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In recognition of the
national Week of the Young
Child, Fall River Area child
care provider agencies invited parents of young
children to join them on May 5, 2012, at Kuss Middle School for three
hours of information and engaging activities. The annual event features developmentally-appropriate activities
from each of the programs in an activity "trade show" format. "This
is our biggest event ever,"
commented Eloise Carrier of the Citizens for
Citizens After School Daycare program who helps to organize the event every
year. Sponsors included the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement
Council, Early Child Care Providers, School-Age Programs and Community
Affiliated Agencies of Fall River.
Participating
organizations included the ABC Preschool, Atlantis Charter School, BOLD,
Boys & Girls Club, Children's Center, the Child Development Program,
CFC Head
Start/Early Head Start, ComCare Mental Health, Durfee Preschool Lab, Fall
River Public Library, Fall River Public Schools, HealthFirst
Family Care Center, John E. Boyd 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, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, St. Peter and Paul School, South
Bay Mental Health,.Westport Public Schools, United Neighbors and the
YMCA.
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(Top row, left) Susan Raposo, Jessica Rodrigues and Alma Resendes greet parents and children at the Kuss Middle School. (Top row, center) Danielle Holden of Swansea checks out literary resources through the Fall River Public Library. (Top row, right) HealthFirst Family Care Center medical assistant Betty Nunes provides information on their dental services while dressed as the tooth fairy. (Row two, left) Four-year-old Kaeden Paradise of Fall River gets a great view while sitting on his father's shoulders. (Row two, center and right) Event organizer and Citizens for Citizens After School Day Care director Eloise Carrier poses for the camera in front of four-year-old Kate Jodoin, her mother, Lori, and her grandmother, Joyce Raposa, director of the King Philip Preschool. (Row three, left) Seven-year-old Mason Rioux poses for a photo of him behind a wolf cut-out that Dorothy Sorel holds. (Row three, center) Angela Silveira, dressed as Snow White, helps Jamison and Faith Rego with a craft project at the South Bay Mental Health table. (Row three, right) Elaine Campbell and Barbara Brodeur of United Child World and Grace Paiva of W.O.R.D. Inc. prepare their craft table. (Bottom two rows) Tom Poitras and Vinny Lovegrove of the Toe Jam Puppet Band get the children laughing with their unique combination of antics and music. |
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