DCC Day Care Receives Accreditation From the National Association for the Education
of Young Children

Release date: February 13, 2008

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Dutchess Community College Day Care Center became one of the first programs in the country to earn accreditation under the reinvented accreditation system from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

The accreditation is valid through Jan. 31, 2013.

The College’s Day Care Center was judged in 10 areas: Curriculum, Relationships, Teaching, Assessment of Child Progress, Health, Teachers, Families, Community Relationships, Physical Environment, and Leadership and Management. In eight of the 10 areas, DCC’s program met 100% of the criteria laid out by the NAEYC and received excellent scores in the categories of Families and Curriculum.

Specifically, the College was recognized for its child development goals, appropriate and effective teaching approaches, assessment approaches, health and nutrition promotion, reciprocal community relationships, a physical environment that fosters development and growth, and more.

DCC has offered toddler and preschool programs for children of DCC students, faculty, and staff since 1976. In 2003, the newly renovated center was named in honor of Louis Greenspan, a local businessman and philanthropist. For more information, contact Carol Murray, director of the Dutchess Community College Day Care, at 845-431-8085 or murray@sunydutchess.edu.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children was founded in 1926 and is the world's largest organization focusing on the quality of educational and developmental services for young children, particularly those from birth to age 8. NAEYC has nearly 100,000 members, a national network of more than 300 local, state, and regional affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.

Founded in 1957, Dutchess Community College is a two-year community college celebrating its 50th anniversary of excellence and service to the residents of Dutchess County. It is part of the State University of New York and is one of 30 community colleges in the state system. The College offers a wide variety of associate degree programs, as well as career programs in major technical, human service and business areas. The College also offers non-credit courses through its Office of Community Services to meet the continuing education needs of civic, cultural, business and professional groups and the community at large. The main campus is at 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie, while the Dutchess South extension site is in Hollowbrook Park, Building #4 at 31 Marshall Road in Wappingers Falls.

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