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Child Development and Family Center plans events
to commemorate The Week of the Young Child
Several events are planned at the Ross County/Ohio University-Chillicothe Child Development and Family Service Center to commemorate the Week of the Young Child from April 11-16. A special activity, with an emphasis on important areas of learning, is planned for each day.
Events include:
- Monday: Children will prepare for a fun-filled week of activities and further develop their motor skills by making a banner for the center. Students will have the opportunity to create a hand-printed banner.
- Tuesday: The focus will be on literacy as children and staff members will dress as their favorite book characters and bring a book to share.
- Wednesday: An assembly at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. will feature family nursery rhymes and a musical presentation by Kris Ramsey and Nell LaRock to emphasize the arts.
- Thursday: Community members will visit classrooms and read stories to the children at 10 a.m. and at 2 p.m. to show the importance of social studies and community helpers.
- Friday: A staff appreciation day is scheduled.
- Saturday: A “Parents’ Day Out” will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with four mini-workshops on topics of interest to parents. The event is sponsored by Ross County Job and Family Services, Ross Community Action Commission and the Child Protection Center. All parents who pre-register will be entered three times for the grand prize raffle, a Wiki Bundle. Fun activities will be provided for children in the community between the ages of 3 – 10. To pre-register for this free event, please call Sally at 772-7360.
This is the 40th year that the nation has focused on the learning needs of young children and their families during April, with this year’s theme, “The Early Years and Learning Years.
The following partnering agencies at the center will be joining in the celebration of this event: Ross County Community Action, the Chillicothe City School District, the Ross County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Ross County Job and Family Services, Walnut Street United Methodist Church, WeeCare Outreach and Ohio University-Chillicothe.
The center began operations Jan. 2, 2007, after ground was broken Sept. 15, 2005. The $3.4 million, 21,000-square-foot facility is debt-free. It includes 13 classrooms, 3 small attached playground areas, 5 therapy rooms for children/infants with disabilities, a courtyard, an inside ‘town square’ commons area, a conference room, a nurse’s room, receptionist area, full-service kitchen and 8 small offices.
The center serves the community by providing high quality educational experiences for children and providing valuable practical experience for OU-C students. More than 300 local children utilize the center. Additionally, OU-C students, primarily education majors, take classes in the center.
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