YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

Childcare and youth services program - the young men's christian association of concord, nh child development center (cdc) has embraced and provided solutions for the priority needs that have been identified by the community needs assessment conducted by granite united way. The program provides access to affordable, high quality childcare that strengthens families, ensures child safety, and facilitates social and cognitive development. The young men's christian association of concord, nh child development center is only one of about 9% of all licensed childcare providers in new hampshire that have achieved license plus certification. (license plus is a certification established by the nh bureau of childcare licensing that is representative of a higher quality.) as part of our charitable mission, we recognize the need to ensure that high quality, licensed, curriculum-based needs be accessible to all, including families of low-income. Consequently, the cdc administers the child care development fund and an additional scholarship fund that we fund through the united way of merrimack county support and our own organizational fundraising efforts. Youth programs - the young men's christian association of concord, nh kydstop program has embraced and provided solutions for the priority needs that have been identified by the community needs assessment conducted by granite untied way. Inherent in our philosophy is providing high quality, licensed, curriculum-based child care that ensures child safety and meets or exceeds best practice standards. Many afterschool and summer camp programs are not state licensed.