Clark Kerr Campus Children's Center, Berkeley

Tucked among the trees and sprawling lawns on the quiet Mission Style Clark Kerr Campus, the newly remodeled Clark Kerr Campus Child Development Center (CDC) serves toddlers and preschoolers. Our location enables us to explore nature, and our children frequently take hikes and enjoy our outdoor spaces. Our Programs We’ve designed the Early Childhood Education Center to be a place you’d love if you were two feet tall and just learning to finger paint. Imagine spaces configured just for you. Infant, toddler, and preschool rooms open onto a garden and outdoor play equipment. Teachers and caregivers pay close attention to your needs, treat you with respect, and nurture your curiosity. You have play structures, sandboxes, water features, and play stations to choose from. You eat nutritious, tasty meals with your friends. In this warm, challenging environment, you are both an individual and an integral member of the group. The ECEP follows a developmental play-based curriculum model, where children learn through play. Our program incorporates child-initiated free choice and teacher-initiated activities. We balance individual exploration with group projects. A wide range of activity stations – both indoors and outdoors – enable children to explore the world around them, and are designed to develop cognitive and social skills. We encourage physical activity, and children spend a great deal of time outside in our ample yards.