Haste Street Child Development Center is a UC Berkeley Early Childhood Education Program center in Berkeley that serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The facility includes six classrooms and outdoor play yards and supports continuity of care across early years.
Haste Street Child Development Center provides early care and education for infants, toddlers, and preschool children as part of UC Berkeley’s Early Childhood Education Program. The center emphasizes continuity of care across the early years.
The program follows a developmental, play-based curriculum model and, for infants and toddlers, uses the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) principles, emphasizing relationship-based, individualized care and small-group continuity.
Meals (breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack) are provided through the program; menus are planned with a registered dietician. The program has a no-nut policy and accommodates children with food allergies with procedures in place to manage dietary needs.
Care for young infants is provided on demand for feeding, sleeping and diapering with responsive, consistent interactions intended to build security and trust; continuity of care by long-term teachers is emphasized.
Preschool programming uses a play-based approach that balances child- and teacher-initiated activities (including cooperative play, circle time and field trips) to develop kindergarten readiness skills such as reasoning, language and problem-solving.
Toddler programming focuses on promoting self-confidence and independence through structured and unstructured activities, indoor/outdoor play stations, and opportunities to develop cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills.
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