The St. James Child Development Center, located at St. James Lutheran Church, has been certified by the state of Oregon since 1981. To inquire about openings, rates, or for more information, please contact the Child Development Center at 503-227-2439 or at our website: https://www.stjamescdc.com/ …
Hours: Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm
Age Range of Children: Six weeks to Six years
Mission: The St. James Child Development Center (CDC) provides a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment that allows children to explore their intellectual, emotional, physical, creative and spiritual selves.
Values:
- Children
- Compassionate Care
- Education
- Diversity
- Inclusive Resources
- Community
Purposes:
- Provide a caring environment and age-appropriate programs that will support the children through their stages of development.
- Provide age-appropriate programs to meet the individual needs of each child in cooperation with the St. James congregation.
- Include teachings about diversity within our program.
- Maximize the resources of our assets, environment, relationships and all programming of the CDC.
Objectives:
- Provide age-appropriate environment and curriculum that addresses the whole child: emotionally, intellectually, creatively, physically and spiritually.
- Welcome and include people of diverse cultures, religions, spiritual orientations, sexual identities, economic resources and world views.
- Foster communication and cooperation between members of the CDC and between the CDC, the congregation of St. James and the downtown community.
- Value the diverse resources of the environment, staff, families and congregation.
News from the St. James Child Development Center (CDC):
Spring Greetings from St. James CDC! All classrooms have been enjoying the beautiful spring weather with a lot of time out in the fresh air. Children have been spotted creating beautiful artwork with sidewalk chalk in the park blocks, exercising all of those muscles at the PSU field, and chasing bubbles in the courtyard. Preschool classrooms have also been practicing mindfulness techniques on the courtyard labyrinth. All classrooms are looking forward to the return of the Portland Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays where they will purchase healthy foods to add to their meals and snacks.
–Patrick Earnest, CDC Director
