Erie Regional Housing Development Corp.

ERHDC-The Belle Child Care Center is licensed through NYS Office of Child and Family Services. We value the children of the families that we serve and have put qualified staff in place to effectively meet their needs. The Belle Child Care Director – Laurie Beck B.A./M.S. is well respected in the day care community and has 15 years experience directing Day Cares for YWCA and CAO Head Start.

We utilize the Creative Curriculum For Infants Toddlers & Twos as a basis of preparation for pre-kindergarten. Young children learn through playing. Play is incorporated into the curriculum and is creatively utilized as an effective tool for educational and social upward mobility. The curriculums goals include these following steps where the children learn through a process of introduction and completion of objectives:

• Social/Emotional Development
• Physical Development
• Cognitive Development
• Language Development

Through the Child and Adult Care Food Program students receive breakfast lunch dinner and a snack. The Center is licensed for 16 infants ages 6 weeks – 18 months 24 toddlers ages 19 months – 36 months 44 preschoolers ages 3 – 4 and 65 school-agers 5 – 12 years old. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. This facility is authorized to administer medications

Child Ages:

6 weeks - 12 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New York State Office of Children & Family Services - New York State Department of Child and Family Services

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.