Orfalea Family Children's Center (OFCC) is one of two UCSB Early Childhood Care & Education Services centers located on the university's West Campus, providing year-round, full-day early education for infants, toddlers and preschool-age children.
Orfalea Family Children's Center (OFCC) operates as part of UCSB's Early Childhood Care & Education Services and offers year-round, full-day early education for young children on the West Campus. The program serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers and is administered within the university's ECCES department.
The program describes a developmentally focused approach that emphasizes play, inquiry and social-emotional learning. Teaching staff credentials are specified: Lead Teachers have a minimum of two years classroom experience and hold at least a Master Teacher Permit from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; Teachers hold at least 12 units in Early Childhood Education, at least one year of classroom experience and an Associate Teacher Permit; Teaching Assistants are UCSB students who work part-time.
The center engages in campus collaborations and community partnerships to extend learning, including garden- and nature-based projects, marine and coastal education collaborations, and research or intervention partnerships with university departments and centers.
ECCES serves infants aged 3 to 24 months at its two UCSB centers, including the Orfalea Family Children's Center on West Campus.
OFCC operates multiple preschool classrooms serving children aged about 3 through 5 years, including an 'older preschool' classroom for children eligible for transitional kindergarten when space allows.
The program serves toddlers approximately 2 to 3 years old at OFCC as part of UCSB’s ECCES offerings.
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