Specialties
We provide a world famous early childhood education program for infants―pre-K, featuring best practices and innovations in optimal nurturing and learning inspired by the preprimary schools Reggio Emilia, Italy; an Emergent Curriculum; In-Depth Explorations; a Project Approach; Multiple Intelligences; Whole Brain Strategies; the Program for Infant Toddler Care; the RIE Approach; the 100 Languages of Children; Music Together; Group Process in the Classroom; and, C5's own Creative Movement and Dance; Partnership with Children; and Community of Learners; rich learning environments; a wide array of learning materials, processes, tools, and equipment; an amazing community of parent support and participation; and, children meeting and exceeding typical standards for social, emotional, and cognitive development with high degrees of self-confidence, self-esteem, self-sufficiency, love of learning, effective group process skills, community stewardship, and powerful individual learning skills.
History
Established in 1985.
In 1985 we began as Civic Center Child Care Corporation in the California Public Utilities Commission Building as a not-for-profit public benefit corporation by a group of employees. In 1999, we were chosen to operate a new preschool center in the new Hiram Johnson State Office Building. It now serves up to 85 children. In 2002, we began evolving our program from a traditional child care program into a comprehensive, full-featured, highly nurturing, learning and development program with a strong Reggio Emilia influence and officially changed our name to C5 Children's School. In 2012 we were selected by the City to operate the child development center for 75 children in their new Public Utilities Commission Building. We closed our original center in that summer and moved all of the infants and toddlers to the new center. Today, both centers combine services to provide a continuous program for children who are six weeks old through five years old and to the time they enter Kindergarten.
Meet the Manager: Management Team A.
Our four Management Team members, Executive Director, Director of Learning, Center Director, and Site Supervisor, are highly experienced in best practices from around the world, holding Masters and Bachelors Degrees in Education and Public Administration; with professional experience at all levels of education; taught and consulted in business and education; been on research and development teams and created and tested educational materials used across the U.S. and abroad, including by Columbia University Teacher's College, the American Psychological Association, London Open University, and Sesame Street; been on one or more U.S. Delegation Study Tours to Reggio Emilia and Pistoia, Italy and to numerous conferences, seminars, and workshops on leading edge practices in early childhood education; and, developed and continuously improve our comprehensive, rich program for young children that is a catalyst and model for educators and programs from the U.S. and around the world.
