Child and Family Development Center (CFDC):
The Child and Family Development Center
Is a Grantee of the University of Chicago Medical Center & the University
of Chicago Childcare Initiative in Hyde Park serving a diverse group of
children ages 2 to 5 years old.
We offer high quality, creative, full-day childcare from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. with extremely low child teacher ratios.
The CFDC installed a new, state of the art playground this past October, courtesy of a grant from KaBOOM and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, with matching funds from the University of Chicago. KaBOOM! Is a national non-profit that brings children, business and community together to create outdoor play spaces in areas of need.
The CFDC:
- Is accredited by NAEYC - The National Association of the Education of
Young Children.
- Follows the Creative Curriculum and parents can view photos of their children's work and journals about their individual progress on www.creativecurriculum.net
-Offers special enrichment programs in literacy, storytelling, music and art.
- Provides a huge children's play yard that offers many opportunities for exploration.
We welcome you to come for a tour.
Please contact:
Gale Reinitz
Director Child and Family Development Center
773-256-2401
greinitz@cccsociety.org
Live viewing of classroom activity.
You can view what is going on in your child's life right this moment!
We are proud to offer you a live webcast of their daily activities.
Every 20 seconds you will be able to see a different classroom.
Click here to view
the stream.
Clinical Family Services:
Counseling Program provides family oriented counseling for the agency's foster care programs, and the Child and Family Development Center. Individual and family therapy is provided to the clients we serve as identified through assessment and evaluation. Clinical Consultation and Trainings are also a service offered to community programs. These services range from individual case consultation to topical trainings for other social service providers.
Educational Support Program provides services to children who are experiencing academic, behavioral and attendance difficulties and are at risk of future expulsion or dropping out of school. CCCS works with local community schools and other service providers with the aim of providing children with a more stable school experience.
The Teen Alliance Program provides Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) wards with a unique foster care experience. The program is intended for females between the ages of 12 to 21 who have a history of foster home instability. The program places these children in the home of a professional foster parent with targeted skills and training who is employed by the agency as a specialized caretaker. The professional foster parent is a member of the child's service team which also includes a case manager, therapist and mentor. The program focuses on life skills, individual development and education.
Post Adoption is an information service for birth parents, adoptive
parents and adopted children who participated in an adoption that was
arranged by CCCS.
Extended Family Support Program provides tangible assistance and emotional support to relatives who provide care to related children. Services include helping families to obtain child-only grants from the Illinois Department of Human Services, obtain private guardianship through probate court and access funds to stabilize the child's living arrangement.
Teen Services:
Next Step is a college readiness program with mentoring support for high school mothers with one child. Participants work with college educated female mentors who provide guidance and support both one-on-one and in bi-monthly group meetings. Mentors support the student's educational efforts and guide them through the college application process. This three-year program encourages teen moms to stay complete high school and attend college.
Next Step for Teen Dads is a college readiness/male mentorship program for high school fathers. Participants work with male mentors who provide guidance and support both one-on-one and in bi-monthly group meetings. Mentors support the student's educational efforts and guide them through the college application process. A new initiative, this three-year program will encourage teen dads to complete high school and attend college.
Safe Life is an HIV/AIDS prevention/education program is aimed at providing information to adolescents. This program is staffed by an HIV Specialist who is trained in Red Cross Act SMART HIV/AIDS Education curriculum to provide information on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Teen Parenting Initiative serves pregnant and parenting teens
who are enrolled in the Chicago Public Schools. Teens who are enrolled
in this program receive parenting education, case management services,
and zero-to-three early intervention services for their infants and young
children.
