{"id":1114,"date":"2021-02-22T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/chdc\/?page_id=1114"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:26:06","slug":"child-development-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/chdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Welcome to the Child Development Center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h5&#8243; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; 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title_text=&#8221;the_child_development_center_logo&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;74%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e61938&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Child Development Center at Queens College provides quality child care and an early childhood education program to meet the needs of both the student-parent and the child. Professional staff provides on-campus care and education according to flexible schedules that accommodate parents\u2019 needs. The programs offer a multicultural environment that promotes the strength and value of human diversity.<\/p>\n<p>We provide developmentally appropriate activities which stimulate children\u2019s intellectual and creative abilities, enhance motor development, and contribute to the acquisition of social skills are the foundation of the curriculum. Independence is encouraged by giving children the freedom to make choices. Each child is viewed as an individual with their own rate of growth and development.<\/p>\n<p>The Child Development Center at Queens College, Inc. is a nonprofit institution licensed by the New York City Department of Health, Division of Day Care.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about other Queens College student matters visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/qc.cuny.edu\/student-affairs-enrollment-management\/\">Office of Student Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||20px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_width_top_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_width_top_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_top_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||on||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px||false|false&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Office Information<br \/><\/span><\/strong><strong>Director:<br \/><\/strong>Eric Urevich<br \/><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>Administrative Manager:<br \/><\/strong>Nina Bautista<strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Office:<\/strong> 245 Kiely Hall<br \/>Telephone: 718-997-5885<br \/>Office Cell: 646 296 1999<br \/>Fax: 718-997-5883<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"mailto:qc.childdevelopmentcenter@qc.cuny.edu\">qc.childdevelopmentcenter@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Hours of Operation<br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Monday-Friday<br \/><\/strong><strong>9:00 am &#8211; 5:00pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;28px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;34px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e61938&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Registration Information and Procedures<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Student-parents register their children according to their class schedule, with priority given to current center parents. Each child is scheduled on a consistent basis for the entire semester, since the center does not provide drop-in or baby-sitting services.<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment is available in blocks of time. A child may be registered in the day session for four, six, or eight hours per day; however, each child must be registered for a minimum of four hours daily and eight hours weekly. <span>Children will be scheduled\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsb=\"rgb(255, 255, 0)\">to arrive before 12 noon or after 2pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>No child will be registered for more than eight hours per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Registration for new applicants is scheduled prior to each semester. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration in any time period will close when all available spaces are filled. At the time of registration, a non-refundable fee of $25 must be paid.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#e61938&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||on||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Staff<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Center\u2019s Director and teachers are early childhood educators are certified by New York State. 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