Day Nursery Indianapolis names new President & CEO

Ted Maple, Ph.D.

Indianapolis – The  board of directors of Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Maple, Ph.D. as the President and CEO. He will succeed Carolyn M. Dederer who will retire August 2 after 15 years with the organization.

Maple comes to Day Nursery from United Way of Central Indiana where he led United Way’s education priority with a focus on early childhood and school-age initiatives.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Indianapolis, a master’s degree in Elementary Education from Butler University and his Ph.D., in, Early Childhood Education from Ball State University.

Carolyn Dederer welcomed Dr. Ted Maple to his new office at Day Nursery this morning. They will work together for three weeks until Carolyn officially retires on August 2.

He began his career in education as a kindergarten and first grade teacher in Pike Township. Following his time in the public schools, he served as Director of the Early Childhood Program at St. Mary’s Child Center where he led the nationally-accredited early childhood program for 200 at-risk preschoolers at two locations in Indianapolis. In 2005, Maple’s career in early childhood took a different turn, when he was selected as United Way’s Director of Success By 6. In this role, over more than eight years, he crafted United Way’s early childhood agenda that included programs, policy advocacy and community engagement. In 2012, he was promoted to Director of Education to oversee United Way’s two education priorities: children entering school ready to learn, and performing on grade level by sixth grade.

He lives with his wife and three children on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

ABOUT DAY NURSERY:
Day Nursery Association is the oldest and largest non-profit provider of early care and education in central Indiana. Founded in 1899, the agency has been educating the youngest children of Indianapolis for over 100 years. Serving more than 1,350 children annually ages six weeks to six years old in 7 locations in Marion and Hendricks County, Day Nursery believes that all children, regardless of a family’s income, should have access to the highest quality of care. Day Nursery is a United Way agency.

Day Nursery Hendricks County two year olds enjoy splatter paint

The two year olds from Miss Larissa and Miss Luly’s class at the Day Nursery Hendricks County Early Care and Education Center in Avon did splat painting with various textured balls. Center Director Joy McCall shared that this was great fun and evolved into a bit of body painting too.  Activities like this are not only fun but they are educational.  When our teachers put their weekly lesson plans together, they make sure the activities relate to the The Foundations to the Indiana Academic Standards for Young Children from Birth to Age 5.

Here is what the two year olds were learning today:

Math (This exercise asked the children to select the preferred item when given two choices), Science (The children were learning to use words to describe physical attributes of objects  e.g, size, color) and Fine Arts (The goal is to get the children to delight in touch and feel of materials rather than what is being produced).

Day Nursery Indianapolis Friday Faces

Preschool 4 students and teacher Ms Tyler getting silly celebrating Hat Day at the Day Nursery Early Learning Center in Avon.

Clarian West Presents AED to Day Nursery Avon Center

In Indiana, 1 person in 20 suffering from sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital will survive. Today’s post is courtesy of Ericka Bethel, Clarian West Marketing Communications and Public Relations department.

When sudden cardiac arrest strikes every second counts, if not treated immediately, it can be fatal.

Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States killing 250,000 people each year.

Monday afternoon, Josh Halon, Director of Cardiovascular Services at Clarian West presented the AED to Joy McCall, Day Nursery Center Director.

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is the only measure that can help reverse sudden cardiac arrest if performed immediately.

“Clarian West’s donation of the AED to thIS organization is about saving lives and represents our continued commitment to improve the health and quality of life for the members of our community. Through my personal and professional experiences I have witnessed how this technology can make the difference between life & death. I am proud to be apart of this initiative in the community for Clarian West and my dream would be to see an AED installed in every public place,” Halon said

Last month was Sudden Cardiac Awareness Month and in an effort to increase sudden cardiac arrest awareness and reduce the number of deaths resulting from it in Hendricks County, Clarian West Medical Center presented two neighboring not-for-profit organizations with  battery-operated AEDs.  Sheltering Wings in Danville received the other device.

Clarian West is also providing hands-on training to all employees of the Day Nursery Hendricks County Early Care and Education Center in Avon and is offering the latest guidelines and techniques, in AED utilization.

According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation an individual has an estimated survival rate of five percent when an AED is not available. However, defibrillation within three minutes increases the chance of survival 70 percent.

For more information, please contact Ericka Bethel, Clarian West Marketing Communications and Public Relations at (317) 217-3897.