At Dr. Day Care, you may hear "national accreditation" or "NECPA" mentioned often. That's because we think it is so important! All of our learning centers are held to the same standard of quality, so even if one of our centers is not yet nationally accredited, they are held to the same high standard of care. Dedicated to high quality early childhood care and education Our centers are nationally accredited because we strongly believe in the importance of quality. At a minimum, the child care center you choose should be state licensed (in Rhode Island, this is DHS). We believe in doing more … [Read more...]
2020-2021 RI State Pre-K Lottery is Open at Dr. Day Care
RI Pre-K is accepting applications from families with four-year old children living in one of 16 eligible communities: Central Falls, Coventry, Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, Middletown, Newport, North Kingstown, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Warren, Warwick, Westerly, West Warwick, and Woonsocket. To be eligible to attend, children must be 4 years old by September 1, 2020 and be residents of one of the identified RI Pre-K communities. Dr. Day Care has two RI State Pre-K classrooms: Dr. Day Care North Providence- 2 Volturno Street (401-723-7784) Dr. … [Read more...]
PreK Graduation – Dear Dr. Day Care
Dear Dr. Day Care, I recently attended my niece’s preschool graduation. Don't you think preschool age children are too young for a graduation ceremony? Don’t we have too many ceremonies and “achievements” that they are losing importance? Signed, A Great Aunt Dear Great Aunt, I am a big fan of the ceremony behind a preschool (or PreK) graduation. A preschool graduation ceremony is a great opportunity to celebrate learning and recognize an important milestone, one that may be the first of many milestones. I have certainly had people question why my early childhood … [Read more...]
