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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 eventully moved into the present building on Broadway Street.
We are planning to build a new, larger facility on Pattonsville Road approximately 1/2 mile East of the new Holzer
Clinic. Ground work has been completed and we are anxiously anticipating final approval on grants and other funding
that will make this goal a reality. We hope to break ground during the summer of 2004!
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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 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.
Prior to employment, prospective employees must: provide references; be fingerprinted and pass a State or Federal record
check; pass a physical; agree to abide by our drug testing and other personnel policies; and complete a 3 month probationary
period where they are evaluated for suitability as quality child care providers.
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.
Here is a picture of our mascot, "Baby". He is part siamese and part calico. He was born in July 2003 and, like all our
other 'babies' here at CDC, he has to keep current on all his immunizations!
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