Programs
Thank you for inquiring about Pasadena City College Child Development Center. We specialize in children’s growth and development by providing and facilitating an enriched child-centered program. Each room has been carefully designed to meet the optimal growth potential for a specific age group. Please call 626-585-3180 to arrange an appointment time for a tour or call ahead of time to observe the classroom you are interested in.
Daytime Program
- Operating Hours: 7:30am to 4:30pm
- Extended Care: 4:30pm to 5:30pm (additional fee and enrollment subject to availability
- Program Sessions:
- Full-time sessions: 7:30am to 4:30pm
- AM session: 7:30am to 12:00pm
- PM session: 12:00pm to 4:30pm
- Days per week:
- Option 1: (5 days per week) Monday-Friday
- Option 2: (3 days per week) Monday/Wednesday/Friday
- Option 3: (3 days per week) Tuesday-Thursday
Evening Program
- Available in any combination of Monday through Friday
- Block #1: 4:30pm to 7:30pm
- (for children ages 3-5 years old)
Infants
Age: 4 to around 15 months. This room is designed for 9 infants with a staff ratio of 1:3 (1 teacher per 3 infants). The room environment is designed to support child-directed, child initiated, and teacher-facilitated play. Caregivers listen and read your babies signals as they focus on developing their relationships with a small group of children. Providing continuity of care plays an important role as your child builds a sense of security and trusting relationships. Our goal is to work together as one large family. Caregivers will work with you as partners in the care of your child, keeping a consistency between home and child care that will benefit your child’s development of self. We will work as a culturally sensitive as possible as your child is developing a sense of identity. We will have caregivers assigned to oversee your child’s needs. Charts will be kept on your child’s daily activities so you will know how their day went.
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Young Toddlers
Age: 16 to around 24 months. This room is designed for 16 toddlers. The staff ratio is 1:4 (1 teacher per 4 children). The environment supports toddlers active play as well as quiet play. We provide a wide variety of materials and equipment so that the toddler can engage in self-directed exploration, allowing caregivers to facilitate the child’s learning development. Outside time is very important and children will have plenty of time for exploring outdoors. Providing continuity of care plays an important role as the child develops a sense of security and develops trusting relationships. We will have caregivers assigned to oversee your child’s needs. We keep charts on your child’s daily activities so you will know when they were changed and fed and what their general mood and favorite activity. Parents provide diapers, wipes, food, milk, and juice. We will do cloth or disposable diapers. If your choice is cloth, you must provide on a daily basis, a sealed container for transportation to and from school.
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Older Toddlers
Age: 25 to 36 months. This room is designed for 16-18 two year olds with a staff ratio of 1:4 (1 teacher per 4 children). Our philosophy is based on creating a respectful, nurturing and intimate program through primary care groups. Caregivers provide attention to personal care routines as learning experiences. Diapering/toilet learning, meal times, and napping are opportunities to build close personal relationships. Toilet learning is a primary part of our curriculum. Our curriculum emerges from teacher observations of children’s interests. The staff works together with parents to provide consistency between home and school, making this a positive experience for the child.
Two’s are delightful, physically active learners. They learn by doing. They have tireless curiosity, enthusiasm for life and they get totally involved in the here and now. They are emerging individuals who proudly (and sometimes loudly) announce to the world the exciting news of their growing autonomy. “Look at my new underwear!” It is a very important time to be flexible with their changing needs and moods. They need consistency in daily routines, regular physical activity times and lots of sensory/messy play (e.g. water, sand, mud, paint, etc.).
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Preschool
We are a multi-aged grouped preschool setting. Serving children who are 3 to 5 years of age. Our staff ratio is 1:8 (1 teacher to 8 children). We are also a State-Funded Preschool and meet all exemplary program standards required by the State of California. We are a child-centered, child-initiated program. We believe children learn by discovery and exploration. Our teachers are facilitators in their development. We break into small groups twice daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. This is the time that your child connects with one teacher so they work on specific skills. Teachers develop curriculum from what interests the child. Your child is provided with choices of activities in all areas of the curriculum. This is a time that children develop a sense of control and independence regarding their choices. Our primary focus is social development. We firmly believe children need to learn and work with each other in a peaceful way. We develop skills with your child that they will maintain throughout their lives, such as how to solve problems and resolve conflicts. We are an anti-bias environment and freely discuss our similarities and differences. We provide snack and milk at lunch.
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Early Primary
This room is designed for 24 children with a staff ratio of 1:12 (1 teacher per 24 students plus an aide). The Early Primary Education Program supports a development-based curriculum that meets academic standards for entering first grade. We follow the California State Department of Education Frameworks for all curriculum areas. The morning program is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. After school enrichment programs will be offered such as computers, language arts, creative arts, music and movement. Snack mid-morning and afternoon will be provided. Children should bring a lunch.
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Parents as Partners
Parents are the first teachers of their children! In supporting this perspective, the P.C.C.-C.D.C. provides the following to give parents more and more knowledge in “teaching” their children. a) Monthly (1 hour) parent education meeting facilitated by the Education Coordinator. b) Articles addressing children’s development available for each age group served. c) Opportunities to meet with the Program Specialist to obtain age-specific, behavior-specific, activity-specific information. d) Opportunities to meet individually with the Education Coordinator for child development information.
Ten hours of parent participation and 4 gallons (100% juice) per semester is required.
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