About CCDC
At CCDC, children are our ‘clients’ - we care for them with the deepest respect, giving them opportunities to love who they are and thrive everyday
In CCDC is conveniently located in Westport, Connecticut in a
former elementary school facility on seven acres of property leased from the
Town. We are open twelve months a year from 7:15 a.m. until 5:30
p.m. We enroll sixty-three children in five different programs.
Our organization is non-profit and governed by a Board of Directors
representing current families, staff and members of the community. We embrace a
philosophy that is child and family centered. Our curriculum is
play-based and developmentally appropriate. Decisions about activities
presented to children emerge from the highest standards in the field of early
childhood care and education and are negotiated by the expressed interests,
passions and contributions of children. We recognize that the
relationships that children form with teachers, peers and most-importantly
their families determine the nature of their experience.
Children
are provided with opportunities to play and learn in their classrooms, large
indoor play areas and outside on our playground and surrounding fields.
Classrooms environments and daily schedules are designed for children of
various ages and adapted as needed to support their growth, development and
expressed needs. Teachers provide supervision, support and facilitation
to children as they explore, investigate, discover and learn.
We are
committed to an atmosphere of continuous improvements as evidenced by the
following recent accomplishments:
CCDC is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the most recognized and respected indicator of high quality. We achieved scores of 100%! In 2019, we were recognized as a Certified Nature Explore Classroom, a symbol of our commitment to enrich children's lives with meaningful outdoor experiences.
In
January 2015, CCDC established a formal relationship with the University of
Connecticut, Stamford campus. We became their exclusive Cooperative
Learning Lab School for their Early Childhood students. Each semester
there are about a dozen students eager to learn from our staff, families and
children.
In November 2015, we wee recognized as an endorsed Eco-Healthy Child Care by the Children's Environmental Health Network.
