History
History of Blanche Community Progress DCC, INC. (AKA BCPDCC)
The inception of BCPDCC began in 1974 under the leadership of the late Rev. Hiawatha Carmichael and the administrative staff of the Blanche Memorial Baptist Church on July 17, 1974. BCPDCC was officially located at 201-30 Hollis Avenue-Hollis, New York, serving 80 children. The incorporation was named “Blanche” in memory of the late Rev. Carmichael’s mother. The BCPDCC, INC. was incorporated on June 6, 1978, as a not-for-profit organization under the leadership of Melvin V. King-late President.
Due to the high success of BCPDCC, INC.’s Services to the community, the Agency for Child Development requested BCPDCC, INC. to sponsor Center 2 in the Edgemere Redfern DCC om Far Rockway, N.Y. There were four programs at this center (Group Day Care, Infants and Toddlers, Family Day Care, and After School). In addition, a third center known as Hammel-Arverne DCC, Arverne, N. Y., opened on July 6, 1986, serving group daycare and after-school children.
Currently, there are two centers Center 1-BCPDCC, INC. 109-60 202 Street-St. Albans, N.Y. servicing preschool,3K and UPK ages 3 – 5, and Center 2-BCPDCC, INC.-44-02 Beach Channel Drive, Far Rockaway, N.Y. Servicing Toddlers (2 years old) and Pre-schoolers (3-5 years old) 3K, and UPK. We are a licensed, quality Star program working to develop children’s educational readiness skills.
The Board, Delegate Agency Policy Committee (Parents), Management, and Employees are partners in educating the children in the Queens communities. We are dedicated and committed to maintaining a highly qualified program in compliance with the federal, state, and local governances’ expectations to provide a highly qualified educational curriculum to develop the readiness skills of the children and to engage the parents in their education. We provide excellent services to the families and children we serve.
PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS
Rev. Hiawatha Carmichael, Melvin V, King, Constance Cabell, and JoAnn Whitehead