The Child Care Center is a place where your child will be loved and valued, carefully nurtured and guided, and where learning experiences will be ones of joy and success. We provide a comprehensive child-oriented program where the whole person — intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, and social, is respected, nurtured, and guided into development. To do so, we apply the educational goals and structure of Creative Curriculum, a nationally respected research-based curriculum.
Our staff is carefully selected to be understanding and responsive to children, as well as trained in child development. Many of our full-time staff have been with the Center for ten years or more. All staff attend ongoing in service training, including KidSaver CPR and First Aid, as well as regular early childhood education seminars.
The Child Care Center is devoted to a basic support of the family, and we welcome parents to participate in our activities and visit us as often as they like.
HOURS of OPERATION
The Child Care Center is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Center is closed only on major holidays and one week in August (teacher planning/training week).
LOCATION
The Center is located at 5275 Sunset Drive, Miami FL 33143. That’s one mile east of U.S. 1 near the Coral Gables Women’s Club and Whip ‘n’ Dip.
TUITION
The tuition fee is for full-time care, or 9.5 hours per day. Arrangements can be made at time of registration for additional hours for a minimal fee. There is a non-refundable annual registration fee which includes accident insurance.
DISCIPLINE
Our goal is to help children learn positive ways of interacting with others. No discipline shall be severe, humiliating, or frightening, and will never be associated with food, rest, or toileting. Spanking, or any other form of physical punishment is prohibited.
GOVERNANCE
The Child Care Center is a registered non-profit organization in Florida. Our DCF license number is C11MD0225.
Administration
- Director
- Jennifer Lopez
- Assistant Director
- Lynn Pino
- Director Emeritus
- Vivian German
Location
For a minimal fee, instructors from the community come to the Child Care Center to offer your child the following optional activities. These programs are for children three years and older :
- Soccer Shots: once a week program on Wednesdays is available for children three years of age and up;
- Ballet At Your School: once a week program is available for children three years of age and up;
- CompuKidz: Once a week class is a small class of four children; for more information: debsalonso@aol.com.
- Soaring Eagles Yoga: a once a week yoga class is available with instructor Jill Rapperport.
- Little Smart Arts: Kids learn to work with paint, sculpture, collage and more.
Please call us at (305) 666-2203 for more information, or for an appointment to visit the Child
Care Center.
Know of a program that we should offer? The board is always eager to hear fresh ideas for keeping the children active and engaged in play. We’re especially interested in a music program or a taekwondo that could be offered on-site (qualified concessions only please).