service. I named my childcare center Our Village Child Development Center because of the saying that is often referred to as an Old African Proverb, “It takes a whole village to raise a child”. I believe it to be a reasonable and profound statement regarding our collective social responsibility to society’s youngest members. Furthermore, it corresponds with my memories and experiences as a child when, unlike in today’s society, nearly every adult in our community contributed to the rearing of the neighborhood children, and in my opinion we were much better because of it. Our Village CDC considers the Wisconsin child care regulations as a launching pad and not the ultimate goal. Our aim is to be a nationally recognized child care center. Knox & Associates is a consultant firm designed to provide training and technical assistance to other child care programs, explicitly in the area of systems management. We accomplish our goals through individual program consultations and accompanying recommendations, coaching/mentoring, and ongoing monitoring and follow up. Children First! is the final component of my early childhood venture. It is a full service employment agency specifically designed to serve as a clearinghouse for staffing local childcare programs. We contract with childcare programs to screen and interview potential employees for both permanent and temporary positions (we have a roster of qualified floaters and substitutes for both classroom and administrative placements).
service. I named my childcare center Our Village Child Development Center because of the saying that is often referred to as an Old African Proverb, “It takes a whole village to raise a child”. I believe it to be a reasonable and profound statement regarding our collective social responsibility to society’s youngest members. Furthermore, it corresponds with my memories and experiences as a child when, unlike in today’s society, nearly every adult in our community contributed to the rearing of the neighborhood children, and in my opinion we were much better because of it. Our Village CDC considers the Wisconsin child care regulations as a launching pad and not the ultimate goal. Our aim is to be a nationally recognized child care center. Knox & Associates is a consultant firm designed to provide training and technical assistance to other child care programs, explicitly in the area of systems management. We accomplish our goals through individual program consultations and accompanying recommendations, coaching/mentoring, and ongoing monitoring and follow up. Children First! is the final component of my early childhood venture. It is a full service employment agency specifically designed to serve as a clearinghouse for staffing local childcare programs. We contract with childcare programs to screen and interview potential employees for both permanent and temporary positions (we have a roster of qualified floaters and substitutes for both classroom and administrative placements).