Dear Friends and supporters,This is just a very grateful thank you for all of your support, encouragement, prayers, positive words and thoughts as we went through our accreditation visit on Tuesday. We were given our 15 day window on Thursday and the night before call on Monday. We were hoping for a visit the week of the 20th but that was not meant to be so we hurriedly finalized the best we could. Some of us worked late into Monday evening, trying to fix the plumbing, or mowing the lawn, or fixing the excel spread sheet, cleaning shelves, or finalizing policies and procedures. The huge amount of good deeds and wishes was totally awesome. By Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m when the assessors knocked on the door, there was however, a real calmness around TCDC. I think we showed very well. We will not know the outcome for 3 months. If we don't succeed, I think it will be because of the paperwork. We just mathematically cannot begin to figure out if the scantron will pass us on 80% on all the assessed criteria and 70% in each classroom. But hopefully if we didn't succeed, we can get a deferment and still reach accreditation status. If not, we certainly went down trying! It was a good experience and we are still growing so much in our shared understanding of what is really high quality for children. I do have a lot of suggestions and thoughts to share with other centers who are going through this process, so I look forward to those conversations. With much gratefulness,Gloria Neunaber Director Trinity Child Development Center 512-928-2212 _________________________________________________________________ Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities served daily. Visit now. http://cafemessenger.com?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_AugWLtagline