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In recognition of the
national Week of the Young
Child, Fall River child
care provider agencies and Child Care Works invited parents of young
children to join them on April 16, 2009, at the
Boys and Girls Club on Bedford
Street. The annual event features developmentally-appropriate activities
from each of the programs in an activity "trade show" format. "We plan
this to create community awareness around child care services and to
generate support for affordable, accessible quality child care for all,"
commented Eloise Carrier of the
Citizens for
Citizens Head Start program who helps to organize the event every
year. Participating
organizations included the Antioch School,
the Child Development Program,
Head Start,
Family Service
Association, John E. Boyd Center, Kid's World Learning Center,
KinderCare Learning Center, King Philip Community House Preschool, Ninth
Street Day Nursery, People Inc.,
Rainbow Bears Child Care Center, W.O.R.D. Inc. Child
Care Center and the
WIC program.
Click
here for pictures of last year's event. For more information about the event, contact
Eloise Carrier at
508-675-2154, Ext. 221. |
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(Top row, left) Margo Waddicor and Mary Ellen Mitchell of Community Partners sign in Elaine Campbell of the King Philip Community House Preschool. (Top row, right) Eleanor Monast accompanies her daughter Lindsey and niece Janelle Boyd. (Middle row, left) Boys and Girls Club staff member Emily Barboza paints five-year-old Brendon Lopes' face while his three-year-old brother Joshua watches. (Middle row, center) Brendon Lopes shows off his newly-painted face accompanied by his father Paul Lopes. (Middle row, right) Rhonda Souza and Josselyn Boyd help Emma Marie Reis and Michael Bernier with their molds. (Bottom row, left) Five-year-old Aaliyah Turner plays at the YMCA table next to five-year-old Zakary Almeida and his mother, Wendy. (Bottom row, center) People, Inc. Early Intervention Program Director Robin Jones and staff member Laura Dellaira talk with Mayor Correia. (Bottom row, right) John E. Boyd Center Director Sr. Kathleen Harrington talks with Joanne Bernier. |
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