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February 2020

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Forty-six years ago on February 4, 1974, Ms. Nancy Vella and Dr. Kathleen Mulligan opened the doors to provide child care for six young children in the basement of Shiloh Church and Danville Child Development Center began its mission to provide the highest quality of care to the area’s children and families. Today, DCDC serves over 400 children annually from around the area and operates two nationally accredited sites in Danville.

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Employee Recognition at DCDC

DCDC recently celebrated four employees for their years of service and commitment to Danville Child Development Center.

This year's recipients are:

Five Years:

Denise Aungst, Infant/Toddler Supervisor & Infant Teacher

Ten Years:

Missy Rake, Toddler Teacher

Fifteen Years:

Penny Lloyd, Dietary Manager

Lori McDonnell, Enrollment Director

We are grateful to have so many employees that meet these milestones and appreciate their dedication to DCDC and the children and families we serve.

Pictured from left are: Denise Aungst, Penny Lloyd, Lori McDonnell and Missy Rake

DCDC Nominated for Nonprofit of the Year Award

DCDC was recently nominated for the Nonprofit of the Year Award by the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce.

The award is based upon the following criteria:

– Be a member of the Chamber and a 501(c)(3) organization with 100 or fewer employees

– Have demonstrated nonprofit leadership evidenced by diversification and creativity in the development of new services, delivery of services, and/or markets

– Have demonstrated staying power and positive response to adversity

– Have demonstrated aid to the community through the use of personal and/or business resources, leadership or support of community projects and/or participation on other boards

DCDC is honored to be nominated alongside Agape Love from Above and the United Way of Columbia & Montour County.

United Way Grant Supports DCDC's Toddlers

DCDC was awarded a Community Fund grant by the United Way of Columbia and Montour Counties in the Fall to introduce the PATH Social Emotional Curriculum to its two Toddler Classrooms.

The PATHS Social Emotional Curriculum is already used in DCDC's Preschool classrooms.

he PATHS program goal of significantly improving social and emotional skills is critical to children’s academic success. As part of our philosophy, DCDC strives to meet the needs of the whole child – social, emotional and academic. The PATHS program is the final curriculum piece that allows our preschool teachers more time for teaching and our children more capacity for learning.

For the PATHS curriculum to be even more effective in Preschool, DCDC has introduced a few of the core curriculum elements to our two Toddler classrooms which will provide a foundation for their experience and engagement of the full curriculum upon transitioning to preschool. These core elements include the curriculum’s characters and introduction of curriculum advised prosocial behaviors.

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Focus on Infant & Toddler Care & Early Education

Danville Child Development Center’s Infant Program is designed to provide a warm, nurturing, and stimulating environment for our youngest learners. Our degreed and experienced teachers provide each child with opportunities for discovery and skill development, taking their cues from the children’s interests and individual progress.

Infant Program teachers are first-rate caregivers and early educators, recognizing that infants need plenty of snuggle time throughout the day. Parents are our teacher’s partners as we work to create a plan for each child that best fits their needs. Parental input is the vital link that allows us to adapt our program to better serve the children in our care. It is important to us that parents feel as welcome and comfortable in our program as their children do!

Toddlers are so busy growing and learning new skills! Our toddler classrooms are exciting places to be. The toddler teachers plan a variety of hands-on activities that encourage the children’s budding self-help skills and independence (“I can do it myself!” is a toddler’s creed!). Our toddlers enjoy ample time to express themselves when participating in art activities, singing, dancing, building, and pretending in our many learning centers.

Teachers encourage toddlers´ new social awareness by modeling turn-taking and encouraging beginning attempts of toy sharing and cooperative play. Teachers work to create a bond with each child and family, as it is important for both the children and parents to feel a sense of belonging in their classroom.

To learn more about DCDC's NAEYC Accredited classrooms and educational programs, please contact Lori McDonnell

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Child Care Is Expensive. So Is Not Fixing Its Problems.

The U.S. pays hundreds of billions of dollars a year in direct and indirect costs for a broken system, a new report finds.

POLITICS 01/15/2020 05:45 am ET Updated Jan 15, 2020

America’s child care system costs the country hundreds of billions of dollars every year, according to a new report .

But Americans don’t realize it, the report says, because a big chunk of those costs come in the form of lost wages and opportunities for working parents and child care providers ― and shoddy care for the kids.

The report, published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) on Wednesday morning, arrives at a politically important moment. Early childhood policy is getting more attention than ever in American politics, with leading presidential candidates and senior members of Congress proposing that the federal government dramatically expand support for child care.

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