Community Day Care

CDC Programs will be closed later this week!

CDC Camp is in full swing! We welcomed campers to our Forest and St. Francis locations, and have been celebrating the start of summer with our first theme, Saddle Up For CDC! Yeehaw!

Thank you to Up Parties for lending us some giant games and decorations to keep us busy during our event!

Congratulations to Katie from Lawton Kids Club for 15 years, Beth from Forest for 20 years, and Sandra from Forest and House for 20 years!

Burns Park and Lawton Kids Clubs held their family pancake breakfasts this week! Check out the excitement at Burns Park this morning. We were so happy to see so many smiling families!🥞🥞

Looking for something fun to do next weekend? Join us at KidFest for family activities and a concert with Joe Reilly! Be sure to stop by our activity table to say hi!

Burns Park and Lawton Kids Club got the chance to visit the Big House this week during the AAPS closure. We got to do a tour, see the locker rooms, and play on the field. Kids Clubbers know a lot about U of M football!

Thank you to Bob from The Big House for your hospitality!

CDC was able to cover the cost of this field trip with the 32n Grant!

Today, one of our School Age Directors had the opportunity to travel to Michigan's capital to do some learning and advocating for Out of School Time Programs, like CDC Kids Club!

The OST Advisory meeting emphasized strategic, forward-thinking approaches to OST programming and highlighted the broader challenges facing community-based organizations relying on year-to-year grant funding. The discussion extended far beyond CDC's individual representation to address systemic sustainability concerns across the OST sector.

Today, we traveled to Lansing to stand with others who advocate for and understand the importance of out-of-school-time programs in our state. This funding that has allowed us to expand our Kids Club and Camp programs with more learning opportunities and greater access for families who need it. Every child benefits from the expanded opportunities this grant makes possible.

Right now, nearly 678,100 Michigan young people want to enroll in afterschool programs but can't access one. That's 678,100 kids without a safe place to go. That's families struggling to make work schedules align with school dismissal times.

Thank you to MASP for organizing today's advocacy. Every voice matters when we're fighting for Michigan's children and families.

Michigan Afterschool Partnership

We celebrated Spring Fling in style! 🌼💖 Our community came together for a fun-filled afternoon of creative activities, live music with the Saline Fiddlers, and furry friends. Can't wait for next year! 🌟

Parents and families are children’s first teachers. This Family Friday we celebrate the home-school connection by inviting parents to join our class on a woods walk. Thank you for braving the wet and muddy conditions with us!