Episode 3: Music Fact Sheet

Company Tot-a-Doodle-Do! (a division of Children’s Creative Programming Partnership)

Description Tot-a-Doodle-Do is an educational children's program that provides interactive entertainment for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. Available on DVD, Tot-a-Doodle-Do programs incorporate follow-along activities for children and their parents or caretakers. Each program contains lively and interactive segments, inviting children to participate in games, crafts, dance, and song offering creative learning opportunities. Children will also develop important fine and gross motor skills, communication, cognitive skills, and socialization. More information is available at http://www.totadoodledo.com/.

Market Need In today’s culture of eroding music education programs in many cities and communities across the country, Tot-a-Doodle-Do is dedicated to changing this trend to ensure all children have access to a quality education that includes music. Research has shown that musical study develops critical thinking and self discipline skills and improves a child’s early cognitive development, basic math and reading abilities, self-esteem, SAT scores, ability to work in teams, spatial reasoning skills and school attendance. Also, researchers have found that children involved with music programs are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college, and are less likely to be involved with gangs and substance abuse. Furthermore, music programs give children the opportunity to explore their creativity, develop skills and interact with other young people.

Web site www.totadoodledo.com

Location San Diego (Carmel Valley), CA

Founded 2004

Executives Heidi Heller Niehart, Founder and Producer
Penny L. Cohen, Co-Producer

Media Contacts Amy Lewis
Strategy Communications
Phone: 619-749-1220 (office)/ 858-752-1085 (mobile)
Email: strategycommunications@cox.net

Kathleen Babcock
Tot-a-Doodle-Do!
Phone: 619-647-9551
Email: Kathleen@totadoodledo.com