LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Five Towns Child Care Center, Inc.
upon the occasion of celebrating its 70th Anniversary on May 16, 2010

WHEREAS, Organizations which seek to enhance the education of our young-
est students help to provide children a solid knowledge base upon which
to build their future studies; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
honor those organizations of commitment and high achievement whose
purpose and endeavors have been dedicated to the pursuit of excellence
in the education of the youth of this noble Empire State; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Five
Towns Child Care Center, Inc. upon the occasion of its 70th Anniversary,
to be celebrated on Sunday, May 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The Five Towns Child Care Center is a non-profit, non-secta-
rian child care center located in the Town of Hempstead, New York; and
WHEREAS, Established in the 1930s, the Five Towns Child Care Center
has had a long and distinguished history in the Five Towns region and is
one of the oldest Child Care Centers in Nassau County, having served
over 6,000 children since its founding; and
WHEREAS, Originally named the Five Towns Cooperative Child Care
Center, it was founded as a private child care center; although by the
1940s, as a result of changing times, the Center was receiving federal
funding from the Lanham Act; and
WHEREAS, During World War II there became an urgent need for child
care centers to care for children whose mothers needed to work; after
the war, federal money was no longer available to the Center; however,
the Five Towns Cooperative Child Care Center was kept alive by parents
and concerned members of the community who recognized the continuing
need for child care; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, the Center became an agency of the Five Towns Commu-
nity Chest; in 1952, the Center was incorporated and changed its name to
the Five Towns Child Care Center, Inc.; in 1972, NCJW, Peninsula Section
became a co-sponsor of the Center, sharing in financial responsibility
and volunteer participation; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, with the generosity of community agencies,
friends and county and state grants, the Five Towns Child Care Center
has been able to maintain its facility and move from a custodial to an
educational early childhood program; and
WHEREAS, The Five Towns Child Care Center is located in an area where
the median income is below the national average while the cost of living
is almost double the national average; consequently, many working fami-
lies struggle to pay child care; in response to this, the Center has
created a scholarship fund in partnership with local agencies, allowing
families in need of child care to find much needed support regardless of
income; and
WHEREAS, For 70 years, the Five Towns Child Care Center has cared for
local children in a nurturing environment, where teachers emphasize
learning through various forms so that children may develop positive
attitudes towards the learning process; and
WHEREAS, Today, the Five Towns Child Care Center continues to provide
day care and quality early childhood education for 54 children ages 18
months to five years in a full day setting; and
WHEREAS, In so effectively carrying out its mission, the Five Towns
Child Care Center has offered children the opportunity to enhance their
quality of life by providing them with a safe, supportive atmosphere
while participating in recreational and educational activities; and

WHEREAS, The children of today are the citizens and leaders of tomor-
row; their health, well-being and development are of paramount import to
the people of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to extend its high-
est commendation to all of the individuals who have been involved with
the Five Towns Child Care Center, past and present, noting the impor-
tance of their work and their enduring commitment to young children;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Five Towns Child Care Center, Inc. upon the occasion of
celebrating its 70th Anniversary on May 16, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Five Towns Child Care Center.