Child Development | School Age | Youth Program | Family Child Care

Child Development Center

Special Features: Give Parents A Break twice a month along with Kid’s Night Out –once a month.  An Enrichment Program runs through the school year.  The Annual Day in the Park Festival is held every April to Celebrate Month of the Military Child.

Accredited by NAEYC in January 1999

Staff : 50

Accredited by the National School Age Care Alliance 2 Jun 2000.

Staff:  A School Age coordinator and an assistant Coordinator, along with 20 staff members work directly with the children.

Capacity:  Two facilities are used to house 144 children ages 5 – 12.

Facility Description:  Main facility houses activity rooms, game room, computer lab, gym, and playground.  Second facility houses activity rooms.

Capacity: 272 active members and approximately 500 youth participating in sports and other special events that are not members.

Programs: School-Age Program, Open Recreation programs daily, Congressional Awards, Aviation Camp, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Sports, TRAIL, YES program, Community Service, Give Parents a Break, Youth of the Year, Clubs, Kids” Night Out.

Staff: Youth Center Director, School-Age Coordinator, School-Age Assistant Coordinator, Sports Director, Programs Director, Teen Coordinator, and Desk Clerk; Five part time Recreation Aids.

Youth open Recreation: ages 9-18yr
Instructional Classes:  3-18yr
Special Programs Activities: 3-18yr

Overview/Mission: Family Child Care approves, trains, licenses, and monitors professional child care providers working in their homes.

A family childcare home will provide quality care within a safe environment. In addition to attentive supervision, age appropriate activities must be offered to promote: Children’s development.  Physical, social emotional and cognitive growth must all be considered.  Learning experiences that offer times of discovery and feeling of success will help promote children’s positive self esteem  

Self-study workbook process available

Number of Homes: 25

Capacity: 104 With ages ranging from 6 weeks to 10 years  

Special Features: Purchase State of the art Inventory System , Members of USDA Food Program , Extended Child Care Program , PCS   Program , and Volunteer   Program  

     Desert Lightning Community Center

     Mission:  Provide a variety of core activities and services that develop esprit de corps, promote family well being, and enhance mental and physical fitness.