CDC Community
A Day at the CDC
At the Child Development Center, we believe your child and every child is a beautiful gift with qualities that can be celebrated and nurtured to enhance our world.
With this as our goal, the CDC offers an environment where your child can feel cherished, secure and affirmed. Our classes are structured to involve the whole child in order to fill your child with a strong sense of personal worth and ability.
In our classes and other activities, the CDC practices a learn-through-play approach. Play is the work of young children, and our play experiences provide opportunities for growth and learning. Using art, blocks, books, puzzles, games, music, science, language, math, dramatic play, outdoor play and enrichment trips, your child will develop physical, cognitive, social/emotional and language skills.
By encouraging children to play, we are encouraging them to think, reason, question and experiment.
A time for outdoor play is provided daily, except in extreme weather conditions. Periods of vigorous activities and quiet times will alternate during the day.
All this occurs through developmentally appropriate practice. We work with children at their developmental age and provide an environment that is appropriate for all individual children.
Our Open Door Policy means that parents are welcome to visit and encouraged to participate in school activities at all times.
CDC Enrichment Activities
The Child Development Center offers a wide array of on-site and off-site enrichment activities to broaden your child’s educational experiences at every age. These include the following:
- Music enrichment classes
- Gym enrichment classes
- Christian Education
- Science enrichment classes
- Early literacy enrichment for Pre-K classes
- We use Center City Charlotte as a learning environment. We visit the fire station, Harris Teeter, Discovery Place, The Arts Lab at Spirit Square, the Charlotte Library, and collaborations with the Charlotte Symphony..
- Serving the Community: At the Child Development Center we believe in helping others and teaching children to do the same. Our Pre-K children work directly with the church to help stock and our Loaves and Fishes Food pantry. In the past we have created cards for the elderly and supported other schools in Charlotte in need of our support.
Family Events
The Child Development Center offers opportunities for children and families to enjoy special events together.
- Popsicle Parties after summer move ups.
- Grand-Friends Day
- Halloween Parade
- Gathering of Gratitude
- Breakfast with Santa
- Valentine’s Parties
- Easter Bunny Visit/Parties
- Graduation ceremony
Parent Support
It is so important to us that the CDC parent community feels supported as you navigate through this state of parenthood.
- The Parent Advisory Committee has organized a variety of events to support our parent community including bi-annual Mom’s Night Out and Dad’s Night Out
- Courtyard Coffee (parents stop for a few brief minutes at drop-off for some delicious coffee and delightful conversation)
- Annual car seat cleaning event
- Family Dinner Night at local restaurants
- Occasional opportunities to have group conversations with our Education Specialist on topics such as toilet learning, sibling rivalry, speech and language development, positive guidance, and sensory integration.
Child Support
We believe that early intervention is essential to supporting each child’s overall growth and development. To assist with this, we provide a variety of therapy screenings annually to help identify any areas where additional support may be beneficial.
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Physical Therapy (upon request)
- Vision Screenings
