Circle C Child Development Center (Menchaca Elementary)

About

The Child Development Center has developed partnerships with AISD including unique inclusion classrooms, after school programs and summer camps for school-age children. Our mission is to maximize each child’s potential by providing an active, collaborative learning environment where children, families and educators become empowered for social, emotional and academic success. Our vision is a world where every child meets their maximum potential. At The Child Development Center, we believe that children's earliest experiences have a tremendous impact on their development. We respect parents as the primary and most important providers of care and nurture. We believe parents and teachers are partners in children's care and education. Our program is designed to meet the developmental and educational needs of young children. It provides experiences that enrich and enhance each child's cognitive, language, social, emotional, physical, and creative development. Our teachers treat every child as an individual and tailor classroom lesson plans to meet their specific educational needs and developmental goals. Please read about our programs to learn about the variety of curricula utilized at CDC, including thematic, emergent, Play to Learn®, Heggerty Phonemic Awareness®, and Handwriting Without Tears® curricula. In 2008, The Child Development Center became one of the first preschools in the Austin area to earn the new reinvented National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the oldest and most respected accrediting organization in the country.