It's All Fun and Games at Child Care Resource Center's Family Play Day

Families from the San Bernardino community enjoyed a day full of games and activities at the Child Care Resource Center’s 2nd Annual Family Play Day. The free event was held at the center’s office on Saturday, April 18, through the morning and early afternoon and children, parents, and community members were all welcomed to join in the day’s festivities. This community event had over 20 booths set up, with activities that included musical performances, art projects, face painting, educational activities, physical games, and plenty of prizes. From bubble stations to planting your own flower in a cup, there was something for everyone to enjoy at the event. Not only were food, drinks, and activities all free, but each child also went home with a free book of their choice, as well as a bag of fruits and vegetables from the farmers market. There were also raffles held which sent lucky winners home with various prizes and gift baskets. The Child Care Resource Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Olenick, said the Center has been holding a similar annual event in Van Nuys for many years, and the original idea was to get child care providers to advertise their programs. According to Olenick, the Resource Center’s overall mission is “to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, and improve the depth and breadth of the children and families they come from.” The Child Care Resource Center has also just entered into The Early Head Start Childcare Partnership, and through it they will be able to offer this head start experience to nearly 150 children. The center continues to have an impact through helping parents achieve greater economic, personal and social outcomes, as well as helping them look for child care. It also supports child care providers through training, technical assistance, and professional development. Saturday’s family play day is just one example of the ways in which the Child Care Resource Center strives to improve both personal and familial well-being within the community. [END] CCRC's 2nd Annual Family Play Day Date: 4/18/2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. Google Map Event Location: Child Care Resource Center Address: 1111 East Mill St;., Suite 100 San Bernardino CA 92408 Description: Free day of fun: Storytelling, hands on science, art, music & movement activities, outdoor fun, live entertainment and more. CONTACT INFO Phone: 909.890.0018 ext. 2053 Website: tbrody@ccrcca.org ORIGINAL ARTICLE: STORY: Child Care Resource Center’s 2nd Annual Family Play Day BYLINE: Caroline Taylor PHOTOS BY: Caroline Taylor PHOTOS: #7-attached three at a time in following emails PHOTO CAPTIONS: (same captions used for similar pictures) IMAGE1.JPG: Isabella Bonola blows bubbles at the 2nd annual play day IMAGE2.JPG: Gael Perez and Isabella Bonola playing at the bubble station IMAGE3.JPG: Gael Perez and Isabella Bonola playing at the bubble station IMAGE4.JPG: Cristian and Jayden’ Armenta having fun at the bubble station IMAGE5.JPG: Jayden’ Armenta blows double bubbles IMAGE6.JPG: The Cat in the Hat hosts an educational activity IMAGE7.JPG: The Cat in the Hat hosts an educational activity WORD COUNT: 332 CONTACTS: Child Care Resource Center- President & Chief Executive Officer, Michael Olenick-818-717-1010- molenick@ccrcca.org MEMO TO EDITOR: This event was fairly busy and lively, I was able to interview the CEO Michael Olenick. However a lot of the festival-goers themselves seemed to not want to make statements about the event or have their children photographed for the newspaper. I felt that this may have come from the fact that this was a free/open event and most of the people attending were not part of a specific program. Also, unfortunately for the last two images I was unable to get the names of the people photographed. SPIN-OFF STORIES FOUND AS A RESULT OF THE ASSIGNMENT: Story on the new partnership the Child Care Resource Center has just entered into (Given: The Early Head Start Childcare Partnership Grant), Profile on the workshops offered through the Child Care Resource Center ARTICLE TITLES: Family Fun in the Sun, Fun and Play Steal the Day, Games and Fun for Everyone ARTICLE: Families from the San Bernardino community enjoyed a day full of games and activities at the Child Care Resource Center’s 2nd Annual Family Play Day. The free event was held at the center’s office on Saturday April 18th from 10am to 1pm, and children, parents, and community members were all welcomed to join in the day’s festivities. This community event had over 20 booths set up, with activities that included musical performances, art projects, face painting, educational activities, physical games, and plenty of prizes. From bubble stations, to planting your own flower in a cup, there was something for everyone to enjoy at the 2nd annual play day. Not only were food, drinks, and activities all free, but each child also went home with a free book of their choice, as well as a bag of fruits and vegetables from the farmers market. There were also raffles held which sent lucky winners home with various prizes and gift baskets. The Child Care Resource Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Olenick, says the Center has been holding a similar annual event in Van Nuys for many years, and the original idea was to get child care providers to advertise their programs. According to Olenick the Resource Center’s overall mission is “to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, and improve the depth and breadth of the children and families they come from.” The Child Care Resource Center has also just entered into The Early Head Start Childcare Partnership, and through it they will be able to offer this head start experience to nearly 150 children. The center continues to have an impact through helping parents achieve greater economic, personal and social outcomes, as well as helping them look for child care. It also supports child care providers through training, technical assistance, and professional development. Saturday’s family play day is just one example of the ways in which the Child Care Resource Center strives to improve both personal and familial well-being within the community.