Clemson Child Development Center

04/24/2026

90% of a child’s brain develops before the age of 5! Do you want to be a Brain Builder? OPEN POSITIONS: First Steps 4K LEAD Teacher, Infant/Toddler Assistant Teacher, Preschool Teacher, & Floater Teacher! SEND RESUME TO: [email protected].

04/17/2026

Shout out to our parents, staff, and the community of Clemson for helping us collect 1000 POUNDS of film plastic for the 2025-2026 NexTrex Challenge! With your help, WE DID IT! Check out the bench that NexTrex sent us for FREE! Our goal was to collect 1000 lbs before Earth Day 2026 and we finished a month early. We are going to try again for 2026-2027 and earn another prize from NexTrex. Please continue to drop-off film plastic at CCDC. We will keep you posted on our progress.

04/15/2026

Thanks to Sonya Morton, the Victim Services Coordinator with the City of Clemson Police Department, CCDC has blue and silver pinwheels in our garden beds in front of our building. They are used during Child Abuse Prevention Month to symbolize hope and remind us that all children deserve to grow up in safe and nurturing homes. April is devoted to focusing on preventing child abuse and promoting child safety nationwide. Our blue and silver pinwheels may look really pretty twirling in the wind, but they serve to help us remember that protecting children is a year-round commitment, and participation helps strengthen community efforts to prevent child abuse and support healthy development.

04/14/2026

At CCDC we are systematically investing in the future of every child by investing in Professional Development and Conscious Discipline training for ALL of our staff. We are so excited for Angela Cavender (right), CCDC's new Program Manager, to attend the Conscious Discipline for Administrators: Becoming a More Conscious Administrator Workshop in Myrtle Beach this week! Preparing our teachers to teach self-regulation skills to our students starts with preparing our Administrators. Jill Molli (left) is a Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor and a Chief Growth Officer at Conscious Discipline. We can't wait to hear what she learns!

03/24/2026

Clemson Child Development Center (CCDC) has opened 2026-2027 School Year Registration to the public. Spaces are available in our Twos (2), Threes (4), and-Fours Classes ONLY. For Infants and Ones, please call to learn how you can place your child on our CCDC Wait List. For children who will be four years old by September 1, 2026, please apply to First Steps 4K (FREE4KSC.ORG) AND to CCDC. Questions?? Reach out to us: [email protected] or 864-654-3345.

03/10/2026

Clemson Child Development Center (CCDC) is hiring! If you are searching for a meaningful way to contribute to our Clemson community and you think you have what it takes to really make a difference, send us your resume with a cover letter today! CCDC is a non-profit ABC Quality Early Learning Center dedicated to the highest standards in early childhood care and education. Our focus is on the first five years of life, a vital window of opportunity in brain development. Make a difference! Send resume to [email protected].

01/19/2026

Today we pause to reflect on Dr. King's vision for a beloved community. His words challenge us to do more than just remember; they call us to serve. CCDC seeks to serve our community by voluntarily participating in the ABC Quality Rating and Improvement System. Our aim is to provide families equitable access to high-quality childcare and early education. Our service prepares children in their first five years of life and increases their readiness for kindergarten.

01/13/2026

At CCDC, we understand that the relationships we build with infants and young children shape their mental health in profound and lasting ways. When we're intentional about these early connections, we're literally building healthy brains and futures—one child at a time.
The SC Infant Mental Health Association is offering a FREE course for parents and child care providers on why these early relationships matter so much. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your understanding and strengthen your practice. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of it!

The signs of mental health concerns in babies and young children look different than those of adolescents and adults, so oftentimes, the cues they give us go unnoticed.

11/13/2025

The Clemson Child Development Center is grateful to the Dabo's All In Team Foundation for their 2025 grant award in support of our The Creative Curriculum for ALL CCDC Kids Project. We are "upping our game" and will soon be able to provide a research-based curriculum to all of the students we serve. To quote Dabo, "Where Our Focus Goes, Our Energy Flows!" Our focus is on the development of young children in the first five years of life. Our energy flows to invest in their future. Thank you to Dabo's Al In Team Foundation for helping us serve our mission with greater integrity. Dabo's All In Team Foundation

09/08/2025

Clemson Child Development Center (CCDC) is hiring! If you are searching for a meaningful way to contribute to our Clemson community and you think you have what it takes to really make a difference, send us your resume with a cover letter today! CCDC is a non-profit ABC Quality Early Learning Center dedicated to the highest standards in early childhood care and education. Our focus is on the first five years of life, a vital window of opportunity in brain development. Make a difference! Send resume to [email protected].