Plaza de ninos weathers storm with ease

Preschoolers at Plaza de Ninos took cover in the Education Center at MCC-Penn Valley during Wednesday's tornado watch.
Teachers kept the youngsters busy with songs and a few of the favorite television friends, like Disney's "Little Einsteins."

In spite of the weather and missing their regularly scheduled lunch and nap times, the boys and girls handled the time with ease.

Plaza de Ninos, a Head Start program run by Guadalupe Centers, is operated out of the Francis Institute on the Penn Valley campus.

Plaza de Ninos awarded NAEYC accreditation



Plaza de Ninos students enjoy trick or treating at Penn Valley.

Congratulations to Plaza de Ninos at MCC-Penn Valley for receiving accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) again.

In a letter, Stephanie Olmore of NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, said "The administration and teaching staff of Plaza de Ninos are all to be congratulated for the continuing efforts to provide a high-quality early childhood program for young children and their families. On behalf of NAEYC, and specifically the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, I commend your program’s outstanding efforts in maintaining NAEYC Accreditation."

The accreditation is effective until August, 2013.

Pint size ghouls trick or treat at MCC-Penn Valley

The most adorable little ghouls and goblins paraded across the MCC-Penn Valley campus in search of candy!

Children enrolled in Guadalupe Centers, Inc.’s Plaza de Niños participated in their annual trick or treat on campus. The Organizatin of Latin American Students (OLAS) helped guide the youngsters around. OLAS was a welcome addition because the majority of the children speak Spanish and it was helpful that the bilingual OLAS students served as guides.

Special thanks to Betsy Upton and Rosie Garcia-Muzquiz for organizing the group visits.

PHOTO CAPTION: Children at Plaza de Niños loaded up their bags with sweet treats.