Week of the Young Child

The Child Development Center will be celebrating the Week of the Young Child April 14-18. This celebration is in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Week of the Young Child is held each year to honor young children and thank early childhood teachers and all those who make a difference in young children’s lives. The theme for Week of the Young Child 2008 (WOYC) is:

Bring Communities Together for Children
– Children Bring Communities Together

Proclamation

Whereas, the York Technical College Child Development Center and other local organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children are celebrating the “Week of the Young Child”; and

Whereas, these organizations are working to improve early learning opportunities, including early literacy programs, that can provide a foundation of learning for children in York and surrounding Counties; and

Whereas, teachers and others who make a difference in the lives of young children in York and surrounding Counties deserve thanks and recognition; and

Whereas, public policies that support early learning for all young children are crucial to young children’s futures;

I, Dr. Greg Rutherford, President of York Technical College, do proclaim April 13 – 19, 2008 as the “Week of the Young Child” at York Technical College and encourage all citizens to work to make a good investment in early childhood education in South Carolina.