FORT GORDON, Ga. (March 6, 2015) -- West Child Development Center opened its doors for hourly care on Monday.
The opening was part of an ongoing effort to meet the community's needs, which includes increasing child care availability.
The center features an infant room designated for babies 6 weeks to 12 months old, a pretoddler room for 13 to 23 month olds, and a toddler/preschool room for children 2 to 5 years.
Previously, hourly care was held at East CDC. Unlike the new site, East CDC housed all age groups together in one classroom, and was unable to accept infants. Now that West CDC is open for hourly care, East CDC will shift its mission.
"East (CDC) will be turning their hourly classroom into full day slots to help meet the demand of our military families currently on our (Child, Youth and School Services) waiting list," said Carrie Bradke, CYSS Hourly Care site director.
Currently, hourly care has slots for two infants, three pre-toddlers, and seven toddlers/preschoolers. The number of slots will increase next month to four infants, five pre-toddlers, and 16 toddlers/ preschoolers.
Staff members use Teaching Strategies Gold, a curriculum designed to meet the individual child's developmental needs. And unlike the previous site, breakfast, lunch, and snacks are included at West CDC Hourly Care.
Hourly care is available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Children must be registered with CYSS to participate, and registration needs to be updated annually to remain eligible. There is a minimum of two hours per reservation, and a weekly maximum of 24 hours, at $4 per hour, per child.
To make a reservation, parents can call West CDC at (706) 791-0718, or reserve online.
"The staff and I are excited about the opening of West CDC Hourly Program," Bradke said. "Moving the program to West CDC has allowed our hours to be extended to 4:30 p.m., and opened up more spaces for families who need short term care."
West CDC is located in Building 18407 on 19th Street, next to Gordon Conference and Catering Center.
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