Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
The mission of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Child Day Care Center is to provide full-day child care and learning opportunities for children in a secure and nurturing environment. The center pledges to serve the community by providing fully licensed care to children regardless of the families' financial resources, race, or religious affiliation. The center's professionally trained staff will continuously foster opportunities for the child's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth, with the goal of supporting children to become life-long learners.
Vision
-A permanent, sustainable, innovative facility to support long term growth.
-Expanded ages of those we serve to include infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.
-Maintain a downtown presence and involvement.
-Provide expanded professional development opportunities based on research and best practices.
-Seek resources to support the operating budget.
-Maintain a staff of highly qualified personnel committed to the mission of the center.
Values
-Providing opportunities and support for children's physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth.
-Providing learning opportunities that are age and individually appropriate, based on best practice and research on how children learn and develop.
-Providing real experiences and materials that allow children to acquire new knowledge about their world and each other.
-Providing activities that extend this learning through music, books, numbers, language, and conversation.
-Providing opportunities for children to practice what they are learning through dramatic play, art, dance, block play, cooking, role play, social interaction, and technology.
-Providing opportunities for children to be active, eat healthy snacks and meals, and rest.
-Ensuring teach observation and interaction with children to support their learning, to help them problem-solve, and learn to positively interact in a social world.
-Supporting communication between families and staff to better understand children's individual needs and growth, and provide resources to families, as needed.
-Being active in the community to support its economic growth and cultural diversity and using the community as a resource for supporting children and families.
-Meeting state licensing standards, national guidelines, and other sources that identify best practices.
Meet Our Staff
Delores Jameson
Executive Director
B.A. in Liberal Arts with an Elementary Education Certification
Hire Date: November 1993
Becky Chandler
Infant and Toddler Coordinator
Bachelors of Science
Hire Date: January 2024
Destiny Newland
Pre-K Teacher
Hire Date: July 2024
Darrah Meyer
Pre- K Teacher
Hire Date: August 2022
Flower Harpine
Three Year Old Teacher
Hire Date: September 2012
Regan Butcher
Infant Teacher
Hire Date: September 2022
Peyton Downey
Infant Teacher
Hire Date: June 2024
Kalyse Smiley
Floater
Hire Date: August 2024
Emily Contreras
Floater
Hire Date: August 2024
Natasha Keplinger
Office Manager
Child Development Associate (CDA)
Hire Date: January 1999
Emma Butler
Three Year Old Teacher
Education: Child Development Associate Classes
Hire Date: January 2023
Carla Hart
Two Year Old Teacher
Child Development Associate (CDA)
Hire Date: May 1994
Kylie Mullins
Pre-K Teacher
Hire Date: October 2024
Karen Carrera
Toddler Teacher
Hire Date: August 2024
Felicia May
Cook
Hire Date: February 2024
Lilian Dove
Teacher
Hire Date: June 2024
Caitlin Carpenter
Toddler Teacher
Hire Date: March 2024
Ashlee Utterback
Floater
Hire Date: August 2024
Meet Our Board of Directors
Jerri Alexiou
Chelsey Bahlmann Bollinger
Julie Wallace Carr
Diana Kiser
Marsha Knott
Diane McCarthy
Holly McCartney
Katherine Preston
Martha Ross
Irana Scott
Daphyne Saunders Thomas
Tilton Weaver
Noah Yoder
HRCDCC Handbook
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much does it cost?
A: Please contact us at hrdaycare@verizon.net for a quote on tuition.
Q: What time do you open/close?
A: Our hours of operation are Mon - Fri from 7:00am to 5:30pm. Please see the Schedule page for more information.
Q: Do you provide food for my child?
A: Yes. Breakfast, lunch, and a snack are provided daily. Please see the Parent Handbook for more information.
Contact Us
Executive Director: Delores Jameson
Administrative Assistant: Natasha Keplinger
Infant Toddler Coordinator: Becky Chandler
Phone: (540) 434-5268
Email: hrdaycare@verizon.net
Mailing address: P.O. Box 344 Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Physical address: 111 East Market Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801