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“Come and visit the Child Care and Learning Center and satisfy your curiosity during The Week of the Young Child (April 11-15),” says Program Director Deborah Flinchum. CCLC is Rappahannock’s only state-licensed day care center.

The Public Television Outreach Alliance will launch a national Child Care Campaign in conjunction with NAEYC’s (National Association for the Education of Young Children) “Week of the Young Child.” To begin the campaign, PBS will air a prime-time documentary, “Who Cares for the Children? The State of Child Care in America,” on Wednesday, April 13. This PBS special will focus public attention on the struggles of and solutions to providing quality early childhood programs for young children, their families and communities. Times and channels can be found in local television listings.

According to NAEYC, more than ever before American families are relying on high-quality early childhood programs that allow parents to be employed or participate in educational or job-training programs while providing educational experiences for their young children. The number of licensed early-childhood programs has more than doubled in less than a decade. This trend will no doubt continue. It is predicted that by 1995 two-thirds of all preschool children and four out of every five school-age children will have mothers in the labor force.

High-quality early childhood programs help children become well-adjusted, successful and effectively functioning members of society. Children who have attended good programs are more likely to be successful in later schooling, more competent socially and emotionally, and have greater opportunities for good health. High-quality programs reap