Hiersteiner Child Development Center
Overland Park, KS
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Hiersteiner Child Development Center
Overland Park, KS
About
The Hiersteiner Child Development Center of JCCC is a childcare center dedicated to serving the needs of young children by providing a high-quality early childhood program within a safe, nurturing environment. Through the use of developmentally appropriate practice, HCDC staff will encourage the physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive development of each child served. The program is designed to support the efforts of JCCC students to pursue their educational goals and to offer support needed by JCCC faculty and staff to achieve their work potential and offer another childcare option to the Johnson County community.
Basics
Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Languages
English
Curriculum
Creative Curriculum
Meals
Lunch
Snacks
2
Subsidized Care
Accepted
Typical day
7:30am
Each classroom follows a slightly different schedule that is customized for their students. The primary school day is from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., with a rest time from approximately 12 p.m.-3 p.m. (slight variation for each classroom and age group). While all parts of the school day are important, if you need to make appointments during the school day, we generally recommend your child not miss the primary educational time of 9 a.m.-12 p.m. During this time, we heavily focus on working in large and small groups, completing centers, and circle time. *3.5-6 year preschool classrooms must fully potty trained.
Licensing
License Number
0000089
Philosophy
The Center staff believes primarily that we can facilitate the development of self-esteem within each child we serve through our expression of respect, acceptance, and comfort for them. We foster each child’s development of self-control and plan for increasing independence as they acquire skills. Our staff provides a developmentally appropriate curriculum to serve the age span of children within each group and with respect to the different needs, interests, and developmental levels of those individual children. Our program is based on the HighScope Curriculum, which effectively combines sound educational theory with developmentally appropriate experiences. The cornerstone of HighScope’s early childhood curriculum is active learning composed of personal, hands-on experiences children have with people and things. The curriculum is designed to promote the development of physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills through a variety of fun activities and enriched play opportunities.
Admission process
Our admission's process highlights and priorities our mission to see JCCC student parents succeed. When families apply, they will be added to our waiting list in the following priority order by application date: -HCDC Staff Children and Current Siblings -JCCC Student Parents (Application Fee is Waived for JCCC Students) -JCCC Faculty/Staff -Community Members The link below will take you to the site to pay the $35 non-refundable application fee(s) for non-student families. https://secure.touchnet.com/C20110_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=2&SINGLESTORE=true All families are placed on the waiting list and once an opening is available for your child, you will receive an offer via email with further details and instructions. There is a $200 refundable deposit for part time enrollees and a $400 refundable deposit for full time enrollees.