About DOC
Our mission is to create a world where children and youth are safe and have the freedom of self-expression, so they can thrive!
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We are responsible for providing our children with the tools and skills to be powerful, creative, and emotionally healthy members of society. We must first recognize our roles and responsibilities in nurturing and guiding our children. All children have a right to be loved, nurtured, and valued; as well as a right to proper education. Children must be acknowledged for their unique developmental needs, their inner-strength, and their resilience.
OUR APPROACH
- We conduct workshops and custom-designed programs to support educational providers and parents.
- We are dedicated to turning all educational time into rich and rewarding learning experiences for our children.
- We provide adults with tools and skills to effectively relate to children and invite them to cooperate and listen.
- We assist child-care centers and after-school programs in maintaining their required training, enabling them to remain in state
We provide support in building structures and systems that demonstrate a healthy, safe learning environment for children.
Our Core Values
Our ideal client is a passionate leader who is committed to offering the best Early Childhood and/or After School environment where children can individually express their talents and where they are socially and emotionally safe. Our client understands the importance of continuous development for their staff, thereby, complying with all the New York City/State training regulations.
Principles:
- Commitment: DOC’s commitment is the very reason for its existence. We provide the most creative, informative, and fun workshops & custom designed programs that inspire educators and parents to create the loving, creative and safe place for children to thrive.
- Integrity: We assist you to comply with the City & State training regulation which requires all staff working with children from birth to 12 years to complete thirty (30) hours every two (2) years or sixty (60) hours every four (4) years of Professional Development.
- Teamwork: We value every staff in organizations for their individual and team collaboration to find new ways of serving children and together transforming communities, one family at a time.
- Ownership & Leadership: We instill a sense of ownership & Leadership not only within our organization, but also, with the participants in the workshops we conduct. We do what we know to do that will allow for the UNDERSTANDING of each person’s impact in the world through every interaction they experience. As a result, ensuring every child’s success becomes our mission, as we continue to remember that we are shaping the world with Love.
Methodology:
- Value Centered Environment: Through the use of empowerment, we create a space where individual awareness is heighten thus, new ways of behaviors from children and staff are created.
- Experiential Teaching: Class size is no more than thirty (30) participants; we do a lot of activities so that everyone has the opportunity to teach/demonstrate the material learned.
- Practical Skills & Tools: Our workshops’ participants walk away with new ideas and new techniques to apply in the classroom(s) immediately.
- Continuous Self Development: We continually develop workshops that support your staff’s developmental needs. Directors need to assess their staff in order to determine which workshops would meet their needs.
DOC is committed to continually improve our services to support quality programs for children and families in New York State.