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Another Dueling Pianos in the Books!
On Friday, April 26, Dueling Pianos International played to a sold out crowd at the Pine Barn Inn. The evening was a great success, not only because of the entertainment, but also thanks to the great staff at the Pine Barn Inn and a new addition to our evening's menu of a vegan station, inspired by our friends at
We'd also like to thank our
"That's Entertainment" Sponsors
for supporting the evening's entertaining performers:
Carriage Manor Builders
and
M&T Bank!
A full listing of our event sponsors can be found below!
Be sure to save the date for next year's event and plan to get your tickets early - Friday, April 24, 2020!
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DCDC's School Age Program Receives Danville Youth in Philanthropy Grant
DCDC was excited to be a recipient of a grant from Danville Area School District's Youth in Philanthropy group. The $1500 grant will be used to help fund field trips for DCDC's Summer School Age Program. Funding from the group allows DCDC to provide more enriching and engaging field trips for the children without having to pass the cost along onto their families.
The group, which determines it's funding priorities for the year and reviews applications, is funded through the Danville Area Community Foundation and is often the students first experience in philanthropy
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Don't Forget!
May is for DCDC at Giant!
For every purchase of a reusable shopping bag at the Danville Giant, DCDC will receive a $1!
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Senator Casey Visits DCDC
U.S. Senator Robert Casey spent a morning at DCDC recently, talking with Enrollment Director Lori McDonnell and Executive Director Diana Verbeck, about the cost of high quality child care.
The Senator also had a tour of DCDC's Wall Street site where he got to see their awesome teaching staff in action. Current legislation in the U.S. Senate focuses on helping families to pay for child care, while addressing compensation issues for child care teachers. For more information on the proposed legislation visit
Senator Casey's website
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Preschool Heads to St. Joe's
DCDC's Preschool Classrooms on Wall Street and Bloom Road recently spent a morning at St. Joe's School in Danville. The preschoolers met up with the school's Kindergartners and second graders, and worked and played at various learning stations set up by St. Joe's teaching staff.
This is the second year that DCDC has had the opportunity to go over to St. Joe's. The morning is organized by DCDC Summer Program staff member, Kelly DeGuzis.
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DCDC's 2019
Dinner & a Show Sponsors featuring Dueling Pianos International
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EI Picnic at the Y
Danville Child Development Center’s Early Intervention program wrapped up it's program year visits held at the Bloomsburg YMCA with a picnic.
Each week, therapists and families would meet at the Y, to work on the child's developmental goals in a challenging and different from home setting.
Early intervention serves children with developmental delays or special needs, ages birth to three in Columbia, Montour and Northumberland County. For more information on our EI services, visit
our website!
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Cost of Care Study
DCDC has offered and been accepted to participate in the Commonwealth's Cost of Child Care Study. Participation included a visit and tour of both sites, plus a three hour interview designed to collect basic information about the many resources that are needed to deliver care.
The statewide study is currently underway and will examine the true cost of providing child care in Pennsylvania. Family, group, and center-based licensed providers will all be participating in this important project, led by the University of Pennsylvania’s Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) in partnership with Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). Through this project, Pennsylvania seeks to improve policies, standards, and public funding for providers that care for young children.
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Growing Tomorrow's Economy Means Investing in Child Care Today
The economic impacts of insufficient child care on working families cost Pennsylvania $2.5 billion annually
Inadequate infant and toddler child care imposes substantial and long-lasting consequences in Pennsylvania. Our new study examining the economic impacts of gaps in Pennsylvania’s child care system on working parents, employers, and taxpayers describes an annual economic cost of $2.5 billion in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue. This annual toll includes $600 million lost by Pennsylvania employers due to child care challenges faced by their workforce.
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Why Quality Early Learning Matters
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Babies start strong.
Healthy child development. Working families. The economy.
Through a statewide collaboration of partners, Start Strong PA aims to support all three by advocating for increased access to and affordability of high-quality child care programs, beginning with infants and toddlers.
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