awards per day).> ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Case Study
Early Childhood Investigations Webinars is a series of free online professional development sessions for early education professionals. The series is produced, hosted and promoted by Engagement Strategies, LLC., presented by many of the brightest experts and strongest leaders in the field of early care and education, and sponsored by Robert-Leslie Publishing. The partners who help bring ECI Webinars to the field, including Hatch and Susan Gunnewig, know preschool administrators and teachers have limited time and money to spare for training. We use our collective strengths to help these dedicated professionals overcome the typical obstacles to participating in conference-quality professional development seminars.
Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. According to a 2011 study of wish impact, most health professionals surveyed say a wish come true can affect their health outcomes. Kids say wishes give them renewed strength to fight their illness, and their parents say these experiences strengthen the entire family. Based in Phoenix, the Make-A-Wish is a leading children’s charity, serving children in every community in the United States. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers nationwide, Make-A-Wish grants a wish every 38 minutes. It has granted more than 200,000 wishes since its inception in 1980. Hatch and Make-A-Wish joined forces in 2008 to raise awareness and support Make-A-Wish chapters across the country in their wish granting efforts. Visit Make-A-Wish of America at wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.
Please visit the Make-A-Wish secure site at https://secure.wish.org to make a tax-deductible donation online. Please Click Here to read more about how Hatch and Make-A-Wish have worked together to grant wishes.
A non-profit organization, founded in 1970 to support families by helping them meet the developmental needs of their children from infancy through school-age. Northwest Child Development Centers (NWCDC) is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors that consist of private and public citizens and parents of four counties, Forsyth, Davie, Davidson & Stokes. Northwest has the capacity to service 700 children and families in community child care centers.
