CAMPUS FUN AND LEARN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
145 COLLEGE ROAD, SUFFERN, NY 10901 www.campusfunandlearn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE SAFE, HEALTHY, CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF PARENTS OF THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY, AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL BACKGROUND, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, PHYSICAL ABILITY, NATIONALITY, MARITAL STATUS, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.

CFL IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 6:30AM TO 6PM, OFFERING PARENTS A VARIETY OF PART TIME AND FULL TIME SCHEDULES. WE ARE OPEN 50 WEEKS PER YEAR, CLOSING ONLY FOR MAJOR HOLIDAYS AND FROM CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH NEW YEAR'S DAY. PARENT WHO ARE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AT RCC HAVE THE OPTION OF ENROLLING ON A SEMESTER BASIS. COMMUNITY FAMILIES (I.E., NON-RCC FAMILIES) ENROLL FOR THE FULL YEAR AND ARE CHARGED WHETHER THE CHILD ATTENDS OR NOT. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION SUBSIDIES ARE STILL GIVEN A 10% DISCOUNT ON CHILDCARE. RCC FACULTY AND STAFF ALSO RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT.CAMPUS FUN AND LEARN CONTRACTS WITH FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS (EAST RAMAPO, SUFFERN, CLARKSTOWN, NORTH ROCKLAND AND PEARL RIVER) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN FOR STUDENTS FROM THOSE DISTRICTS. EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THOSE CHILDREN TO ATTEND FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS FOR 180 DAYS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR. CFL OFFERS 12 UPK SLOTS PER YEAR. OUR PROGRAM IS A HANDS-ON DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAM IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE ENGAGED IN ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES BASED ON CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY. WE INFUSE REGGIO EMELIA ELEMENTS, SUCH AS THE PROJECT APPROACH INTO OUR PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS CHILDREN THE ABILITY TO GUIDE THE CURRICULUM BASED ON THEIR INTERESTS. WE PLACE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE EXPLORATION OF OUR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS/ENVIRONMENT.CFL ALSO SERVES AS AN OBSERVATION SITE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED AT RCC AND IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT DOMINICAN COLLEGE. APPROXIMATELY 20 STUDENTS FROM RCC'S TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EACH SEMESTER CONDUCT FIELDWORK AT THE CENTER FOR BETWEEN 2-9 HOURS EACH WEEK, DEPENDING ON THE COURSE IN WHICH THEY ARE ENROLLED. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN RCC'S PEDIATRIC NURSING COURSES ALSO CONDUCT 8 HOURS OF FIELDWORK EACH SEMESTER AT CLF. STUDENTS FROM DOMINICAN COLLEGE CONDUCT APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS OF FIELDWORK PER SEMESTER. OBSERVATION TIMES AND FIELD EXPERIENCE ARE ALSO CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS IN RCC'S OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPEECH/COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS. CFL ALSO RECEIVED ITS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC). TO EARN NAEYC ACCREDITATION, THE CENTER WENT THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE SELF-STUDY PROCESS, MEASURING THE PROGRAM AND ITS SERVICES AGAINST THE TEN NAEYC EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM STANDARDS AND MORE THAN 400 RELATED ACCREDITATION CRITERIA. NAEYC ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN REPRESENTS THE MARK OF QUALITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. LESS THAN 7% OF NEW YORK STATE'S CHILDCARE CENTERS ARE NAEYC ACCREDITED.CAMPUS FUN AND LEARN HAS ALSO BECOME A PYRAMID MODEL IMPLEMENTATION SITE. WE HAVE DECIDED TO UNDERGO EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF CHILDREN BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD FEELS ACKNOWLEDGED, WELCOMED AND LOVED. THIS MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE TO LEARN POSITIVE SOCIAL SKILLS THAT WILL HELP AVOID AND ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE MOST CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. BY ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE PYRAMID MODEL, AN EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO BUILDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR MORE YEARS UNTIL IMPLEMENTED ENTIRELY.

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