As everyone knows, 2020 was a different year from most! Even though we weren't able to get together to celebrate at our annual post-holiday party, we still want to take a moment to recognize our amazing employees. Every year we honor employees who go above and beyond with CEO of the year awards. This year, the two owners distributed the awards - founder and CEO Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith and Ronald Smith. Congratulations to our 2020 award recipients! Dominique Cayo (DDC Pawtucket Thornley St.): CEO Team Member of the Year Laurie Gorman (Home Office): CEO Executive Team Member of the … [Read more...]
National Accreditation – why does it matter?
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...]
Spotlight on: Tracy Cheney, celebrating 30 years with Dr. Day Care
Please join us in celebrating: Tracy Cheney, Vice President of Education and Compliance We are lucky to have had Tracy leading our team since 1990! Tracy started her career with Dr. Mary Ann Shallcross Smith, back before "Dr. Day Care" even started. Mary Ann first opened a child care center in Lincoln and was looking for quality teachers like Tracy. Since then, Tracy has progressed through many roles - Teacher Assistant, Head Teacher, Co-Director, Director, Executive Director, Director of Education and Training and now Vice President. Since joining our team, Tracy has earned her BA in Early … [Read more...]
