Area child center earns accreditation

The Evergreen Child Development Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children - the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.

To earn NAEYC accreditation, the center went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the 10 NAEYC early childhood program standards and more than 400 related accreditation criteria. The program received NAEYC accreditation after a site visit by NAEYC assessors to ensure that the program meets each of the 10 program standards. NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to unannounced visits during their accreditation, which lasts for five years.

The Evergreen Child Development Center is the only child care center accredited in Washington County. In Ohio, only 234 out of 4239 ODJFS licensed child care centers are NAEYC accredited.

Auditor receives distinguished award

Washington County Auditor Bill McFarland has received the "Distinguished County Auditor" award, which is presented by the County Auditors Association of Ohio.

McFarland was recognized and received the award from CAAO President Doug Green, Brown County auditor, during the organization's winter conference on Nov. 17.

The award recognizes county auditors who have completed 100 or more hours of continuing education during their term of office.

Accounting firm

promotes from within

Rea & Associates Inc., a regional accounting and business consulting firm, recently announced the promotion of Matt Pottmeyer to accounting supervisor.

Pottmeyer joined the Rea team in 2003 after earning a bachelor of arts degree in public accounting from Marietta College, where he graduated with magna cum laude honors.

Active in the community, he is adjutant/finance officer with the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 750, as well as a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus Chapter 4617. He is also a member of the Marietta Civitan Club and Lowell Moose Lodge and serves as treasurer for the Marietta Castle board.

Pottmeyer resides in Lowell with his wife, Judine, and their daughter, Kitawana.

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