Press Releases

  • Lucy Daniels Center Announces January 2012 Topic for Lucy's Book Club

    Cary, NC—The Lucy Daniels Center announces the January 2012 topic for Lucy’s Book Club, “Relationship with the Earth.” “This topic explores our planet, the environment, and some of the ways humans impact the earth,” notes Jennifer Reid, the Center’s...

  • Kids 'N Community Foundation Awards Fall Grants

    On Monday, November 7, the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ’N Community Foundation board awarded more that $250,000 to 27 local youth organizations. We are excited to support the wonderful programs that these organizations provide to our community: Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County...

  • Lucy Daniels Center Announces School Information Sessions, Registration Dates for 2012

    Cary, NC—Lucy Daniels Center will host several school information sessions for parents interested in learning about its preschool, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten classes for Fall 2012. Dates for the information sessions are Monday, January 9; Tuesday, January 17; Wednesday,...

  • Lucy Daniels Center Welcomes New Board and Board of Advisors Members

    Cary, NC—The Lucy Daniels Center announces that five new members have been elected to the Center’s board and two new members have been appointed to the advisory board. “We are so pleased to have new members who bring a variety of skills, talents, experience, and passion for...

  • Expressions: "exquisite" and "accessible" benefit wows diners

    The Center's first Expressions benefit, attended by 138 Center supporters, art lovers, and foodies, wowed them all.  (Click here to see more pictures from this stellar event, courtesy of Donn Young Photography .) The benefit, held September 23, 2011, at The Umstead Hotel and Spa...

  • LDC Announces 2011-12 Topics for Lucy's Book Club

    Cary, NC—The Lucy Daniels Center announces the topics for Lucy’s Book Club for 2011-12: Families ; Relationship with the Earth ; and Relationships with Peers . Launched in May 2009, Lucy’s Book Club is a free community outreach program for Wake County children from...

  • Lucy Daniels Center Earns National Accreditation

    Cary, NC – The Lucy Daniels Center’s early childhood education program has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals. In voluntary compliance with the...

  • Lucy Daniels Center announces "Expressions" benefit at the Umstead Hotel and Spa

    July 18, 2011 Cary, NC - The Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood announces Expressions. A Celebration of Food and Art., a benefit featuring the collaboration of internationally acclaimed artist and sculptor Thomas Sayre and The Umstead’s renowned executive chef, Scott Crawford....

  • Lucy Daniels Center announces fundraising, attendance totals for Bookmarked! 2011

    June 7, 2011 Cary, NC –The Lucy Daniels Center has wrapped up its Bookmarked! 2011 festival after hosting more than 30 free children’s book readings by local celebrity-heroes, special appearances by author/illustrator Molly Bang and a family concert at Fred Fletcher Park....

  • Lucy Daniels Center announces children's book readings, celebrity readers for Bookmarked! 2011

    April 19, 2011 Cary, NC –The Lucy Daniels Center announces an exciting calendar of events for Bookmarked! 2011, a two-week festival for young children and their families that celebrates the special joys of reading with children. Events are scheduled for May 6 – 22. Part of...