amherst h. wilder foundation 2007 annual report as good as our ...

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“What I love most working
here is all the interaction
with the kids. They grow
and learn so much here.
Right now Justice is
in the Butterfly class,
next year he is going
to be a Dolphin.”
– Jessica
staff (teacher)
The Wilder Child Development Center (CDC) is a
full-day child care and early childhood education
program. The program serves children ages 16 months
to kindergarten who live in the greater Saint Paul area.
It is designed to promote the social, emotional, cognitive,
and physical development of the children, including
age-appropriate proficiency in personal and social skills,
language and literacy, and mathematical thinking.
“My favorite thing here is playing with the other kids outside. Sliding
down the slide on my knees is my favorite. Sometimes you turn around
and go backwards, I love that the most!”
C H I L D D E V E L O P M E N T C E N T E R
– Justice, student
The Child Development Center provides qualified and
caring staff, nutritionally sound meals, age-appropriate
programming, and family outreach activities and support
to promote positive family functioning. The curriculum
emphasizes multicultural and multisensory activities that
promote younger childrens’ readiness for school and
supplement older childrens’ learning in school.
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