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Written by Rachel Aoanan
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 13:42 |
PLEASE NOTE:
Building Bridges Child Development Center's child care program is not yet open. We are in the process of determining when construction will start for our first infant-toddler child development center in Oakland, CA (Downtown Oakland). This means we are not operating a licensed facility and will not open unless we have received approval through CA Community Care Licensing, Child Care Division.
Please continue to visit our website for updates on opening date.
Building Bridges CDC's program is designed as
a small and intimate early childhood program that will utilize a relationship-based standard, focused on the social-emotional foundations of the children we serve and the other evidenced-based practices that determine quality child care. We will have a strong emphasis on environmental education, and on-going professional development and amongst our staff, who have strong partnerships with the families we serve in our program.
We anticipate on providing Saturday Community Play-Groups serving residents and local community-based organizations that need a play-space where more children can gain access to a fun socialization process with other young children.
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BBCDC's 1st infant-toddler center is Schedule to open mid-2010 in Downtown Oakland, CA area.
Building Bridges Child Development Center understands that "quality" can be a very vague and broad term to define how programs care for your child in a child care setting for infants and toddlers. We encourage parents to visit any program and thoroughly investigate that program's staff and those staff's professional development priorities; a program's ability to abide by its stated program policies; and most of all, whether or not the program continually strives to have strong partnerships with the parents/legal guardians of the children they serve in order to provide the optimal quality and continuity of care for the children that program nurtures and cares for each day.
When our program opens interested families will be able to schedule a tour of our facility, ask questions, become familiar with our program policies and how our program prioritizes the social-emotional foundation/relationship-based care that infant care is "based on a strong reliance on relationships with trusted caregivers for support and guidance" that "must be seen as central to program planning".
We recognize that young children communicate through their ability to select what they learn, and that a young child is an active partner in the process of curriculum planning. Where the teacher of your child will engage in an intentional planning process, that will be flexible yet flowing with the temperaments of the children we serve. This process is supported by each teacher's ability to be strongly familiar with the developmental stages of young children, mindful of their individual learning styles and be responsive to their needs (Bambini: The Italian Approach to Infant Toddler/Care).
Once a family is enrolled, the director and/or designated primary care teacher of your child, will visit your home to learn more about your family's needs, answer questions, and officially complete the health and safety documents required from our program.
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