Where Little Minds
Grow Big! 🌱
Nurturing early childhood programs for children 3 months to 12 years in Carson, Lomita, Wilmington & Torrance, CA.
Play & Discovery 🎨
Every Family 🏡
Love & Learning 💜
Friendships Every Day 🌈
Together 🌱
Matters 💜
Learn & Grow 🎉
& Care 🤝
Programs for Every Stage
We provide subsidized services to make quality early childhood education accessible to children and families within the communities where they live. Through the grants we obtain, many of our families can benefit from Free or Low-Cost services.
Center Based Child Development
We have 3 centers (Lomita, Torrance, Wilmington) providing Early Childhood Development programs for children ages 18 months to 5 years old.
Our teachers appropriately support children at their current developmental level and gently extend their thinking and reasoning to the next level, paving the way for school and future success.
School-Age
Our Torrance center offers a school-age program for children kinder through 12 years old. We are aligned with the Torrance Unified School District's academic calendar to offer after-school services and full-day services during school breaks (Spring, Summer, and Winter).
Family Child Care Homes (FCCH)
We have a network of 50+ Family Child Care Home Providers throughout Los Angeles County serving children as young as 3 months old and up to 5 years old.
Home Providers are licensed (8–14 children) day care centers and qualified early child development educators.
Our team of Hub Leaders provide field-based support and visit Home Providers twice a month. Hub Leaders provide support with developmentally engaging activities, completing DRDP assessments, and collaborating with Providers to meet the needs of children and families.
Nutrition Services
Our Central Kitchen located in Carson cooks fresh meals daily and delivers 3 meals to our centers: Breakfast, Lunch, and PM Snack.
We operate in accordance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to provide nutritious and diverse meals.
Menus are provided to families in 3 languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Our families and staff contribute recipes which are included on our menus every Thursday.
Civil Rights Complaints may be submitted to the CDSS-CACFP Branch at 916-651-5400, by email at CACFPCivilRights@dss.ca.gov, or by using this online form.
A Community Built for Kids
The Community Development Center, Inc. believes that children learn by doing. We create warm, stimulating environments where every child is supported to explore, question, and grow with confidence.
- 🌿 Safe, healthy environments for children and families
- 🤝 Parents as the child's primary teacher — always included
- 🏘️ Rooted in community — serving real needs
- 📖 High/Scope Curriculum — experiential, hands-on learning
A Glimpse Into Our World 📸
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Carson, CA 90745
Wilmington, CA 90744
Lomita, CA 90717
Torrance, CA 90504
We'd Love to Hear From You 💌
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