MISSION STATEMENT
“One step by 100 persons is better than 100
steps by one person.”
Koichi Tsukamato, president, Wacoal Corp., Japan
It Takes A Community To Raise A Child is a 24-hour
seven days a week multi- programmatic child care center.
Based on the premises of the African proverb “It
Takes A Village To Raise A Child”; we are a forum
that believes through partnership with administrators,
teachers, and parents provide the foundations, and skills
children need to be productive members of society.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSPHY
Skill to do comes of doing; knowledge comes by
eyes always open and working hands; and there is no
knowledge that is not power.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
It Takes A Community To Raise A Child is a facility
of learning, which addresses the students’, individual
needs so that they may develop physically, spiritually,
intellectually, socially, and morally. We believe in
educating the whole child; every child is a unique gift,
and each may develop through awareness and support of
parents, teachers, administrators, and significant others.
Students are guided to set higher level of self esteem
by being encouraged to achieve their personal best as
part of their growth process. In striving to reach their
goals, students come to appreciate the gifts of other
students as well as to realize, and respect differences
in abilities and talents.
Parents are the child’s first
educators. Administration, and teaching staff realize
the difficulties parents face in raising a child today,
and it takes a collaborative effort in order for a child
to be successful.
Teachers communicate, and work with
parents, support staff, and administration in order
to affect the child’s highest level of achievement.
The child’s progress is continually evaluated
and reported to formulate a realistic expectations of
the child’s abilities. A curriculum is created
taking into consideration the child’s mental,
physical, social, and emotional capabilities. As surrogate
parents for the students, teachers are dedicated and
nurturing. They create a secure, loving, and intellectually
challenging environment for the students.
Each of us at “It Takes A Community
To Raise A Child” is a representative of the beliefs
and principles that our childcare center upholds. That
principle is to enhance scholarship with a solid foundation,
and a continuing journey of incisive for knowledge.
In the News:
It Takes A Community To Raise a child founded in
July 2003, is a Not-for-Profit 5013c organization. Susan
Samuel, P.D., SAS, SDA, M.S. Ed is a SUNY certified
Health and Safety Trainer. Funding in part by Councilmenber
Thomas White jr., 28th C.D, & Speaker Christine
Quinn. Funding in part by DYCD. ITAC is available to
all children regardless of race, color, national origin,
sex, age or disability.
"We live in a city that does not sleep,
so why should our childcare sleep"
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