Oct. 23. The Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center (DCCDC) will hold its annual fundraiser breakfast with community leaders Friday Oct. 27 at Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House.

The DCCDC mission is to provide high-quality, affordable early education for any child in our community ages six weeks to six years.

Doors will open at 8 am, with the event beginning promptly at 8:30. To register, click here

Background

Preschool helps combat crime, teen pregnancy and high school dropout rates. When children benefit from a high-quality early childhood education, they make cognitive and social gains that prepare them to start school. A child without an early childhood education is 25 percent more likely to drop out of school, 40 percent more likely to become a teenage parent, and 70 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime.

—National Center for Education Statistics