Downtown Hampton Child Care Council Inc

TO NURTURE YOUNG CHILDREN BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD AND FOSTER SCHOOL READINESS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.

PEAKE CHILDHOOD CENTER HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ON THE PENINSULA FOR MORE THAN 52 YEARS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF HAMPTON. PEAKE FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE CHILD AND PROVIDES LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGH MUSIC AND PLAY, ENHANCING THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. OUR DEVOTED TEACHERS USE RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULA, GROUNDED IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY, WHILE COMMITTED TO THE VIRGINIA QUALITY ASSESSMENTS. THESE ASSESSMENTS ENABLE EVERYONE AT PEAKE TO HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THE MISSION OF PROVIDING A QUALITY, AFFORDABLE PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THE CHILDREN ARE READY FOR SCHOOL WHEN THEY LEAVE. PEAKE ADDRESSES THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE BY QUALIFYING FOR VIRGINIA'S CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND THE MIXED DELIVERY GRANT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

PEAKE ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO 100% OF THE FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN ATTEND THE CENTER AS THE CENTER PROVIDES THE SERVICES NEEDED TO ENSURE PARENTS CAN REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE. TRAINING THAT IS PROVIDED ENABLES PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AT HOME. FAMILIES CAN ALSO ATTEND FINANCIAL LITERACY SESSIONS AS WELL AS HEALTH RELATED ONES THAT WILL HELP TO ENSURE THE FAMILY IS SUCCESSFUL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AT LEAST 75% OF THE CHILDREN LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.

THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS AND VIRGINIA PENINSULA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (VPCC), PEAKE WILL OPEN A SECOND CENTER IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING BUILT BY THE CITY, LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST NEWPORT NEWS THAT WILL SERVE 200 CHILDREN AND DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED IN HAMPTON. THIS AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING IS THE KEY TO ENSURING A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM A HIGH-QUALITY, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS.