Child Development Center | School Age | Youth Center | Family Child Care | Community Center

Child Development Center

Accredited by NAEYC April1999; preparing for re-accreditation.

100% implementation of the Marazon system in our center.

Staffing :
Ø       Director
Ø       Assistant Director
Ø       Front Desk Clerks (2)
Ø       Resource & Referral Clerk
Ø       Cooks (2) Food Service Worker (1)
Ø       Direct Care Staff (37)

Facility Capacity: 210 children; which includes space for 21 infants, 30 pre-toddlers, 44 toddlers, 91 preschoolers & 24 kindergartners

The facility is designed with two wings joined by a covered walkway with an enclosed grassy courtyard between the two wings.

School Age Care

Our mission:  to seek to provide the highest quality, anti-biased programs and services to children five to twelve years of age. This involves ensuring safe environments, well trained staff and age appropriate developmental programs; thereby allowing parents to focus on their performance of the Andersen Air Force Base mission.

Program Philosophy:  School-Age children grow and develop best in a supportive, interesting, and adult-supervised environment

Program Location:  “A” Wing of CDC building 1625

Accreditation:  NSACA Accredited 7 June 2000

Staffing : 1 School Age Coordinator and 7 Program Assistants

Capacity :  65

Ø  Life Skills Programs

Ø  Holiday Camps

Ø  Power Hour

Ø  Summer Day Camp

Youth Center

Staff:
Ø       Youth Director
Ø       Assistant. Director/Teen Programmer
Ø       Youth Sports Director
Ø       Pre-Teen Programmers (2)
Ø       Operations Clerk
Ø       Recreation Aides
Ø       Facility Maintenance Staff

Facility Capacity:  904  in space which includes a Gymnasium, Instructional room, Educational room, Computer room and the Main Recreational area

Programs Offered:
Ø  Goals for Graduation
Ø  Power Hour
Ø  Passport to Manhood
Ø Job Ready
Ø Youth Employment Services
Ø Red Cross Volunteer Program
Ø Congressional Award Program
Ø Youth Recognition Program
Ø Kids in the Kitchen
Ø National Kids Day Carnival
Ø Family Fun Run
Ø Armed Force Youth Carnival
Ø Volunteer Recognition Day

Ø Monthly Birthday Celebration
Ø Social Recreational Programs
Ø Red Cross Babysitting
Ø Home Alone Classes
Ø  Instructional Classes (Gymnastics, Dance, Tae Kwon Do)
Ø  Tumbling for Tots (offered by Life Skills Center)
Ø HUGS Program (offered by Life Skills Center)
Ø Driver’s Education Classes
Ø Youth Sports Programs such as Cheerleading, Soccer, Basketball, Football, and Baseball

Family Child Care

Licensed Homes: Ø Developmental (2)     Ø Standard (7)     Ø Provisional (11)

Program Capacity:  98 children ages six weeks to 12 years.

Services Offered: Ø       An Extensive Lending library      Ø       Monthly Training and Module completion
                               Ø       Family Support PCS Program    Ø       Volunteer Program
                               Ø       Resource & Referral Program    Ø       Oversight and Home Inspections
                               Ø       Provider Recognition Programs   Ø       USDA Reporting and Reimbursement
                               Ø       Extended Duty Child Care Program

Tropicana Community Center

Our staff consists of:         1 Director/1 Asst. Director, Programmer, and Recreational Aid

Another part of our facility is the outdoor Arc-Light Amphitheater

  Our facility has many features:

Ø       Ballroom

Ø       Service Counter

Ø       Outdoor Recreation Center

Ø       Snack Bar

Ø       OMEGA Leisure Travel Office

Ø       NCOA insurance

Some of the programs we support are:

Ø       Daily Military Official Functions

Ø       Commanders call

Ø       Base Blood drives

Ø       Youth Events

Ø       Dinner Shows

Ø       Warrior Day Events

Ø       Block Parties

Ø       Family Bingo

Ø       Balloon and Flower sales

Ø Many Holiday Themed Events

 Joan Stephens
Family Member Programs Flight Chief  
36 SVS/SVY  Unit 14004
APO AP 96543-4004
Phone: 671-366-4221
FAX : 671-366-6960
Joan.Stephens@andersen.af.mil

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