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Our
Mission
We provide young children with educational environments, in partnership
with families and the community.
About Our Children’s Programs
Our child care programs offer a gently structured environment; each
child’s day moves between times of free choice of play and
activities to structured activities such as group time, meals, and
rest time.
A variety of activities and projects are offered throughout the
day such as science, cooking, art, crafts, music and movement. We
offer a balance of stimulating and quiet activities that are appropriate
to each age group and specific activities to meet the social, emotional,
and cognitive needs of individual children.
The centers maintain low
teacher/child ratios of 1:8
Serving children
ages 3-5.
Fees are based on a sliding fee scale. We offer subsidized care
for families who qualify. Reimbursement is provided from the State
of CA Department of Education, Child Development Division. The County
of Santa Cruz and cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville also provide
funding, in addition to community donors and foundations.
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Songs
and stories are a
key part of our Child
Development programs.
We encourage children to
question, make choices,
reason, and experiment.
Our program fosters positive
self-concept and creative expression.
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Our
Centers
Sycamore
St.
Child Development Center
Serving children ages 3-5 years
121 Sycamore Street, Suite 100, Santa Cruz 95060
(831) 454-9920
License #444400415
Nuevo Dia
Child Development Center
Serving children ages 3-5 years
135 Liebrandt Street, Santa Cruz 95060
(831) 426-1236
License #444407562
Vista Verde
Child Development Center
Serving children ages 3-5 years
1940 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville 95076
(831) 724-3929
License #444406684
Administrative Office
Child Development Division
121 Sycamore Street, Suite 100
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 454-9920"
Call our bilingual enrollment coordinator at
(831) 454-9920
Our Goals for Children
• Teach early literacy skills
• Foster positive self-concept
• Develop desirable social skills
• Encourage children to question, make choices, reason, experiment
• Teach English
while retaining children's home language
• Foster creative expression
• Enhance physical development and skills
• Develop sound nutritional, hygiene and safety practices
• Respect and value the broad range of human diversity
• Develop skill and independence in caring for themselves
About Our Staff
Staff meet a set of standards mandated
by State Licensing and State Department of Education:
• Meet Early Childhood Education requirements
• CPR Certified and Pediatric First Aid Certified
• Hold Child Development Teaching Permits
• Trained in Universal Health Precautions
• Complete annual continuing education
• TB tested and health screened
• Fingerprinted
Staff & Parents
• We foster communication and continued learning in the lives of adults.
• We provide opportunities for staff and parents to learn, develop leadership
skills, and embrace each other’s culture.
Volunteer Opportunities
We need your help to make our child care program as enriching and exciting
as possible. Adults over 18 can volunteer in our childcare centers in a
number of
ways.
Volunteer with Children:
• Read books
• Tell stories
• Sing songs
• Do crafts
• Tell a story with puppets
• Set up a project
• Supervise a project
• Cook with a small group
• Sculpt with clay with children
• Plant flowers
• Lead a simple wood or carpentry project
• Take photographs
Volunteer with Teachers:
• Provide training
• Organize children's library
• Set up helpful systems for materials storage
• Make things we need in the classroom
• Make labels for classroom
• Take video of the children to use as teacher training
• Set up computer training
Volunteer with our Director:
• Help find community donations
• Translate written materials
• Write a grant
• Organize a community visit to program such as Fire or Police Department,
SPCA, etc.
Please call us at (831) 454-9920
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