Jan Peterson Child Development Center is a non-profit early childhood center in Moreno Valley that provides care and early education for children from infancy through kindergarten. The center operates adjacent to Riverside University Health Systems Hospital and was established through a public/private partnership.
Jan Peterson Child Development Center is a non-profit early childhood center serving children from infancy through kindergarten. The center is located next to a regional health facility and was created through a public/private partnership.
The center follows a developmental learning philosophy that emphasizes play and discovery and includes literacy-focused instruction aligned with local elementary standards. Activities are intended to support social, emotional, cognitive and physical development and to strengthen emerging skills.
The center employs a professionally trained chef to prepare homemade meals from whole-food ingredients. The nutrition program provides breakfast, lunch and two snacks each day and is described as meeting applicable food-component and portion requirements.
The infant program provides a warm, nurturing environment with daily communication between teachers and parents; meals such as formula, infant cereal and fruit/vegetables are offered and activities focus on early brain development through social interaction and sensory experiences.
Kindergarten and transitional-K are offered as full-day instruction in small class settings with before- and after-school care available; curriculum alignment with local elementary standards and field trips are included, and a High/Scope learning style is cited.
Pre-kindergarten uses a literacy-based approach with opportunities to explore the natural environment and activities intended to develop critical thinking, language, literacy and math skills while encouraging empathy and social development.
Preschool programming emphasizes whole-child development using daily small-group instruction to build cognitive, social and physical skills, with varied activities and opportunities for socialization.
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