On November 19th, CPC Korean Child Care Project Staff facilitated a 30-hour course in Korean to assist child care providers in meeting the requirements for licensing and renewal. The program included topics such as how to manage a successful child care business, how to plan and track progress, how to identify child abuse and maltreatment, and more.
On June 21-22th, CPC Early Childhood Learning & Wellness staff from the Family Child Care Network (FCCN) and the Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Division visited Long Island for a team-building retreat.
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 CPC Family Child Care Network in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens who are graduating this year and moving on to the next milestone in their lives! CPC FCCN is grateful for our energetic and thoughtful affiliated providers.
On April 7th, CPC Little Star Early Childhood Center opened as a Regional Enrichment Center (REC) for first responders at the new Little Star center site located 178 Broome Street, New York, NY 10002.
Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee presented the award to longtime CPC early childhood education director Lois Lee on Thursday, March 5th, at the Women's HERstory Month Celebration. The event was held at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall.
Families and their preschool-aged children enjoyed the start of fall with a trip to an apple orchard. When the weather gets cooler, they'll also be ready to cuddle up with a good book from the library.
On September 23, 2019, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and NYS Senator Brad Hoylman visited CPC Jacob Riis Early Childhood Center to meet with CPC staff, parents, and children.
CPC Queens Early Childhood Center Director, Lois Lee, and two satellite babies, Lindy Tse and David Chen spoke about the experience of being a satellite baby with the All-China Women's Federation.
During their tour of the center, the group visited classrooms and enjoyed interacting with the children during their art activity. CPC is glad that folks from NYCHA and the Deputy Mayor's Office were able to see the program and areas for facility improvement first-hand.
CPC joins our peers in Campaign for Children to advocate for the salary disparity in the Early Childhood field to be addressed. Certified teachers at community-based early childhood education programs (CBO's) in New York City earn as little as 60% of what Pre-K teachers earn at sch
On February 2, 2018, the CPC Queens Early Childhood Center had a Groundhog Day Party. The children went around the Queens Community Center to look for their shadows.
On January 31, 2018, Li Chan retired as an assistant teacher at Chung Pak Early Childhood Center, For 29 years, Li has been a friendly, familiar face to the families and staff of the center.
Santa Claus stopped by Jacob Riis Early Childhood Center on the morning of December 19, 2017! Santa's helpers, both young and old, including our 3-year-olds were excited to take a group photo with him.
CPC Little Star of Broome Street Early Childhood Center held their annual Holiday Party on December 15, 2017. Special thanks to MassMutual for sponsoring the party and donating holiday gifts to over 50 children at the center.
On October 20, 2017, CPC and the Ong Family Foundation unveiled the Lois C. Lee Early Childhood Center located in the new CPC Queens Community Center in Flushing, Queens. CPC and the Ong Family Foundation took this momentous opportunity to honor Lois C.
CPC Little Star of Broome Street parents and director were featured in a CNBC "Bridging the Divide" article by Marguerite Ward on the important of Universal Pre-K (UPK).
On September 10, 2014, sixty Rebuilding Together New York City and Meredith Parent Network volunteers teamed up with the staff of Little Star of Broome Street Early Child Care Center to refresh and repair the center's aging classrooms and outdoor learning areas.
Chung Pak and Little Star of Broome Street Daycares partnered with Studio in A School during the 2013-2014 school year. Students enjoyed weekly art sessions, and the program provided our teachers with quarterly training lead by professional artists.
CPC's Chung Pak Day Care and the Annex have worked with Columbus Park in Chinatown this summer to create a small garden. The children have really enjoyed planting in the garden and seeing the seedlings are thriving.