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: Camp Verde, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood.
Corporate Sponsored Child Care
VVMC partnership to provide quality infant – school age child care to VVMC employees.
Aspen Ridge partnership to provide a quality after school program for Aspen Ridge residents and the community.
Quality Child Care Consultants
Provide technical and hands-on assistants to the start up, development and management of quality child care programs.
Department of Economic Security – Child Care Administration – Child Care Recruitment and Study. 2000-present
Recruit and provide technical assistance to potential as well as seasoned home child care providers throughout Yavapai County, to include providing 2 educational luncheons and one annual conference.
ACCE –Advocating for Child Care Excellence – Present
Advocating to increase the quality of child care in Yavapai County. To include brochure development and distribution, community forums, and letter writing campaigns.
Early Childhood Conference – Ongoing
An Annual conference targeting issues related to young children. Held in February or March.
Children’s Celebration – April
An annual event highlighting agencies that provide services for children and families. Held in the middle of April. This is a FREE event for both service providers and families.
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
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!
