Child Development and .......Day Care Center
.......................“The Children’s Hill”
What began in 1985 as an improvised, cooperative child care program for the children of CASA workers has grown into a professional program capable of accommodating 200+ infants and preschoolers. Staff and volunteers include early childhood educators, social workers, nurses, physicians, peer counselors, and midwives who attend to a group of toddlers ranging from 40 days to 6 years old, from all parts of San Miguel.
The Child Development Center (CDI) at CASA focuses especially on identifying and resolving the health, social, behavioral, and environmental issues that prevent children from realizing their full potential. The educational program stresses the importance of instilling traits such as respect, courtesy and sharing with others, as well as cleanliness and personal hygiene.
Features:
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Stimulating, colorful, loving and challenging environment.
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Two hot meals and three snacks daily, supervised by a professional nutritionist.
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Games and activities emphasizing teamwork
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Free, regularly visits from pediatricians and dentists
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Vaccinations and health insurance
Help Us Continue Our Work
None of the families served pay the true cost of the service; all receive a scholarship of, on average, 60% of the program's real cost.
For more information on sponsoring a child, making a donation, or volunteering, click here.
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Maria Luisa Rosas Chávez checks the children
Achievements:
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Since 1999, 1000 families have been served
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200 children in 2008/2009
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40% of the children come from single-parent female-headed families who are surviving on the subsistence level.
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Deemed a “School of Quality” by the Secretary of Education (SEDESOL)
CASA's daycare children dressing and lining up to celebrate "El Grito" of independence in a children's parade |
