Child Education Center is a non-profit, Reggio-inspired early childhood program in Berkeley that offers licensed daycare and preschool services for children from about 3 months through six years.
Child Education Center is a private, non-profit (501(c)(3)) early childhood program licensed by the State of California. The center serves infants through early elementary entry age and reports a maximum enrollment of up to 104 children. The program emphasizes parent partnership and continuity of care.
The program follows a Reggio-inspired, play-based philosophy. Learning is described as child-initiated and teacher-framed, emphasizing open-ended inquiry, hands-on and sensory-rich experiences, and authentic assessment tools (including ASQ, ASQ-SE and the DRDP) used alongside portfolios and parent-teacher conferences.
The center provides diapers and wipes at no additional charge and supplies morning and afternoon snacks (organic for children 12 months and older); parents provide lunches and all infant nutrition. The program requires parent participation (four hours monthly or a $50 monthly opt-out fee) and uses waitlist management and a tour-based admissions process.
An infant/toddler program that emphasizes individualized daily caregiving schedules in partnership with parents; staffing is listed as a 1:3 teacher-to-child ratio with a maximum of 18 children and 6 teachers.
A preschool classroom offering intellectually engaging activities, dance and music enrichment, walking neighborhood trips and off-site field trips; staffing is listed as a 1:10 teacher-to-child ratio with 3 teachers, a teaching assistant, and up to 20 children.
An infant/toddler room described as providing a warm, nurturing, responsive atmosphere using a continuity-of-care model; staffing is listed as a 1:3 teacher-to-child ratio with a maximum of 12 children and 4 teachers.
A twos program focused on play, language development, social-emotional skills, and emerging toilet learning; the program includes monthly dance and music enrichment and neighborhood walking field trips. Staffing is listed as a 1:6 teacher-to-child ratio with a maximum of 18 children and 4 teachers.
A preschool classroom described as a sensory-rich environment that encourages creativity and social interaction; the program includes dance and music enrichment and neighborhood field trips. Staffing is listed as a 1:10 teacher-to-child ratio with up to 3 teachers and up to 18 children in the room.
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