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Child Development Center (CDC)

The Child Development Center (CDC) is currently located in the Horticulture Lab (HL) building.

Office hours are 7:30-4:15 p.m.

We are currently taking applications for fall 2025. For applications or program inquiries, please contact our office at 722-6500 and/or email angelica.alvarez@avc.edu.

You are also welcome to stop by the CDC to pick-up an application. 

We operate two types of programs: state preschool (half day) and tuition-based (half and full day; tuition, CCRC, and other programs). 

State Preschool Income Guidelines - if your household income is below these amounts, there is no fee for 5-days/week morning or afternoon preschool.  

 

State Fiscal Year 2025–26 Schedule of Income Ceilings

Family Size

Family Yearly Income Ceiling (100 percent of State Median Income [SMI])

Family Monthly Income Ceiling (100 percent of SMI)

Maximum Monthly Income for 15 percent above Income Eligibility Threshold

1-2

$96,854

$8,071

$9,282

3

$109,904

$9,159

$10,532

4

$127,338

$10,612

$12,203

5

$147,712

$12,309

$14,156

6

$168,086

$14,007

$16,108

7

$171,906

$14,326

$16,474

8

$175,726

$14,644

$16,840

9

$179,547

$14,962

$17,207

10

$183,367

$15,281

$17,573

11

$187,187

$15,599

$17,939

12+

$191,007

$15,917

$18,305

 

If your gross monthly income is below the amount for the family size, you qualify for state preschool (half-day) for your three and/or four-year-old child.

TK children (turning five on or after 9/2/25 are eligible to attend, during the 2025-26 school year. 

Please email angelica.alvarez@avc.edu for a 2025/26 application. 
 

Immunizations

Children in Pre-Kindergarten 
(Child Care) Need: 

En Español 

Immunizations (shots) needed before starting pre-kindergarten (child care) and at each age checkpoint after entry:

​Age When Admitted ​Number of Doses Required of Each Immunization
​2 through 3 Months ​1 Polio, 1 DTaP, 1 Hep B, 1 Hib
​4 through 5 Months ​2 Polio, 2 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib
​6 through 14 Months ​2 Polio, 3 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 2 Hib
​15 through 17 Months ​3 Polio, 3 DTaP, 2 Hep B, 1 Varicella
On or after 1st birthday: 1 Hib*, 1 MMR
​18 through 5 years ​3 Polio, 4 DTaP, 3 Hep B, 1 Varicella
On or after 1st birthday: 1 Hib*, 1 MMR

 

*One Hib dose must be given on or after the 1st birthday regardless of previous doses. Required only for children younger than 5 years old. 

DTaP = diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine 
Hib = Haemophilus influenzae, type B vaccine 
Hep B = hepatitis B vaccine 
MMR = measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine 
Varicella = chickenpox vaccine 

Parents must show their child's Immunization Record as proof of immunization. 

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