Parks & Recreation Overview
Grant County Parks and Recreation Director
Tabatha Fryman
Grant County Courthouse
101 Main Street, Suite 4A
Williamstown, KY 41097
859-428-4500
Email: tfryman@grantco.org
www.grantcounty.ky.gov
If you are planning a special event and would like to inquire about use of The Grant County Park or a shelter, contact the Tabatha at least one month in advance.
As of July 1, 2007 there will be a $10.00 reservation fee for use of the shelters at the Grant County Park. This fee will allow for future upgrades & beautification of the shelters and the park.
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Our Mission |
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The goal of the Grant County Parks and Recreation is to provide all residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy a diverse mix of well maintained, safe, scenic and accessible facilities and to offer an array of outdoor recreational opportunities to enhance our quality of life.
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Our History |
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The Grant County Parks and Recreation Department begin on January 2nd, 1999. This year we celebrated ten years of change and development. Since 2007, we have opened two new parks, provided enhancements to a city park, and developed over thirty new recreational opportunities. It is our goal to continue to provide recreational opportunities as well as develop new green space areas within Grant County.
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Park Director Responsibilities |
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The parks and recreation director responsibilities include collaboration with recreational boards to insure field availability, coordinate and execute events and operations, shelter reservations, and community outreach activities. For more information regarding Grant County Parks and Recreation please visit www.grantcounty.ky.gov or call 859-428-4500.
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Born Learning! |
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Born Learning Trails Are
At Grant County Park
Connect: Being in the park can be a time that is restorative, both for you and for your child. It is also a time for you and your child to play and be physically active.
Watch and listen: What does your child like about being in the park? Is it nature, looking at flowers, or watching the autumn leaves tumble to the ground? Is it the activities, the swings or jungle gyms? Is it other children? Is it all of the above?
What is Born Learning ?
Parents and caregivers of young children understand that the early years are important, yet many aren’t sure how to encourage early learning, or feel they don’t have time to do what it takes to help their child succeed in school. Many communities are concerned about children coming to school unprepared, but aren’t coming together to give parents more choices and children more opportunities.
In response, United Way of America is partnering with the Ad Council, Civitas and Families and Work Institute to create Born Learning, an innovative public engagement campaign that helps parents, caregivers and communities create quality early learning opportunities for young children.
Born Learning is designed as a tool for long-lasting community change that supports young children. It has three cornerstones:
1. Awareness – Providing important information about how young children learn.
Born Learning includes nationwide public service announcements in English and Spanish. The PSAs communicate that everyday moments can easily be turned into quality early learning opportunities for young children, as they are born learning. The ads drive parents to this Web site for tips, information and resources, where parents can download educational material and find a Born Learning campaign near them.
2. Education – Providing easy, fun action steps that parents, grandparents and caregivers can use every day.
Educational material provided by Born Learning makes it simple and easy for parents, grandparents, informal caregivers and professional child care providers to find out about, understand and apply the latest research to help children come to school ready to succeed. The material helps parents make learning fun and take advantage of everyday moments.
3. Action – Providing a visible platform for public policy and action.
Born Learning puts research-driven products – along with tools and templates for education and outreach – into communities through a national grassroots network that’s creating innovative ideas to help local children. And we’re supporting a mobilization effort that helps any community’s early learning efforts, providing tools, templates and training, along with more intensive national support for targeted communities or states.
Our goal is to inspire everyone who impacts young children to make the best possible decisions to boost school readiness. And we aim to give each of them the tools to make long-lasting community change.
For more info click here
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