Honor Child Care Center

Senate Resolution No. 1132 BY: Senator SEWARD COMMENDING the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center upon the occasion of its designation as the 2016 Business Partner of the Year by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to commend those illustrious organizations within the State of New York whose focus and intent have made a substantial impact on the quality of life in their communities; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center upon the occasion of its designation as the 2016 Business Partner of the Year by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce, to be celebrated at its Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Red Barn Clubhouse, Cobleskill, New York; and WHEREAS, Located on West Main Street in Cobleskill, New York, the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center provides child care to SUNY Cobleskill students, staff and faculty, as well as the local community; and WHEREAS, The Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center offers a developmentally based program designed to enhance the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of young children; curriculums are designed to focus on meeting children's individual needs; and WHEREAS, After identifying each child's abilities, needs, developmental levels and learning styles, the teacher acts as a facilitator, guiding the children and working beside them on a learning journey to build their self-esteem and positive feelings toward learning, all in a stimulating and challenging environment; and WHEREAS, Parents are always welcome and are encouraged to visit the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center to observe and participate in the program or communicate with the staff, who always do their best to ensure that the family's experiences are happy, healthy, and educational; and WHEREAS, The Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center has been working with the Workforce Solutions System and local young people for more than five years in the Summer Youth Employment Program, helping local youth gain vital work experience; and WHEREAS, With a steadfast and unwavering commitment to instilling youth with a work ethic that will last a lifetime, Maureen Maillard, Executive Director, and Beth Dever, Administrative Manager, strive to be excellent mentors, ensuring that their youth participants learn not only the job skills but accountability for their actions; and WHEREAS, The success of the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center is in direct correlation to the efforts of its staff, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the community it serves; and WHEREAS, This auspicious occasion presents an opportunity for this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be recognized and applauded by all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center upon the occasion of its designation as the 2016 Business Partner of the Year by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Cobleskill Campus Child Care Center.