Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Youngshin Gittings will be the featured "Child Care Provider of the Week" on the Emmy nominated programs, A Place of Our Own and Los Niños En Su Casa on July 18, 2008.

The episode will air on a Friday which always features the “Week in Review.” Communicable Diseases will also be a topic covered on the July 18th show entitled:

Week in Review (Preventing Communicable Diseases) – A Place of Our Own

5:00AM on GPB

www.aplaceofourown.org

Recuento Semanal (Enfermedades Contagiosas) – Los Niños en Su Casa

4:30 AM on GPB

www.losninosensucasa.org

“Child Care Provider of the Week” is a national recognition featuring:

  • Child Care Providers nominated by someone through a PBS station (in this case, GPB) or the program’s website.
  • Youngshin Gittings was chosen after a careful review of all nominations received nationwide.
  • A television crew traveled from KCET in Los Angeles to Youngshin’s house to capture her nurturing environment and record her marvelous work with children.
  • In addition to being featured on the July 18th program, Youngshin will travel to Washington, DC to receive further recognition by members of the legislature.
  • GPB and all of Georgia are proud and honored to have Youngshin Gittings recognized for her excellent work as a Child Care Provider.