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CENTRONIA EDUCATES CHILDREN and YOUTH and STRENGTHENS FAMILIES IN A BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY BILINGUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION and EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS FROM PREGNANCY THROUGH AGE FIVE, PROMOTES SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA, and OFFERS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, FOOD and WELLNESS SERVICES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, and OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING. DURING THE MOST RECENT YEAR, CENTRONIA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED and FULLY OPERATIONALIZED CENTRONIA @MGCDC IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND.AFTER RECEIVING ITS OCCUPANCY PERMIT IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THE CENTER OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2024 and REACHED 85% ENROLLMENT CAPACITY BY JUNE 2025, WITH 115 STUDENTS ENROLLED AS of OCTOBER 2025. THE SITE ACHIEVED MARYLAND EXCELS LEVEL 4 QUALITY RECOGNITION WITHIN ITS FIRST YEAR, RESULTING IN ENHANCED STATE REIMBURSEMENT RATES, and DEMONSTRATED STRONG CLASS ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE. SEVEN STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE INAUGURAL PRE-K CLASS IN JUNE 2025.