April 7-13 has been proclaimed 鈥淲eek of the Young Child鈥� in Ada. The East Central University South Central Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (成人B站 SC-CCRRA) took part in the proclamation ceremony in front of Fentem Hall on campus. The week is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children to spotlight early learning, young children, their teachers, families and communities. The proclamation was made by Dr. Guy Sewell, councilman for the City of Ada, to Pamla Armstrong, assistant director of the 成人B站 SC-CCRRA. Pictured from left are: Lindsay Christian, infant/toddler specialist for the 成人B站 SC-CCRRA; Bethany Walling, grants research specialist, 成人B站 OSPR; Leah Lyon, director of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR); Dr. Guy Sewell, also professor of Environmental Health Science and Robert S. Kerr endowed chair at 成人B站; Armstrong; Georgiana Sullivan, early childhood specialist, 成人B站 SC-CCRRA; Holly Sewell, director of 成人B站 Academic Services and Celeste Johnson, student assistant for the 成人B站 SC-CCRRA. The proclamation stressed the importance of high-quality early childhood education, parental involvement in that education and the need for children to have developmentally appropriate, accessible and available early care and educational settings.