The day care center, located in the Ardsley Community Education Center, is a state licensed facility. The Day Care was established in 1983 to provide a quality care environment for children of working parents. The program has expanded from a one room to an eight room operation. Individual rooms for children of different age levels offer a variety of experiences in cognitive, physical, social and emotional development. This program is for children from 5 through 12 years of age and is offered year round. It offers everything from arts and crafts to homework supervision. During the summer months, this program is expanded to a full day summer camp for children. The summer program offers Arts and Crafts, Class Trips, Swimming, Clubs, Computer Time, Math, Science and Reading enrichment. From 1990 to 2006 we operated a private Kindergarten program. The program was licensed by the Department of Education and offered an extensive learning experience in all the major areas of instruction. We were a nationally accredited program through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) from 2000-2007. We have been a Pennsylvania Keystone STAR program since 2005 and a Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Grantee since 2007. We participate in a subsidized child care program offered through Montgomery County Child Day Care Services, Child Care Information Services (CCIS). Day Care Centers, Inc.:
• Is licensed by the Department of Welfare and the Department of Education.
• Participates in the state subsidized CCIS program.
• Classrooms are staffed by teachers certified in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and assisted by staff with ECE associate degrees and/or Child Development Associate (CDA) certification.
• Is an equal opportunity employer and complies with civil rights, laws, and regulations.
• Is open year round with the exception of New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Christmas.
• Has an Open Door Policy and welcomes its parents to come visit at any time during the day to observe their child/children at play.
• Encourages parents to participate in all school functions.
