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SVECC Profile: Child Development Associates, Inc.
The pre-school is one of several tenants of the Spring Valley-East Communities Center, formerly Spring Valley Elementary.
In 2009, when the made the tough decision to close down Spring Valley Elementary School due to declining enrollment, much thought was given to what to do with the facility.
Thanks to some ambitious social groups in Spring Valley, along with San Diego Youth Services, the decision was made to lease the buildings out and form a community center that would be the heartbeat of improving the quality of life for those in Spring Valley and other areas of East County. Then and there the was born.
Now, with the facility at close to 99 percent occupancy, Mount Helix Patch will profile each of the organizations at the SVECC in a multi-part series.
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Today, we will profile Child Development Associates, Inc. Assistant program director Susan Holley answered questions from Mount Helix Patch via email.
When was your organization/program founded?
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Child Development Associates founded in 1974.
What is the mission of your organization/program?
Our Mission is “to provide high quality learning experiences that will inspire, enlighten and encourage all children to be successful”
What are the specific services provided to Spring Valley (or other communities)?
CDA offers full day preschool programs for children ages 3 to 5 years old. We have centers in Spring Valley, National City and San Diego with free or reduced costs to qualifying families. We also offer a full cost rate of $35 a day for families that do not qualify for our funded program.
How many people do you serve?
In our three centers we serve over 200 children and their families.
What else do you want to the community to know about you being here?
We are pleased to be in Spring Valley and to offer this community a beautiful setting for children to grow and learn the skills necessary to enter kindergarten ready to succeed. We are proud to be accredited by the National Association for The Education of Young Children, NAEYC, as well as a Preschool For All demonstration site which is funded by First 5 San Diego.
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