[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2042-E2043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING WORCESTER COMPREHENSIVE CHILD CARE SERVICES

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Worcester 
Comprehensive Child

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Care Services, Incorporated, WCCCS, Inc. Since its inception as Great 
Brook Valley Child Care in 1972, the agency has been serving the after-
school needs of children who live in the Great Brook Valley. Building 
upon its success with that first class of school-age children, WCCCS, 
Inc. has grown into an agency that serves nearly 300 low-income 
Worcester children in 5 locations. In order to reflect its mission, the 
agency changed its name to Worcester Comprehensive Child Care Services, 
Inc.
  WCCCS, Inc. employs 65 staff members and is proud that its national 
association has accredited all of its teaching personnel and centers 
for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC. Some of the staff have been 
working with the agency since its inception, and many of the staff have 
10, 15, and 20-plus years of experience. Many of the staff members are 
themselves WCCCS alumni, and many of their own children, grandchildren, 
and great grandchildren participate in the program.
  WCCCS, Inc. is proud of its policies of providing entry-level jobs 
for a culturally and ethnically diverse staff, paying for their 
education and professional development, and offering excellent pay and 
benefits. The agency is a 501-C3 not-for-profit, and a volunteer board 
of directors leads it.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the 
WCCCS, Inc. Board of Directors and staff for 30 years of dedicated 
service to the children of my hometown, Worcester, MA. I congratulate 
them as they celebrate the 30th Annual Meeting of the Board of 
Directors.

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