Announcements
Please note the TCDN calendar has been updated. Go to the "Parents" tab and click on "Calendar".
WSSD schools will be closed on February 17th, TCDN will be open. Special registration is needed for all scholl age children. Please check our website and your email for the registration forms.
WSSD school and ALL TCDN sites and the Administration Office will be closed on Monday February 20th- Holiday
TCDN's Family Bingo Night March 9th, 6pm-8pm, Parrish Hall. Please contact Michele in the office for pre-registration forms. All ages are welcome. Prizes, raffle baskets, a 50/50. Pizza, Hot Dogs, dessert and soft drinks will be sold. Please contact michele@tcdn.org
Please remember that Scrip Gift Cards can be purchased at any time, they are not just for the holidays. Contact Michele at michele@tcdn.org for order forms or additional information.
Approach to Quality
TCDN chooses to be involved in initiatives that plan for continuous quality improvement. By identifying and analyzing our strengths and areas to improve upon, we can plan improvements that provide the best possible services to the children and families that we serve.
TCDN currently is involved in both National Afterschool Association (NAA) Accreditation for school-age programs, and the PA Keystone STARS system of quality improvement. Keystone STARS guides early learning and school-age programs toward achieving and maintaining best practices in early care and education.
Through these initiatives our goal is to use feedback and assessments from staff, families and research-based national and state standards of quality to make ongoing improvements.
Currently, two out-of-school time programs, the Swarthmore After School Club and the Wallingford After School Club are NAA Accredited, and all program sites are involved in Keystone STARS. Work is ongoing to move all sites to Keystone STAR level 3 (out of 4) for the 2011-2012 school year.
