“Week of the Young Child” Open Houses

Santa Barbara County Recognizes Quality Child Care Centers and Family Child Care

WHAT: Open houses recognizing quality child care throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

WHO: In honor of the Week of the Young Child, Pacific Coast Association for the Education of Young Children (PCAEYC) invites the public to tour local nationally accredited child care facilities in our communities.

WHEN: Friday, April 27, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Interviews available onsite)

WHERE: Santa Barbara South County NAEYC Accredited Centers listed below.

WHY: The community at-large is encouraged to attend and bring friends, family, children, and co-workers for a fun-filled morning and visiting of quality accredited programs. Come and be inspired by the variety of programs that represent quality. High quality child care promotes children’s success in school, increases the productivity of parents in the workplace, and benefits the community by improving the bottom line for businesses, increasing the effectiveness of the future workforce and decreasing future school drop-out rates and crime.

For more information, contact Karin Dominguez, (805) 310-7100 / kdominguez@smbsd.net

Santa Barbara South County NAEYC Accredited Centers:

Discoveries Learning Center at Bright Horizon

4519 Hollister Ave

Santa Barbara, CA 93110

805.683.3001

Circle of Friends Children’s Center

4973 Hollister Avenue

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

805.692.8516

Storyteller Children’s Center 1

2115 State Street