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SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
LAKEWOOD AVENUE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
2003 Presented to Stephanie Drumheller : The Mary Y. Bridgers Child Care Provider Award, in recognition of making a difference for children, families and the community by providing outstanding early care and education. Presented by Child Care Services Association, November 21, 2003

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2000

Featured in "Parenting" magazine: "Bright Idea — Parents Pitch In" by Michelle Lee, April 2000

Featured in "All Together Now" magazine: "Quality Rules in Durham" by Molly Weston, Summer 2000

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1999

Featured in the "Wall Street Journal": "Brown Bag Lunches, Paint, and Other Steps to Better Child Care" by Sue Shellenberger, 11/25/98

First child care center to receive a 5-star-rated license from the North Carolina Division of Child Development

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1998 Recognized nationally as one of ten exemplary early childhood programs by the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with the National Association for the Education of Young Children

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1997

Awarded a North Carolina Smart Start Grant to work on an art collaboration project with kindergartners from R. N. Harris Public Magnet School in Durham, North Carolina

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1988

First full-time early childhood program in North Carolina to be accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs

 

 

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The Toddler water sink was specially designed for small bodies and big messes!

Above: A Middler observes butterflies while on a field trip to the Butterfly House.

Opposite: Dress-up play is a popular Preschool activity.

Lakewood Avenue Children's School 1701 Lakewood Avenue Durham, NC 27707 (919) 493-5882