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The Crispus Attucks Association Preschool Program
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20211 |
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MODERN THOUGHT
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1 / 1992 |
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Robert J. Hollis
Robert J. Hollis is associate director of the Crispus Attucks
Association, Inc., York, Pennsylvania. |
The Crispus Attucks Association, Inc., York, Pennsylvania, has operated child day-care services since 1943. Although the Crispus Attucks Association was founded in 1931, the current facility was built in 1972, and is located in the southeast section of York city.
During the early years, child-care service was developed so parents could fulfill work schedules. Many services offered during the formative years remain as focal points of the existing program. The child day-care program addresses the needs of working parents. Deservedly, the working parent needs to be assured that their child is receiving the best possible care.
Crispus Attucks Day Care enrolls a multicultural mix of Asian, black, Hispanic, and white students, and a multicultural curriculum is embodied in daily lesson plans. Because the program serves children of Title XX eligible parents, Aid for Dependent Children (AFDC), special Department of Public Assistance training recipients, and parents whose earnings exceed subsidized income guidelines, myriad family backgrounds are attracted to Crispus Attucks Day Care.
The program philosophy is based upon the recognition that children learn through play, and that they learn from moment to moment. The teacher makes use of the entire day, providing opportunities that promote the effective, cognitive, communicative, perceptual-motor, physical, and social development of the child. The child is nurtured by the loving environment of every phase of each program: infant, toddler, preschool, and school age. Inappropriate behavior is disciplined in a manner that does not shame, humiliate, or physically harm the child.
Crispus Attucks Association offers child-care rooms geared to the child's needs. Bulletin boards, string art hung from the ceiling, and art completed by the children enhance the learning environment. The classroom is developed with visual aids at the child's eye level. Water and sand play equipment, puzzles, books, blocks, toys, riding play toys, nap cots, individual cubbies, closets, and creative dress-up and house-play areas combine to make the classroom the child's dream play area.
The York City Bureau of Health monitors child, immunization records and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania monitors employee, child, and parents records. Police record and child abuse record checks are secured prior to the employment of staff members assigned to work with the children. Medical and health officials donate services for
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