Congratulations again to all the recipients of the Family Friendly Business Award and the Employers of the Year! We are inspired by all you do to strengthen our community and support your employees with families. Four local organizations were named Family Friendly Business Employer of the Year at the Family Friendly Business Award Luncheon hosted […]
Single Motherhood: It Takes a Village
The dreaded day came when Jennifer and her five children were evicted from their rented house and faced homelessness. Jennifer always worked hard, yet found herself getting further and further behind in bills. With no child support and her rent rising, she struggled to support two children under five, two in elementary school and one […]
Former CCCR Student, A Promising Entrepreneur at Age 11
We know from decades of research that the benefits of early education don’t fade, but it is wonderful to have it confirmed with CCCR success stories like those of Giulianna and Zoe Podolak. Both sisters attended CCCR early childhood development centers. Whil Zoe one is just finishing kindergarten, her older sister, Giulianna, has become […]
“I thought VPK was free”– A Parent’s Story
We recently had the opportunity to speak to Nina, one of our parents at Child’s Path. Nina is a single mom and a nursing student, and she worried that she could not afford early education for her daughter, Paige. Nina felt strongly that Paige needed the opportunity to go to VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) to learn […]
CCCR Receives a $10,000 Grant from Empty Bowls Naples
CCCR is pleased to announce that we have received a $10,000 Empty Bowls Naples Grant! Empty Bowls Naples awards the grant to organizations that help fulfill their mission of addressing food insecurity in the community. The funds will be used to help provide over 85,000 healthy meals annually (breakfast, lunch, and snacks), free of charge, […]
Meet Seymour Burchman, CCCR’s Newest Board Member
CCCR welcomes Seymour Burchman to our Board of Directors! He currently serves as a Partner at Semler Brossy Consulting Group. Seymour has spent approximately forty years consulting in a variety of areas: management consulting, health planning, and developmental disabilities planning. He has authored well over fifty professional articles in journals including the Harvard Business […]
Naomi Handapangoda Receives the Apple Blossom Infant/Toddler Teacher of the Year Award
Naomi Handapangoda, from Little Wonders, A CCCR Early Childhood Development Center, was recently named The Apple Blossom Infant/Toddler Teacher of the Year! The Apple Blossom Awards honored three early childhood educators with a “Teacher of The Year” award for their excellence in educating and caring for children ages birth to five-years-old. Recipients were honored at the […]
Schulze Family Foundation Awards CCCR a $35,000 Grant
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation granted Collier Child Care Resources $35,000 earlier this year to assist CCCR in providing partial tuition assistance for the children of low-income, working parents who struggle to afford childcare. CCCR operates four early childhood development centers in Collier County. More than 80 percent of the 300 children enrolled are […]
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