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An interactive, 3 module training session designed to look at behavior from the ground up presented by Saun Floyd (click here)

The schedule for River Valley Child Development Services Board Meeting’s is as follows:

Aug 18 (2nd floor conf. room)

Meetings are held at 611 7th Av in Huntington WV

    
River Valley's mission is to be a leader in providing high quality early childhood care and education services for children, families, and communities.

Our commitment is:

• Safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environments

• High standards of professionalism and practice

• Resources, support and opportunities

River Valley Child Development Services was established in 1971 as the Region III Early Childhood Demonstration Center, a component of a statewide system of regional early childhood centers.  The purpose of the regional early childhood center was to demonstrate appropriate programs for preschool systems.  In Region III, centers were set up in Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason and Wayne counties the first six months.
As counties began operating their own kindergartens, the agency began branching out into other service areas. 

The name of the agency was changed to River Valley Child Development Services in 1990. 

In 1998, the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, in collaboration with the National Associate for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), established the Program Recognition Project. Growing out of work by NAEYC’s Program panel on Quality, Compensation, and Affordability, the project selected River Valley Child Development Services as one of ten “Exemplary Programs” chosen nationwide. 

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How Can I Help?

Support TIPS (Tuition Investment Program Support) to help ensure that all families can access high quality child care at prices they can afford. (more)

Family Testimonials

Click on the picture for testimonials about our programs.



 

How are we doing?
(A short survey to help us better serve you)

 

WHY HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE??

Research has proven that 90% of all brain development happens in the first three years of life, providing an unprecedented window of opportunity to shape the capacity of our state's future citizenry.

It is a classic case of pay now or pay  later. Children enrolled in quality early childhood programs are more likely to graduate from high school, complete college, stay at a good job, buy a home and raise a healthy family.

Children without these opportunities however are more likely to require expensive remedial education programs, drop out of school, rely on social services and have less productive futures. This results in an increased burden on all West Virginia taxpayers and continues to strain the resources of our small state.

An early learning investment has been documented to save $7 for every $1 that society spends. Yet, less than a third of West Virginia's children benefit from early care and education. And, for the children who do attend these programs, a quality environment is not guaranteed.

 

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Sometimes it's nice to see where your donation goes.  Here is a wish list for Child Development Centers for those of you who wish to give a helping hand.

Call Candice for details at 304-429-3882
or email her at cmullins@rvcds.org

 

Chad Pennington's visit to Enterprise Child Development Center April 3, 2009
(Click here for more pics)
 

River Valley Child Development Services
611 7th Av  Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304-523-3417  Fax: 304-523-2678 
Our new 855 number is: 855-468-5437 or 855-Got-Kids

 For more information email: Suzi Brodof (Executive Director)  sbrodof@rvcds.org