NEWS
Director of Education at Child Care Connection Wins
"Special Friend of RI's Children" Award

Kevin Fusco, CEO & President of Child Care Connection, the area's leading provider of high quality child care and early education, announced today that Director of Education, Joan Marshall, was awarded the "Special Friend of Rhode Island's Children" award at the annual Rhode Island Early Childhood Conference.

The conference, which is presented by the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children, brings together child care providers throughout RI to promote professional development for the early care and education field. Joan Marshall was recognized by the organization for her extensive work and commitment to the education of young children throughout the State of Rhode Island and at Child Care Connection. Joan is not only Director of Education for Child Care Connection, but she is also runs the State's Early Childhood Apprentice and Mentor Program, is a Professor at Community College of Rhode Island, and is a an Advisor and Trainer for the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program.

"Joan has touched the lives of so many children, both as Director of Education for our company, and throughout her many state involvements", said Kevin Fusco, CEO of Child Care Connection. "She is truly a children's advocate and we are thrilled that she has been recognized with this outstanding industry award."

Child Care Connection prides itself in providing their families with high quality care and learning and offers "The Creative Curriculum", a nationally recognized educational approach to teaching young children. Child Care Connection was founded in 1991 as a company dedicated to providing high quality child care services to infants, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten and school age children. The company opened its first child care center in Lincoln , RI in 1991 and has grown to 11 early learning centers throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts.