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The Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center and Theatre IV of Richmond are excited to announce this year’s holiday production, T’was the Night Before Christmas. Performances of the show will be held at 4:00 and 7:00 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Harrisonburg High School auditorium.  This one-hour musical captivates children and is sure to delight the whole family.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $5 at the Day Care, Red Front, The Children’s Museum or online at http://www.eventbrite.com/org/103442061.  Tickets purchased at the door are $7. All proceeds benefit the Day Care. (read more…)

The mission of the HRCDCC is to provide full day child care and learning opportunities for children ages two years to eight years in a secure and nurturing environment. The Center serves the community by providing care to children regardless of the family’s financial resources, race, or religious affiliation. Our goal is to provide high quality childcare to the community while maintaining our current licensing and accreditation standards.  The Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center provides high quality childcare to children ages 2 – 5 during the school year and 6 – 8 year olds during the summer.  We are funded by United Way and offer an income based sliding fee scale which allows our child care center to be affordable to all families regardless of their income.  Structured as a non-profit 501C3 agency, the center relies on funding from the United Way and fundraising efforts to offer a sliding fee scale based upon the income of the parents.

Each classroom consists of a head teacher and an assistant teacher.  The head teachers in each classroom have a two or four year degree and plan wonderful, hands on learning activities for the children.  There is usually a theme for the week and often incorporates a season or holiday.  The pre-k classroom uses the Blue Print Curriculum in alignment with the city schools pre-k programs.

We are proud of the longevity of our staff.  The Center employs 16  teachers.  Of the 16 teachers, three have been with the Center for over fifteen years, one has been with the Center for over ten years, four for over three years and one teacher was with the Center for twenty eight years before retiring in 2009! (read more…)

The Wonder of Butterflies

Saturday, June 16 thru Sunday, June 24, 10 am – 5pm Monday – Saturday, 11 am- 5pm Sundays

Held at Hess’s Back Home on the Farm (home of the Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze), 2915 Willow Run road (off 42 N) www.hesscornmaze.com  The annual fundraiser for the Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center is a wonderful experience for children, adults, seniors and photographers.

A specifically constructed greenhouse habitat encourages close observation of many species of butterflies brought in especially for the event. Twenty four dozen butterflies are released gradually over the nine day event so that there are butterflies in all stages to watch.  Volunteers are available to answer questions and assist visitors in having a butterfly take nectar from a fingertip.

Make a day of it!  Along with the wonder of butterflies fundraiser, there will be cow train rides, and a big playground, including the fun tunnel tube slide.  For an additional $1, you can ride the hand-painted, restored carousel. Bring a picnic lunch, or purchase food for sale on location.

How much: $5 admission/person age 2+ to benefit the daycare. (Groups of 10 or more should call 434-5268 to arrange a time and special rate.) (read more…)