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Young Stars Child Development Center (2023 Profile)

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  • At Young Stars Child Development Center, our highly dedicated and
    trained teachers nurture your child’s individual development every
    day. Through our unique and thoughtful approach to child care, your
    child will explore, learn and grow, while developing in all aspects
    – emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually. We hope you
    will join the Young Stars CDC family.
  • There is a Guard check-in at the center upon entry. All
    parents/authorized people must have ID to enter our building. There
    are cameras throughout the building and a keypad entry into the
    center once you’ve gone through check point. The center also has
    fenced playgrounds.
  • Hours Of Operation: 6am to 6pm, M-F
  • Languages Spoken: Spanish

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Description: At Young Stars Child Development Center, our highly dedicated and trained teachers nurture your child’s individual development every day. Through our unique and thoughtful approach to child care, your child will explore, learn and grow, while developing in all aspects – emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually. We hope you will join the Young Stars CDC family.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 6/14/2013.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number:
    1516860
  • Capacity:
    95
  • Age Range:
    Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
    No
  • Type of Care:
    Child Care Program
  • Initial License Issue Date:
    Oct 22, 2013
  • District Office:
    Dallas
  • District Office Phone:
    (214) 951-7902 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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IN DALLAS – Our Texas – Russian Newspaper in Houston, Dallas, San-Antonio, Austin, Texas

GOVERNOR ABBOTT’S SPEAK

over 400 business leaders. The Governor outlined how he will work with members of the Texas Legislature to ensure that a robust economic program that promotes growth keeps Texas America’s economic powerhouse.

“The Dallas metropolitan area ranks first in the nation for high-tech job additions thanks to a well-trained workforce, world-class airport, leading research universities and affordable real estate,” Governor Abbott said. “Last year was a big one for Dallas, with a record number of jobs, a record number of Texans working in greater Dallas, and below-state average unemployment. This is a testament to the ingenuity and determination of local business leaders. Today, Texas is America’s economic giant, where entrepreneurs can voice their vision and know they live in a state where they can realize it. In this session, we will work to ensure that Texas remains a land of economic opportunity and prosperity.”

In his remarks, the Governor highlighted the critical policies that will help businesses large and small continue to thrive in our state, from lowering property taxes to developing the workforce and eliminating red tape that slows business growth.

He also discussed the recently announced $100 billion plan to strengthen the state’s transportation infrastructure and efforts to prepare the state’s power grid to meet the growing needs of our growing state.

A SAD END OF THE FORMER VALLEY VIEW MALL

A once-beloved mall in North Dallas is coming to an end as demolition of the former Valley View Mall on the LBJ Freeway and Preston Road began on March 16, ending nearly a decade of downtime.

The mall closed in 2015 and the big renovation plans never came to fruition. The AMC Cinema, the latest tenant, closed in 2021.

After trying to work with property owners, the city of Dallas released a letter in November 2022 demanding the building be demolished by June 1st. The owner of the property began removing the asbestos on 1 December.

But after two fires, the city moved the demolition start date to right now, this minute.

In February, following ongoing criminal activity that led to a series of fires, the Dallas Police Department notified the property owner that the site would be designated as a crime site.

“This demolition is long overdue for our community,” said Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. “As we have seen, the former mall facility has fallen into disrepair and has become a danger to our public security personnel. Dallas deserves secure buildings, a strong international district, and vibrant new development on the site of the former Valley View Mall. This is a big step forward on all fronts.”

District 11 City Councilwoman Janey Schultz said, “With today’s demolition of the remainder of the Valley View Mall, we are turning the page on this long dormant property and safety hazard in our community. We look forward to transforming this area, including within the planned Dallas International District.

Final demolition is scheduled to be completed by June 1st.

AT THE ZOO ADD

At the Dallas Zoo, Mlilo the elephant, one of the elephants removed in 2016 from their homeland in Swaziland and imported to three US zoos, one of which was the Dallas Zoo, had a baby elephant. The new elephant is a male, he was born on February 26th. His father Tendaji is also one of the Swazi elephants.

In their post announcing the birth, the zoo boasts that for the first time it was a “herd birth”, meaning they allowed another elephant, Zola – also one of the elephants taken from Swaziland – to be around at the time of the birth “just like it would happen in the wild”.

One might assume this is a positive move for the zoo, which has previously quarantined the mother to give birth in an isolated metal cage, but comparing such births to the wild is a bit too much.

This is the second birth of Mlilo the elephant at the zoo, who unfortunately was already pregnant when she was taken from Swaziland; she gave birth to Ajaba in 2018 (a birth the zoo called a “surprise”)

Baby animals are a welcome addition to zoos. They represent a big financial boost as they increase the number of visitors.

CITY LIFE AND HEALTHY FOOD

The Dallas City Council has adopted a Comprehensive Urban Agriculture Plan (CUAP) to ensure that all communities have access to healthy local food.

Goals include removing regulatory barriers, supporting access to farmland, and providing access to urban agricultural education and resources.

The plan is based on the Comprehensive Environment and Climate Action Plan (CECAP) that the City adopted in May 2020 to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

“By 2050, it is predicted that 89% of the US population and 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas,” says Carlos Evans, director of the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability. “CUAP is an important step to ensure that all of our communities have access to healthy local food.”

NATIONAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT FROM CALIFORNIA TO DALLAS FORT WORTH

As reported by USA Pickleball, the national governing body for pickleball and the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) ) are moving the 2023 U. S. National Pickleball Championship from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, where they have been running since 2018, to the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch.

The National Championship is the world’s largest pickleball tournament and venue and the 2023 event is expected to be twice the size of 2022 with over 3,500 amateur and professional players playing across 65 courts.

The event will take place from 4 to 12 November and will be presented by the PPA Tour.

PPA CEO Connor Pardow says in a statement that Farmers Branch has beaten other cities in the running for the honor, but he does not name other cities.

“After a competitive bidding process that included bids from several city governments, Dallas and the Dallas Athletic Commission came up with the best combination to take the national championship to the next level,” says Pardow. “In addition, Invited’s Brookhaven Country Club, one of the state’s premier golf and tennis resorts for over six decades and located in the City of Farmers Branch, has been recognized as the perfect venue for an event of this magnitude and prestige.

USA Pickleball Chairman Robert Quicksilver says the move to Dallas, which he calls “one of the great cities in the US,” will be more geographically accessible to its membership of more than 70,000.

The organizers have yet to reveal how much prize money will be given out to the professional divisions, other than the fact that it will exceed the 2022 total of $150,000.

The total number of participants in the event is estimated at 25,000 people.

Amateur players will have more opportunities to qualify with the addition of three new pre-championship Golden Ticket tournaments to USA Pickleball:

Selkirk Texas Open, May 31-June 4

Baird Seattle Open, July 27-30

Kansas City Open, August 24-27 9 0005

Meanwhile, an upgrade planned for the championship includes designating the street outside Brookhaven Country Club as “Pickleball Boulevard” to make room for a stage, live music, and family events with sponsors and local businesses.

Food and drink vendors from across Texas will be in attendance for the Taste of Pickle Exhibit, which will give tournament participants the opportunity to sample local cuisine.

Nightly musical performances and interactive events are planned, which the organizers hope will create an unforgettable experience for fans and players.

FAMOUS SHOW IS INVITED

HGTV’s hit show is looking for members: No Demo Reno, a remodeling series hosted by Jenn Todrick, aka The Wandering Redhead, invites homeowners living in north Dallas. Far north.

Todrick is the founder of a very famous blog called Life Like a Stray Redhead which has earned her over 1.2 million followers on Instagram.

‘No Demo Reno’ about how she develops cost-saving ideas to transform homes to keep the original floor plan. The show dismisses demolition as a path to renewal, which means no accidental demolition of walls.

The series debuted in March 2021, followed by a successful second season in 2022. Now it’s been extended for a third round and they’re looking for homeowners in the area, particularly those in Lucas, Fairview, Allen and McKinney, who are eager to remodel their homes.

Requirements for participants:

  • Houses in need of cosmetic repairs (3 to 4 rooms).
  • Mainly interior spaces: kitchens, main living spaces and other unique spaces.
  • Homeowners must have a budget between $85,000 and $150,000.

Also, they need people who are excited to be on TV and who love the idea of ​​Todrik taking over the reins of remodeling their home.

Homeowners must be willing and able to vacate during the renovation, which is expected to take 10 weeks. At the same time, household appliances are not included in the budget.

Apply online or email [email protected] for more information.

Todrick is from Burleson; she and her husband Mike own Armor Coffee in Allen and have three children.

She also wrote a book published in 2017 called W(h)ine: 50 Perfect Wines to Pair with Your Child’s Rotten Behavior, which she says has sold out three times and received 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon with reviews such as: “Warning: you might wet yourself because it’s so funny!!!”

TRUCK YARD REOPENING

Dallas’ Greenville Avenue outdoor meeting point reopened: The backyard Truck Yard, now a must in the food and beverage world, has reopened at 5624 Sears St. , across from Trader Joe’s after a $2 million renovation that includes installation of the famous Tango Frogs sculptures.

The establishment quietly closed in November, and in fact, when it closed, questions about the closure were not answered. Now it is clear that it was temporary. They re-opened on March 10, just in time for the St. Patrick’s Day party.

According to a press release, Truck Yard owner Jason Boso felt it was time for an upgrade.

“While no one likes to shell out money to shell out, we felt a renovation was needed to keep up with demand at our Dallas facility. A first of its kind, we’ve learned a lot over the last decade and have since built other locations to support the type of business we want to continually offer to guests,” Boso says.

Truck Yard, famous for its food trucks, cheese steaks and nachos, and outdoor drinks, first opened in 2013 and is celebrating a decade of operation.

The renovation included functional improvements such as:

  • A more year-round weather-friendly concept
  • Covered terraces and four fire pits
  • Large bar and kitchen at the back of the house for a large number of visitors
  • Asphalt access road for food trucks
  • New toilets

Hosts have implemented tableside technology so customers can order drinks directly from their phone for delivery.

Also added more truck seating, new furniture, covered space for private events and new cocktails.

And, of course, there are frogs. The six Tango frogs, designed by artist Bob “Daddy-O” Wade, originally graced an 80s nightclub called Tango’s, located at 1827 Greenville Avenue, now home to Starbucks and formerly Taco Cabana.

Three frogs ended up in a truck stop on I-35 in Hillsboro, from where they were retrieved in 2014 by Taco Cabana executives Tim Taft and Todd Courver, who installed them on top of a restaurant with great fanfare. (The other three are at Chuy’s in Nashville.)

When Taco Cabana closed its Greenville Avenue location in 2020, it threatened the frogs’ status. Boso intervened, stating at the time that they would position Tango Frogs so that they could be an Instagram-worthy product and continue to show appreciation for the artwork.

They posted on their Facebook page news about repainting the frogs, as well as a video of the repair.

“They immediately try to make a hockey player out of a child, but he, first of all, must be an athlete”

Why do players have many chronic injuries by the age of 15? Why do parents overload their children? What specialists are lacking in Russian hockey schools? The OFP coach answers.


Boris Afanasiev
– OFP coach of SKA-Strelna school teams born in 2006, 2007 and 2010 Master of sports in athletics.

“By the age of 15-16, the players already have a lot of chronic injuries”

– What is your job as a coach?

– I work at the SKA-Strelna school, which is part of the SKA Academy. This is a fairly young school, she is only seven years old. I am a physical training coach in teams born in 2006, 2007 and 2010. Our guys went to the Championship of Russia among the regions and won tournaments born in 2006 and 2007 as part of the St. Petersburg team. And this is the common merit of our coaches who work with the guys in our school. I conduct all classes that take place on earth. Of course, in the presence of the head coach. Our global tasks are to prepare the guys for graduation to the SKA main team. And, of course, there are tasks for the season – this is to successfully perform at the championship of St. Petersburg and go to the final of the championship of Russia. Also in the off-season we prepare the team at the training camp. In this way, we develop various qualities in the players and keep them in shape in the middle of the season so that they feel stronger, more resilient, more comfortable.

– There is an opinion that by the age of 12 many Russian players already have health problems. Is it due to improper physical preparation?

– This happens not at the age of 12, but later – at the age of 15-16, closer to graduation from school. By this age, hockey players already have many chronic injuries. This is the result of the fact that often training on the ground is not carried out with specialists and there is a violation of the technique of performing the exercise. In fact, this is a big problem in our hockey.

– No GPT coaches?

– Many clubs, including children’s clubs, do not want to understand that such specialists are needed. They believe that the head coach can handle it on his own. Plus, there are coaches who believe that they understand everything themselves, and do not let anyone in to prepare the team. But it is impossible for one person to own such a volume of information. We believe that OFP is 50 squats, 50 push-ups, 50 presses, ran 20-30 laps at the stadium and you’re done. But this is fundamentally wrong. Certain exercises should go one after another, plus all workouts should be regulated by load, by quantity. In addition, they seriously differ at different stages of preparation – during competitive time or in the off-season.

I see that even parents give their children too much work, and old school coaches think that the harder the better. But this is fundamentally wrong. If we take cyclical sports (skiing, swimming, athletics), then they have a strict load distribution throughout the week. But in hockey, this is impossible – on the ice, the players have different workloads. A big mistake is made by coaches who daily load hockey players in the same mode and, accordingly, do not allow them to recover. Thus, the players are constantly “pressed down”. And the overtraining of hockey players, unlike other athletes, is not so noticeable. Therefore, my task is to differentiate the load and be constantly in touch with the coaching staff. When doing work on the ground, I have to build on what the players were doing on the ice.

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– Foreigners are constantly surprised that Russian hockey players run crosses a lot, including in the heat.

– You need to understand what tasks the coach sets when conducting such a training. For example, a weekend cross (recovery) run in the heat – at least 10 km and you have to meet the time. Did not meet – run again. Of course, after this, there can be no talk of any recovery, the players can only be “driven” harder. Therefore, such a training for any hockey player, whether a child or an adult, already causes fear. In any case, in cross-country, you need to start off not from time, but from the pulse. I can offer my players to go for a run at the end of the week, but the pulse will have to be checked every kilometer. I agree that it is better to ride a bicycle in the city, this is a good means of recovery. But few schools have at least ten exercise bikes.

– I also heard the opinion that children in hockey schools are put under the bar too early, which is also fraught with health problems.

– The problem is not that they start working with the barbell early, but that they technically incorrectly perform any exercises with weights, which eventually lead to sad consequences. At our school, we begin to do this gradually from the age of 14, we teach technique and do not chase weights. Yes, and I am a supporter of working with my own weight as long as possible in order to have maneuvers in preparation in the future. And many parents, by the way, are very afraid when they hear the word “barbell”. But it would be better if they were worried about completely different things. I do not agree with the fact that the barbell can slow growth, and that the horizontal bar can contribute to it.


“The child does not have time to recover and gets more and more new load”

– It is also believed that modern children have become little involved in other sports. Previously, hockey players played handball and basketball well.

– We often play handball, floorball, basketball at training camps with our teams. I don’t really like football because of the risk of injury. But I understand why everything is happening this way, and Pavel Bure fully answered this in his interview, which I read. There he said that his little son trains six days a week, and not just once. Bure acknowledged that he started playing hockey later and trained less as a child, but said the competition is higher now. This is where very early specialization comes in. They immediately try to make a hockey player out of a child, but he must be, first of all, an athlete. The child needs to be engaged not only in skating, but also, for example, in athletics. He must first learn to control his body, to feel it. The correct movements must first be learned to perform on the ground, and for a fragile organism it is much easier.

– Many people talk about the overtraining of today’s children. A hockey player can conduct several training sessions a day – at school, on the skates.

– Yes, I see how difficult the daily routine of children is now. Parents get tired of such a schedule. The child wakes up very early and goes to the morning workout or skate. Then he goes to school, and on the way he quickly eats something, trying to finish his homework. Then back to some training. Returns home late. Of course, fatigue accumulates. The child received a load on the main training, and then on the rolling. A parent sees that his son is working and thinks everything is fine. And the child does not have time to recover and gets more and more new load. There is a cumulative effect and the player stops in his development – he starts to get tired, make mistakes. As a result, parents blame the child for not giving his best in games and training.

This is because the parents do not understand the subject. For example, a player came to me for training, and we were engaged in strengthening the musculoskeletal system. Such activities are not very energy-consuming and children do not sweat. Parents say: “Why are you dry? Didn’t train or something?”. They do not understand what the load was and what it is for. We have to explain to them that the child worked out qualitatively. There is a stereotype that if you sweat, it means you have trained well. Therefore, parents begin to take their children to one, second, third training so that, relatively speaking, they are “killed” there. Roll-ups are useful if a hockey player, for example, pulls up his technique or skating there, does non-intensive work.

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– Is that why so many kids finish hockey by the time they graduate from school or even earlier?

– This is one of the reasons. But, in my opinion, the main problem in a small number of leagues. A team is issued – there are 23 or more players. Where should they go? The MHL is such a narrow neck where only a few can squeeze through. And from the MHL, a very small number of players get into adult hockey. There is no university sports, and there are no UHL teams in a large number of regions. There are children of late maturation, and after graduation from school they have nowhere to play in order to get stronger, to show themselves.


– You have probably watched the video where the coach teaches little hockey players boxing. Is this generally acceptable?

– The main question is why is this necessary? In hockey, every year they try to get away from fights more and more. Therefore, it is foolish to train them in children. Although this may be only a one-time occurrence. And on an ongoing basis, I do not see any advantages in fights in ammunition.

– Can a child play hockey and go to martial arts at the same time?

– I don’t see anything wrong with this, because martial arts often have functional training. Hockey can be combined with other sports, provided that the loads are properly distributed.


– Now they say that parents need hockey more than children. Therefore, often children do not have “burning eyes” on the ice. Is it true?


– All children who come to hockey want to play. But to train – no, it’s hard for them to endure, to overcome themselves. Therefore, children are more likely to choose to train dribbling than physical training. There are parents who bring children who do not want to play sports at all. However, after three or four years they have their own interest. The task of the coach is not to “start” such players so that they are not inferior to other hockey players on the team.

  • “Children’s hockey needs the children of poor parents, we are losing talented children”


“In our children’s hockey, everything is very sad with OFP”

– How much in terms of OFP are we lagging behind Canada, the USA? Or maybe we are already catching up with them?


– Now many foreign specialists come to our hockey, and ours are learning new knowledge, they understand what the workload should be. But in children’s hockey, in my opinion, it is still very sad. There are few physical training coaches in hockey schools – their number can be counted on the fingers. Usually a specialist is invited to the training camp or a second coach does this, who gives the exercises that he was given during his career. It all depends on the age of the children. Young children need, rather, an acrobatics coach who develops coordination. And from the age of 12, players should already be functionally trained by a specialist. We have three diverse coaches at SKA-Strelna, which allows us to better prepare the player for a professional career.

– They say that the SKA system has unique conditions.

– SKA has good conditions, perhaps the best in the country. Hockey City is a great place to get ready. Our school “SKA-Strelna” has a large playing hall, a choreography hall, a throwing area, ice – a large one and two small ones. I hope there will be a boarding school. Although, for example, the Avangard Academy can also boast of good conditions.


  • “There are five hockey schools in Chelyabinsk, but there is no owner”

– Why, for example, do many children leave Chelyabinsk for St. Petersburg?

– I think because of the high competition. Schools of St. Petersburg participate in the “Breakthrough” tournament, where they play well. Secondly, they create conditions for graduates – they are taken into the SKA-1946, SKA-Varyags system. Thirdly, because of the coaching staff. Although good specialists are everywhere. Fourthly, one of the parents is trying to improve their living conditions by moving to St. Petersburg.

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– How did you personally get into the SKA system?

– I am from Chelyabinsk, but I have been living in St. Petersburg for 15 years. I was professionally involved in athletics, but as a child I lived near the Mechel Ice Palace and dreamed of playing hockey, but one of my parents was against it. But still, I have always loved this sport. My two younger brothers play hockey and play in the Traktor system. I constantly trained them in the summer, then I began to work with other children and work at the training camp. I was noticed by one of the coaches of the school, and the director of SKA-Strelna also appreciated my work. Then I received an offer from them and I started my work, the results appeared.


– In the team born in 2006 you work with the famous coach Valery Afanasiev, who has trained many well-known players – Melnichuk, Altybarmakyan, Knyzhov… His team is a family, and this is rarely seen in children’s hockey. All this comes from the head coach, he is like a dad for children. Afanasiev requires hockey players to be strict with themselves – not only on the court, but also in life. All players are always dressed in team paraphernalia. Everyone is learning well. Everyone is polite and always say “hello” and “thank you”. He also pays great attention to the technique of skating and possession of the puck, tactics, analysis of the game. The coach tries to give all the best to the children, but at the same time puts in them the passion to win. If it were the same in all our schools, Russian hockey would be at a completely different level. Not surprisingly, many of his players are already playing in the KHL and NHL.

– Do you work with professionals too?

– In summer – yes. When they are left to their own devices. During the season, I do not have such an opportunity. This year I worked with Mikhail Maltsev, who now plays in New Jersey, with Spartak defender Andrei Zubarev, plus players from the MHL teams SKA-1946, SKA-Varyags, Dynamo St. Petersburg.

– What is your personal experience with children? Does she inspire?

– This summer I worked with professionals who were preparing for the season.