The intent of our program is to encourage and support the development of each child and to provide opportunities for self exploration and discovery. It is our goal to provide children with a wholesome, well-balanced, secure social and educational situation, based on accepted principles and knowledge of human growth and development.

The overall development (cognitive, social, emotional, physical) of the child is considered and planned for through a variety of activities. It is our objective to learn the needs of the individuals in our program and to plan for the successful fulfillment of those needs. Positive development of the child's image of self is of prime importance in the program and is a priority in all aspects of program planning.

Community Day Care is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. throughout the year. The Learning Center is licensed with the Missouri Department of health and has a capacity for 99 children, ages two through ten. The children are provided with breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack daily in accordance with Child and Adult Care Food Program regulations.

The main goal of the facility is to provide a clean, healthy, safe, loving and stimulating environment in which parents can feel comfortable leaving their children. The Learning Center provides a full pre-school curriculum, with age appropriate activities. Each class is divided according to age groups from toddler through the special pre-kindergarten class. Children who attend local schools are able to enroll in the before and after school program. A sixty-four passenger bus provides transportation to and from Moberly Public Schools. The bus is also used for field trips and regular visits from the Pre-K class to the area elder-care facilities. Community Day Care Learning Center sponsors a program for school-age children during the summer months. The summer program offers swimming, bowling, hiking, crafts, organized games and other activities.

The staff is caring and well qualified. Each staff member is required to participate in twelve hours of in-service training each year, including First Aid and CPR. Community Day Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and at the present time employees twenty-four people.

1. Help the children learn to work well with others and interact with their peers.
2. Help children to become independent thinking and problem solving individuals.
3. Provide learning readiness in math, language arts and all basic conceptual skills at the appropriate age level.
4. Provide organzied physical activities and games to make a positive contribution to the growth and development of the children.
5. Provide a variety of arts experiences to contribute to the aesthetic and artistic growth and development of the children.
6. Provide well-balanced meals and snacks for the children attending the center and encourage good eating habits.
7. Provide a well-organized, safe and aesthetically pleasing environment for the children.

8. Schedule regular rest periods balanced with activitiy periods throughout the day.
9. Assist in the identification and referral of children who may have various learning disabilities; physical problems, visual, hearing, speech or behavioral disabilities, to the appropriate local agencies, in cooperation with the parents or guardians.
10. Provide a properly organzied, adequately staffed and soundly administered child-care program for the educational benefit of the children entrusted to the center.

Community Day Care Learning Center Inc. is a non-profit corporation, which is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is made up of parents who have children attending the Day Care and concerned community citizens. Community Day Care has provided quality and affordable child care for families living in Randolph County for thirty-seven years. the Center is supported by parent fees, based on a sliding fee scale with discounts for additional children in the family. The facility is also funded by donations from local businesses, area churches, grants and has been a United Way Agency for thirty years. Community Day Care has a contract with the Missouri Division of Family Services to provide child care for parents who are continuing their education or are entering the job market for the first time.