Committed -- First and foremost, we are committed to our mission; to assist family successes through excellence in comprehensive child care and development services. From the Chairman of our Board to the cook in one of our centers, everyone associated with CCA is committed to helping our children and families succeed.

Holistic -- Child Development is not just about learning the ABC’s. It’s about proper nutrition, growing up healthy, learning motor skills, and social development. It’s also about parental involvement. CCA’s holistic approach to child development touches all of these areas and more. Each child receives basic health screenings and lessons on proper hygiene and dental care. Parents are encouraged to take part in center activities and in parent meetings that discuss ways to help their children learn.

Innovators –Child Care Associates was formed through an innovative approach to subsidized child care. The United Way suggested that three small, subsidized child care programs merge to form an area-wide program. Since that time, we have become masters of innovation -- from becoming an early grantee for the half-day Head Start program, then evolving it into full day; to partnering with area cities and ISD’s to open child care centers in areas of greatest need for services. Many of CCA’s best innovations are in our classrooms where children learn and grow through fun activities that focus on school readiness.

Literacy – Our child development programs offer the very best in promoting child literacy and growth. Our curriculum is tailored to be compatible with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and area ISD’s. It is focused on promoting school readiness for pre-K children by teaching young learners letter recognition and letter sound skills in order to help them become better readers. Our early education model is now being implemented state-wide for pre-K programs.

Dedicated – Everyone at Child Care Associates is dedicated to one thing – the children. Many employees have been with CCA for 10 years or more; some have been with the company for over 30 years, almost since the beginning. They have dedicated their lives to the children and families that they serve. To keep up with the ever-changing world, our company is dedicated to constant change – not change for change’s sake, but change to incorporate new technology and new and better ways of doing things. To this end, every classroom is equipped with computers, our teachers use PDA’s to track each child’s progress, and our staff attends continuing education classes. In fact, we are dedicated to providing ongoing training opportunities for our teachers and center staff.

Collaborators – Child Care Associates can offer cutting edge child development programs and an array of services to our children and families because we are masters at collaboration. Through our ISD Collaborations, we provide full day child development services in elementary school Pre-K classrooms. Through collaboration with the City of Fort Worth, we offer child care at several city community centers. Through collaboration with area health and human services agencies our children receive vision, hearing and dental screenings, and our families have access to numerous other community services.

Affordable -- What does all this innovative, collaborative thinking mean to you and your child? Affordability – our collaborations and innovative thinking and varied funding streams allow Child Care Associates to offer an exceptional child development program at very affordable rates to all families. It allows us to offer a subsidy to those families that need help in paying for child care, and it allows us to offer the Head Start program to families in financial distress with little or no income. Our affordable payment rates make it possible for No Child To Be Left Behind when entering kindergarten.

Recognized Leader – Child Care Associates is a recognized leader in the early child development arena. As such, our management is invited to take part in federal, state and local initiatives involving early child development. The Texas Workforce Commission asked CCA to field-test its subsidized child care program to help working parents – Tarrant County CCMS. Our staff are invited to present at professional conferences. Our President/CEO, along with members of the Texas Education Agency, advises state lawmakers on early childhood education legislation. In addition we were invited to participate in numerous innovative new programs, such as the Oral Health Initiative, Healthy Marriage Demonstration Project, and First Lady, Barbara Bush’s, early reading program, The First Lady’s Family Literacy Initiative for Texas.

Experienced – From our President/CEO, Mr. John A. Whitcamp, who is a former school district superintendent, to our classroom teachers, CCA is staffed with experienced educators. Many of our teachers are degreed, and nearly all hold a CDA. In addition the ISD collaborations provide a degreed, certified teacher in each classroom. Our educational staff includes experienced, degreed Master Teachers who spend time in each classroom to provide mentoring and coaching to our teaching staff. Experienced staff is not only used in the classroom, but throughout our company. CCA’s child development support staff includes experienced educators, social services professionals, and an RN.

What is Child Care Associates all about?
The answer is pure and simple; it’s in our name -- We are… CHILD CARE – quality, affordable Child Care.