Child Development Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Friday, October 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m.

Free parking is available across from the CDC on University Avenue in Lot V

Tours and refreshments will be provided

The Fresno City College Child Development Center (CDC) is now complete! An official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 11 at 10:00 a.m.  The CDC is located on the corner of University and Blackstone Avenues, across from Ratcliffe Stadium.

The beautiful, two-story building is 22,000 square feet and houses programs in early education and childcare services. The building has contemporary features that include a commercial kitchen for meal preparation to serve breakfast and lunch to children and observation rooms that allow FCC students to observe teaching activities without disturbing the toddler and preschool classes. There are also several outdoor playground spaces for the children to play and explore.

Unique to the building design is a college classroom that is separate from the childcare spaces and faculty offices for childcare program teachers and faculty. All childcare, student observation spaces, and commercial kitchen functions occupy the first floor. The second floor features the college classrooms, faculty offices, break rooms, and meeting rooms. 

The CDC is state licensed and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The Center provides a safe and rich learning environment for young children ages two through five years. It offers three associate in science degrees and six certificate programs, including a transfer degree option. The program addresses the certificate, licensing and training requirements needed for a person to enter a number of occupations in early childhood education and childcare. The job opportunities in the Fresno-Clovis area are very good and the demand for the program is high.

The fields of child development and early childhood education provides many opportunities.  A certificate or degree in Child Development from Fresno City College provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience to obtain a job in many different program types that include:

• Federally funded or state funded children's programs
• Employer sponsored childcare centers
• Infant and toddler programs
• Private half day and full day programs for children
• Before and after school programs
• Parent cooperatives
• Family childcare
• Campus childcare programs
• Early intervention programs

The $16.8 million project was funded by $13.2 million from Prop. 51, the last statewide facilities bond measure passed by voters in 2016. The remaining $3.6 million balance was funded by FCC and State Center Community College District.

State Center Community College District

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