Vic and Mayra Cintrón Shahid appeared today on WCNC (NBC affiliate station in Charlotte, NC) during the morning show "Charlotte TODAY" to offer viewers advice on how to pick a good preschool program and to highlight and showcase their philosophy behind their own exceptional child development centers well known and highly rated in the south Charlotte area.

Mayra and Vic explained what makes a excellent preschool program and how to critically evaluate a prospective center, and announced an Open House event for each of the Arrowood and Ballantyne locations for this Saturday the 14th of August 2010.

The Shining Stars Academy has programs from infants to children 10 years old. The pre-school programs encourage children to learn through play and hands-on activities, experimentation and exploration to enhance their cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development through structured and non structured time. The centers are designed to be especially appealing to parents and children alike and offer a warm, clean, professional look.

For more info:

Web: www.ShiningStarsAcademy.com
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Click here to watch the TV show snippet directly from WCNC charlotte.

Mayra Cintrón Shahid was today nominated by 107.9 FM "The Link" as their "Link Leading Lady"

Mayra has founded one of the most exceptional childcare centers in the state of North Carolina, the Shining Stars Academy. Mayra, coming from a minority worked with the SBA, bankers, architects and builders to finance, design, and construct the center! And Mayra just celebrated the center’s first anniversary!

The Shining Stars Academy has programs from infants to children 10 years old. They encourage children to learn through play and hands-on activities, experimentation and exploration to enhance their cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development.

Click here to listen to Mayra's interview at the Radio Station.

From: Tereasa L. Osborne [to@ceclaw.com]

Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:06 AM

To: blog@charlotteparent.com

Subject: Child Care Available South Charlotte

I am Charlotte working mom and I have discovered what I believe to be one of the best day cares, if not the best, that I have ever seen. My children started there this week and I have been very happy so far. The ratios are lower than most and the facilities are unbelievable. They serve healthy catered meals prepared by a chef (in Dilworth) and the teachers were carefully chosen and well qualified. They have top-notch security and secure internet monitoring so that you can see your children during the day via internet. The center just opened and there are just a few kids there now so there is lots of room. I want to see this center fill up so that my children will have others to enjoy their day with. I do not normally post something like this but I have been very impressed and really want to see this place flourish. I signed my kids up before they even opened and I can honestly say that they have lived up to everything promised so far.

I do not work for them nor was I asked to make this post or do anything on their behalf. It is Shining Stars Academy and it is just off of South Blvd on Arrowood Rd. (about 5 minutes from I-77). I work over by Southpark and it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get to the center. Please feel free to email me if you have questions and to the best of my ability I will answer them. Their phone number is 704-553-2100. The director is Tatyana and the owner is Mayra. I think they plan to be at the Matt and Ramona picnic (FM 107.9) tomorrow. I know good care is hard to find so I wanted to share this with others who are looking.

Tereasa Osborne