After another year of hard work and patience, the entire community of Calaca rejoiced in the celebration of 24^th recognition of the Day Care children with the theme “To have good education and develop my potential”, which held in the municipal gymnasium on March 4 and 6, this year.

A total of 687-day care children from the 32-Day care centers in the municipality proudly received their certificates and medals of recognition in the said activity. To accommodate the graduates well in their momentous event, they were clustered into four (4). Cluster 1 is composed of barangays in Poblacion 1-6 and Timbain. The second cluster is composed of barangays Sinisian, Dila, Salong, Puting Bato East, Puting Bato West and Dacanlao. Cluster 3 is composed of barangay Putingkahoy, Lumbang na Matanda, Lumbang na Bata, Bisaya, Baclas, Tamayo, Niyugan and Madalunot. Lastly, cluster 4 is composed of barangays Pantay, Cahil, Loma, Taklang-anak, Coral ni Lopez, Coral ni Bacal, Makina and Calantas. Every cluster has their commencement speaker, Ms. Ma.Lourdes Marika N. Mercado for cluster 1, Ms. Heidi V. Bunyi for cluster 2, Ms. Janet S. Bactad for Cluster 3 and Ms. Lorna L. Aquino for cluster 4. Each speaker shared their vivid moments during childhood as part of their day care life, some  shared their experiences  being a day care worker before while others inspired graduates with their principles to become successful in life.

Aside from the wonderful intermission numbers of the day care children and parents, the event made even exciting after Ms. Ma. Cynthia P. Salazar MSWDO-OIC, hand in the certificates of recognition to the Outstanding Day Care Center, Mrs. Anabel Lasheras of barangay Taklang-Anak and Most Enhanced Day Care Center to San Rafael day Care Center headed by Ms. Edwina Dimaano.

Mayor Nas Ona, Vice-Mayor Larry Atienza and the Magnificent Seven Sangguniang Bayan members, attended the recognition activity. Parents and relatives of the graduates also joyfully took part in the celebration together with their respective barangay chairpersons.