The Cerro Coso Child Development Center at the Ridgecrest campus provides early childhood care and education for children from 18 months up to the start of kindergarten, offering part‑day preschool and full‑time care and giving enrollment priority to Cerro Coso students.
The center provides developmentally appropriate early childhood care and preschool services for children from 18 months to the start of kindergarten. Programs include both part‑day preschool and full‑time care; space is limited and some families must qualify for enrollment. The center operates as a lab school connected with the college.
Instruction follows developmentally appropriate practices and the program is funded through the Department of Education. Classrooms are staffed by credentialed child development professionals and the program follows California regulations (Title 5 and Community Care Licensing Title 22) governing staff qualifications and child‑to‑teacher ratios.
Full‑time child care is available for qualifying families; Cerro Coso students are given enrollment priority.
Part‑day preschool is offered as a developmentally appropriate program; availability is limited and families must qualify.
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