Services Provided
Our main objective is to provide high quality, reliable child care service to the parents in Jackson and surrounding areas.
We offer:
- Quality child care Monday - Friday (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.) Year-round
- Full-time and part-time child care services with an educational componant that is age appropriate. Our curriculum is designed around Ohio's Early Learning Content Standards.
- A structured Pre-Kindergarten program that helps prepare your child for Kindergarten.
- A Full-time summer program, plus before & after school care for schoolage children through the 4th grade.
- Breakfast, Lunch & afternoon snack daily.
- Large, fenced and separated outdoor play areas.
- Classroom computers in our Preschool, Pre-K and Schoolage rooms.
- Special needs child care & protective child care when needed.
Our History
We began as an off-shoot of Community Action to fill the need for child care in Jackson. We were initially incorporated under the name 'Milton Day Care Center' and the program was housed in the old Milton School, located just off SR 32 near Wellston.
Our name was later changed to 'Child Development Center of Jackson County' to better describe our purpose as a child care program with an educational componant. We moved into a new facility on E. Broadway Street in 1976, and eventually started a smaller second facility on Burlington Road where additional children could be served.
After much planning, fundraising and assistance from USDA RD and other State, Federal and local agencies, we were able to begin construction of a new, much larger state-of-the-art childcare facility on Pattonsville Road in the fall of 2006. Our goal finally became a reality when we opened the current facility on August 13, 2007!
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Our Employees
Employees play an important role in any business and we believe this is especially true in the child care business. All our staff members are required to attend and maintain updated training in Early Childhood Education as well as in: First Aid; CPR; Recognition & Management of Communicable Disease; Child Abuse & Neglect Recognition, Reporting & Prevention; Proper hand-washing techniques; USDA food program policies and procedures; and State of Ohio Child Care Licensing policies and procedures. As a Star Rated Program our staff also attend a minimum of 10 additional hours yearly in specialized training.
Prior to employment, prospective employees must: provide references; be fingerprinted and pass a State and Federal record check; pass a physical; agree to abide by our drug testing and other personnel policies; complete mandatory orientation; and complete a 3 month probationary period where they are evaluated for suitability as quality child care providers. Current employees are required to pass State BCII fingerprint checks every four years and sign a non-conviction statement annually.
We expect every employee to know and faithfully follow all policies and procedures. The health, safety and well-being of each child enrolled is our main priority. Please feel free to ask questions about anything you don't understand. We are always willing to listen and respond to your questions or concerns.
Children Love Animals!
At various times we keep 'day care pets' or have visits from animals or special pets. Check with office staff, if you would like to bring a pet to 'visit' your child's classroom.
We currently have birds, bunnies, fish, crawfish, snails, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets, and a Degu. We also raise tadpoles, frogs, praying mantis, butterflies and moths in season. |
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