News: PCC's Child Development Center Awarded $569K Grant Renewal From U.S. Department Of Education

Pasadena City College will receive a second four-year renewal of its Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant to enhance the quality of programs at PCC's Child Development Center (CDC). The U.S. Department of Education grant award provides $142,331 annually for a total of $569,324 over the life of the grant.

Project services include the following: coordinating CCAMPIS services by intensive intake, assessment, and evaluation; strengthening parent support services and parent involvement at the center; mentoring-coaching field practice students; strengthening nutrition services for the children; and providing additional services and resources in CDC classrooms.

The aim of these efforts is to support the retention of low-income student parents in their PCC classes by offering them a program of enriched, high quality child care. The CCAMPIS program has been in effect at the CDC since 2001.

In the first grant cycle, CCAMPIS funding supported the CDC's successful effort to earn accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

The CDC is located at 1324 E. Green Street, short walking distance from the main campus.

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Release Date: 09/03/2009
Contact: Nancy Roberts , Grants Specialist
Phone: (626) 585-7722
Email: neroberts@pasadena.edu