BVCS projects include:
Discovery Connection Out-of School Program
Provides quality out of school time programs to children and youth in the Verde Valley utilizing a Multiple Intelligence based integrated curriculum. Programs are based in: Clarkdale (928) 301-9105 and Cottonwood (928) 451-4376.
Corporate Sponsored Child Care
Verde Valley Medical Center partnership provides quality infant – preschool age child care to VVMC employees a Corporate discount and also open to the public. Call Bright Futures Child Care (in Cottonwood, across the street from VVMC) at (928)649-1330.
DES Certified Child Care Home Providers
Department of Economic Security – Child Care Administration – Child Care Recruitment and Study in Yavapai County ( 2000-present) and Navajo and Apache Counties (2010-present), recruits and provides technical assistance to potential as well as seasoned home child care providers.
Buena Vista Preschools
Provides quality preschool programming to pre-k age children utilizing research-based curriculum aligned with Arizona State Standards and local public school curriculum including special needs and site specific inclusion. Sites located in Clarkdale (301-9105) and Cottonwood (451-4376).
Early Childhood Conference – Ongoing
An Annual conference targeting issues related to young children. Held in February or March. Buena Vista also provides monthly trainings targeted to emerging focuses in early childhood education.
Children’s Celebration – April
An annual event highlighting and promoting agencies that provide services for children and families. Held in the beginning of April. This is a FREE event for both service providers and families.
Early Childhood Education Training - Monthly
Buena Vista provides FREE monthly trainings to those in thechild care field in the Verde Valley. The training topics are related to early childhood care, education, and development. Participants receive training hours towards state licensing requirements.
Parenting Education Classes - Ongoing
Funded by First Things First through a grant with Community Counts, Buena Vista provides FREE parenting education classes and resources to residence in Yavapai County targeting parents with children birth-5 years old.
Child Abuse Prevention Grant – Present
To provide the community with information and education about child abuse and child abuse prevention including Tax Check-off campaign, April Children’s Celebration, an annual conference, and Blue Ribbon Campaign. As well as ongoing Child Advocacy Efforts at the Local, Regional and State levels
Buena Vista Lending Library – Ongoing
Buena Vista invites community members, early childhood educators and parents to utilize Buena Vista’s vast resources in a professional and expanding library full of books and materials. This library is free and open to the public.
Quality Child Care Consultants
Provide technical and hands-on assistance to the start up, development and management of quality child care programs.
Agency History:
Buena Vista Children's Services was established in May of 1997 as a sole proprietorship to address the growing child care needs in Yavapai County. For the first 2 years Buena Vista Children's Services was involved in many projects in the area of child care and education. In 1999 Buena Vista Children's Services wrote and received a grant through the Arizona Department of Economic Security to recruit study and certify child care home providers.
In 2000 Buena Vista Children's Services submitted papers to the Internal Revenue Services to become a 501c3 nonprofit corporation. This provided additional opportunities for funding.
In 2001 Buena Vista Children's Services became the recipient of 2 additional state grants. One, to provide resource and referral services to families with children with special health care needs and the other to provide resources and education about child abuse prevention.
In 2002 BVCS was awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant through the Arizona Department of Education. This grant funded 4 school age, after school and summer programs throughout the Verde Valley.
Buena Vista Children's Services nurtures a philosophy of working with community and building community partnerships in order to better serve the children of our communities!
