City College Child Development Center
Center in New York, NY 10027
The Centers mission is to provide high quality care and education services to the students of The City College in accordance with current early childhood pedagogy. We see our role as building on childrens strengths acknowledging prior home experiences and partnering with parents/families in an education environment that is supportive of children and their growth and development and helpful to parents/families as they work with their children and toward their personal goals.
The Centers mission is to provide high quality care and education services to the students of The City College in accordance with current early childhood pedagogy. We see our role as building on childrens strengths acknowledging prior home experiences and partnering with parents/families in an education environment that is supportive of children and their growth and development and helpful to parents/families as they work with their children and toward their personal goals.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 6 years
- Rates:
- $
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Hours of Operation:
- M F: 7:45 am 5:30 pm
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Program Philosophy
The Centers commitment is to the educability of all children. Each childs prior and out of school experiences are valued and the Center sees its role as one of identifying and building on those strengths. The school therefore is the childs family and community. The scope of early childhood educational experiences is not limited to the childs preparation for public school. Rather it is a program for the total development of the child based on her/his needs. The Center holds the view that the development of language social emotional cognitive and physical skills are integral to the total growth potential of children and are not isolated ends in themselves. We understand education to be a process of nourishment that takes time for children to learn the skills needed throughout life. No amount of drilling conditioning training will enable children to grasp materials presented to them until they themselves reach the point where their entire beings respond positively to the stimuli.
Through exploration and manipulation of materials such as clay water paints blocks paper sand children develop their sense of mastery and control over their environment. Children cannot be passive observers and listeners in the education process. Their active participation is necessary for growth. We must be supportive of what children are doing and provide direction without intrusion so that they trust their own immediate experiences and open to themselves and the world.
The Child Development Center seeks to create a non-sexist anti-racist atmosphere in which children work up to their potential. It is a place where they develop independence self-confidence self-sufficiency initiative and evolve a positive self-image. We believe that through this basic foundation and approach to learning the child is able to meet any educational challenge.
