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Encino Presbyterian Children's Center is a non-profit childcare center offering care for children ages 2 through 11 years. Founded in 1961 as a modest half-day nursery, EPCC has grown to serve over 200 families each year. Our dedicated staff of trained childcare professionals work diligently to serve your child's needs and make his or her experience at EPCC a positive, nurturing experience.

ABOUT US

Our Philosophy of Education At Encino Presbyterian Children's Center, we believe each child is a unique individual. We strive to provide a loving, nurturing, and creative environment for all children. Our philosophy is based upon the principle that play is a significant mode of learning. In our curriculum planning we strive to provide developmentally appropriate experiences that encourage growth cognitively, emotionally, socially, creatively, physically and spiritually leading to a strong sense of self-esteem within each child. We believe in providing a physical environment that is safe, clean, healthy and child-friendly. Classrooms are arranged to offer challenging play and learning choices at a range of developmental levels. EPCC’s learning centers allow children the opportunity to explore, to experience, and most importantly... to succeed. Various centers include areas for creative expression through art, music and crafts; role playing, dramatic play and socialization; storytelling; story writing; language skills; and the development of pre-reading and pre-math skills. The strength of the EPCC program is the experience, expertise and dedication of our staff. Throughout the U.S., the average annual turnover rate at child care centers is 40%. At EPCC our turnover rate has been less than 12% over the past 15 years! We support our teachers with ongoing training and resources. Our teachers create a caring and nurturing atmosphere and are truly dedicated. Parents are still the most significant adult's in a child's life, and as a result, parents at EPCC play an important role in their child's school experience. We strive to create mutual respect between parents and teachers -- a partnership for the benefit of the child. We encourage regular communication between parents and staff. Our doors are always open to parents at all times.

ENROLLMENT CRITERIA

CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ENROLLED UNLESS AN IMMUNIZATION RECORD IS PRESENTED AND IMMUNIZATIONS ARE UP-TO-DATE. (PER CA STATE LAW SB277)


•Children who are 2 years old and potty trained beginning the 1st day of school and continuing through February  may  enroll in our toddler classroom two, three or five days per week provided there is space available. They must be fully "daytime" toilet trained in order to keep their space.


•Children 3.0 and older by the 1st day of school may register for either a three or five-day schedule provided they are toilet trained as well.


•Pre- K Children 4.0 and older by the 1st day of school may register for ONLY five-day schedule provided they are toilet trained as well.