1. Building Bridges Child
Development Center (BBCDC)
555 19th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
www.buildingbridgescdc.org
Scheduled to open early 2011
2. Mission
We strive to support the diverse children and families of Oakland by providing
a safe, nurturing and enriching environment where children can thrive in all
areas of development.
We aim to build strong community partnerships and public support that will
allow us to provide quality early care and educational services for the youngest
members of our society.
3. The Problem: Oakland’s Significant Shortage of
Quality Infant-Toddler Child Care Services
By the year 2015, Oakland will have an estimated total of 11,984
families who have infants and toddlers, yet the city will
only have a total of 2,659 licensed child care slots available.
Alameda County Early Care & Education Needs Assessment (2006)
4. Quality childcare boosts the
economy.
For ever $1 invested society gets $7-
$17 of a return in investment.
Early Investments = Higher
Returns
Economic research shows that the
earlier we make investments, the
greater our return will be.
It’s Not Just Childcare-Let’s Examine the
Bigger Picture:
5. The Solution:
Locate a Space &
Get Those with
Resources to
Help
Building Bridges Child Development Center is a charitable & educa8onal 501(c)(3) nonprofit
agency, created to alleviate the high demand working families have for quality early care and
educa8onal services. Simply put, by bringing community resources together we address a
major need of Oakland.
One of the biggest obstacles to star8ng a new early childhood center‐based program is finding
the indoor and outdoor space along with the resources needed to create a state of the art
early care and educa8onal program.
ALer searching for over 2 years BBCDC has been fortunate to partner with Resources for
Community Development and acquire the Fox Courts child care space.
Pictures by: Frank Domin
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7. Building Bridges CDC’s Services
Child Care Program:
BBCDC will serve 21 children the 1st year
expanding to serve a max of 28 children at
one time.
In this small & intimate setting young
children (ages 6 mo. to 3 years old) can feel
most comfortable and thrive.
Free Saturday Play Groups:
Our space will be offered to local agencies &
families who do not have a developmentally
apprpriate play‐space for children to play, learn
and discovery.
This addi8onal program is expected to assist an
addi8onal 120 famiilies a year.
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8. A Community Oriented Approach
to Early Care & Education
Building Bridges Child Development Center’s work thus far could not
have been possible without the donated time, labor and consultation
provided by our generous contributors.
A truly grassroots oriented nonprofit, we have generated over $80,000 in
in-kind donations from our community.
Partners
City of Oakland
Golden Associates
Low Income Investment Fund
One Percent
Pyatok Architects
Ramon Aoanan
Resources for Community Development
Stop Waste Organization
Wiley
Consultants
DLA PIPER (SF Bar Association)
Low Income Investment Fund
Northern CA Community Loan
Initiative
Bananas Inc.
Patrick Vennari
Alameda County First 5 (ECC)
AC General Service Agency
(Child Care Coordinating Council)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
BBCDC’s Governing Board of Directors
9. Early Care & Educational Philosophy
The Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) is an evidenced based
model that revolves around the concept of strong relationships between
an infant-toddler care teacher, the children they serve, and the children's
families.
6 policies anchor PITC’s work:
- Primary care
- Small groups
- Continuity of care
- Individualized care
- Cultural responsiveness
- Inclusion of children with
special health care needs
• Infant Room (Ratio of 1 adult per 3 children)
• Early Preschool/Toddler Room (Ratio of 1 adult per 5 children)
11. Pro-Bono Design: Outdoor Rendition
Landscape Design Architect:
Leslie Golden, Golden Associates, LEED, AP
(Oakland, CA)
Early childhood environmental education programs have shown to play a
critical role in shaping their lifelong attitudes, values, and patterns of
behavior towards nature.
12. BBCDC’s Outdoor Early Childhood
Environmental Education Program
The outdoor ecology provides more flexible cues as well as invitations to invent more open-
ended themes and roles for young children. It’s an implicit invitation to young children to
explore and take initiative in their own learning
- Dr. Jane Perry, Berkeley, CA
Children are curious about the natural world even when much of what they experience
is artificial or man-made. Environmental education builds on children’s awareness of
the big forces that shape our existence, the events and basic processes that are not
controlled by human energy.
- Rebecca Tracy, Early Childhood Educator/Advocate
14. We Need Your Support
• Full-Time Early Care & Educational Program (Subcategories: Curriculum Materials;
Outdoor Environment and Early Literacy)
• Monthly Saturday Play Groups (Curriculum Materials)
• General Fund/Operating Expenses (Licensing requires 3 months operating reserves)
Specific Programs:
You can contribute to the general fund, sponsor a
specific TI area or donate to a particular program.
Tenant Improvements:
• Outdoor Playscape / Early Childhood Environmental Education Program
• Indoor Environment (Sponsor a specific room/area (i.e. reading area(s); nap room;
early childhood professional development settings; dining areas; staff lounge;
active areas)
