Our Mission
Mission
Cape Cod Children’s Place advocates for the Cape’s future by building resiliency, strength, and skills in Cape Cod children and families through free family support services and affordable, high quality early education and care programs. Our vision is a community where all local children grow up safe, nurtured, and supported to achieve their full potential.
Vision
Our vision is a community where all local children grow up safe, nurtured, and supported to achieve their full potential.
How we Fulfill the Mission
The Children’s Place believes healthy families build strong communities.
Through our three program areas, early education and care, family support, and community engagement, we support children and families to dream big and live their best lives.
Early
Education and Care
Daycare and Early Education for ages 0-5 in Eastham
Family
Support
Parent education programs, home visiting, and support groups help parents and caregivers to work toward their goals so they can reach their full potential.
Commmunity
engagement
Building programs and practices that benefit children and families in our community and drive social change
Strength Based Approach to Programs
Strengthening Families is a research-informed approach to increase family strengths, enhance child development and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect. It is based on engaging families, programs and communities in building five protective factors:
- Parental resilience
- Social connections
- Knowledge of parenting and child development
- Concrete support in times of need
- Social and emotional competence of children
We focus on recognizing existing and building strengths of families, which offers a positive starting point for families. We create a strong partnership with families and support the family’s role in promoting their children’s development.
