College of The Redwoods Child Development Center
Center in Eureka, CA 95501
The College of the Redwoods Child Development Center (CDC) embraces and supports the
individuality of each child in an authentic, emerging learning environment while modeling
best practices and providing high quality laboratory setting for early childhood education
students.
The CDC seeks to implement the most current theories and practices in the early childhood
education field. The CDC permanent teaching staff, in collaboration with the faculty of the
Early Childhood Education program, designs curriculum and procedures. This ensures
continuity for ECE students, who are able to observe and participate in a program that
implements the theories and practices they are learning about in class.
The CDC permanent staff appreciates ECE students, substitutes, student employees, and
volunteers for their involvement and assistance in the CDC program. Educating and caring
for children involves a variety of tasks including individual and small group projects, as well
as washing dishes, doing laundry and other environmental maintenance routines. ECE students, Federal Work Study students and volunteers participate in many aspects of CDC
operations.
- Child Ages:
- 1.5 years - 5 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- California Department of Social Services: Community Care Licensing Division - NAEYC Accredited
- Hours of Operation:
- 7:45 a.m. 4:45 p.m.
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At the CDC, childrens play is supported by the thoughtful array of activities that the
teachers present. Play allows the whole child to develop. Children grow intellectually,
physically, emotionally, and creatively. In a play-based program that reflects childrens
changing interests and abilities, teachers create an environment and corresponding
curriculum that encourage childrens exploration. They take the time to listen to children,
engage them in conversations, and closely observe the ways they interact with others.
Teachers use these observations to help children think about their thinking. Project Work
enables children to solve a problem or answer a question as they learn to make sense of
their world. Children review their current knowledge and then, within a group, explore,
research, interview, discuss, reflect, and change their point of view as they share their
ideas.