Santa Cruz Gardens Children’s Center is a Campus Kids Connection site in Santa Cruz that provides early childhood and school‑age care at a neighborhood center on Winkle Avenue.
Santa Cruz Gardens Children’s Center operates as a neighborhood Campus Kids Connection site serving young children through the school‑age years. The site offers full‑day care options and after‑school programming as part of the larger Campus Kids Connection network.
The organization that operates the site maintains state licensing for its centers; staff receive CPR and First Aid training and work with state childcare licensing regulations. Programming emphasizes social‑emotional development, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
The site's daily routines include a balance of self‑directed play and teacher‑led small group activities, circle time, and outdoor play. Meals are provided for full‑day participants (lunch plus two snacks), and scheduled activities across the day include arts, science, music, movement, and opportunities for homework or focused study time for older children.
An on‑site afterschool program that operates on elementary school grounds and provides activities such as art, science, cooking, sports, music, games, open‑ended play and homework support.
Preschool programming at this site uses classroom areas for dramatic play, art, circle time, movement, puzzles, manipulatives and science exploration; full‑day participants receive lunch and two snacks and have a daily rest period.
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