Early childhood education through child development services: serving mainly low-income families with parents who are working or attending school, this free program, for qualified parents, benefits both the children and their parents by providing safe, developmentally-oriented childcare and parenting education. The overall goal for the child development programs for the YWCA greater los angeles is to provide a safe, nurturing learning environment in which children can flourish while enabling their families to increase their capacity toward self-sufficiency. The child development program provides developmentally appropriate, culturally diverse programs that address all phases of a child's growth and development-social, emotional, cognitive, and physical. Families are involved in all phases of their child's educational progress through planning, implementation, and evaluation. Opportunities to build knowledge are available to all children through concrete hands-on experiences. A strong emphasis is placed on a child's learning to think critically, work cooperatively, and problem solve.

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