Salford Mennonite Child Care Center is a ministry of Salford Mennonite Church.
The church child care center, established in 1984, is located at the church in Harleysville.
At SMCCCC “home away from home” is provided for children of working parents living in the surrounding communities. Teaching teams design developmentally appropriate curriculum, incorporating physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual developmental practices. Children learn through age-appropriate, quality play experiences. Classroom sounds are happy laughter, busy activity, and pleasant conversations
Salford Mennonite Child Care Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. SMCCC was evaluated under a new system which included an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the ten new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 related Accreditation Criteria. The program received NAEYC Accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the ten NAEYC program standards. The new standards reflect the latest research and best practices in early childhood education and development.
SMCCCC earned a Star 4A rating from Keystone STARS. Keystone STARS is an initiative of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) to improve, support, and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania. Keystone STARS improves the quality of early learning through: Standards, Training/Professional Development, Assistance, Resources, and Support.
Admissions, the provision of services, and referrals of students shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age or sex.
Program services shall be made accessible to eligible handicapped persons through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to, equipment redesign, the provision of aides, and the use of alternative service delivery locations. Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.
