SJB Child Development Centers

12/24/2025

12/04/2025

Giving Tuesday may have passed, but there is still time to make a lasting impact for the children and families served by SJB Child Development Centers.

Every day, families across Santa Clara County count on SJB for more than just early care and education. Your support helps provide safe, nurturing classrooms, fresh nutritious meals, and comprehensive health services.

While the season of giving brings special moments like Giving Tuesday, our work continues all year—and so do the challenges families face, including financial hardship, housing instability, and growing mental health needs.

A gift today helps us:
- Strengthen classrooms with updated materials and learning environments
- Provide fresh, homemade, nutritious meals
- Grow inclusive, culturally responsive spaces where every child feels valued
- Invest in staff training and professional development
- Expand comprehensive support services for children and families

If you were not able to give on Giving Tuesday, there is still time to make an immediate difference for the children and families who rely on SJB.

Thank you for believing in a community where every child is supported, every family is treated with dignity, and every future is full of possibility.

Donations can be made using the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2047566

12/02/2025

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to stand with SJB Child Development Centers as we support the children and families who need us most.

For more than 50 years, SJB Child Development Centers has been a lifeline for under-resourced families—providing high-quality early care and education, nutritious meals, social-emotional support, and comprehensive services that nurture the whole child. Our people-centered approach ensures every child feels seen, every family feels supported, and every educator has the training they need to change lives.

As the needs of our community grow, your generosity helps us:
- Enrich classroom environments and curriculum
- Provide homemade meals that nourish learning
- Create inclusive, culturally responsive spaces
- Strengthen staff development
- Expand health, behavioral, and family support services

Your generosity keeps children safe, supported, and inspired to learn—today and for generations to come.

Together, let’s build better tomorrows, today.

Donate today using the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2047566

12/01/2025

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow!

We invite you to partner with SJB Child Development Centers by supporting the growing and diverse needs of our educational community.

Your generosity helps us:
• Enhance our nurturing classrooms
• Provide nutritious homemade meals
• Create inclusive, culturally responsive environments
• Strengthen training and development for educators
• Offer comprehensive health and family support services

With your support, every member of our SJB Family can continue to thrive.

Thank you for helping us make a meaningful impact in our community!

Donations can be made using the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2047566

10/21/2025

SJB Child Development Centers is hiring a Finance Director to lead our financial strategy and support our mission of helping children and families thrive.

Bring your financial experience to an organization that’s making a real difference — apply now through our website or by scanning the QR code.

06/23/2025

At SJB, we use the Creative Curriculum; a proven and comprehensive, research-based & play-based approach that helps young children learn, through purposeful, engaging activities and experiences.

Here’s what that looks like for your child:
👐 Hands-on learning with real materials and open-ended activities
💬 Language and thinking skills developed through everyday conversations, problem solving and collaboration with teacher and peers.
🤝 Social-emotional growth as they build friendships, confidence and explore social roles
🏃‍♂️ Physical development through movement and active play

We follow each child’s interests, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and independence all at their own pace. The Creative Curriculum nurtures the whole child, helping them build the skills they need for school and beyond. 🌈

06/06/2025

Squishy, messy, gooey FUN! Sensory play isn’t just a treat for the senses; it boosts brain development, too. This is what hands-on learning really looks like.

🌈 Stimulates curiosity
🖐️ Builds fine motor skills
🧘 Encourages self-regulation

06/04/2025

At SJB Cassell, a springtime exploration of insects sparked a strong interest in bees among the children. The teachers began by encouraging the children to share how they see bees, which they expressed through drawings. Their curiosity soon turned to beehives, with many wondering what the inside of a hive looks like. After reading a story about bees, the children created their own beehives using cardboard, carefully placing eggs inside alongside a queen bee. The project culminated in a collaborative effort to build a large beehive and model bees, turning their fascination into a creative, hands-on learning experience guided by the teachers and fueled by the children’s imagination and curiosity.

05/23/2025

We are thrilled to shine our Staff Spotlight on Maggie Beher, a fundamental member of the SJB Child Development Centers team.

Maggie has been a part of the SJB family since 2019, bringing care and consistency to every role she's taken on. She began as a teacher floater at SJB Kennedy, spending much of her time in the toddler classroom, where she quickly became a trusted and familiar face. Today, she continues to support our young learners as a valued teacher in the infant classroom at SJB Foothill.

Maggie comes to work each day with optimism and enthusiasm for the work that she does. Her philosophy is centered around listening and caring for each individual child and to provide them the same respect that she would an adult. That respect spreads into building relationships with them, as well as with their families. Maggie truly loves what she does at SJB, and it's reflected in the way the children interact with her. By closely observing and continuously learning, she's able to understand her surroundings and provide care tailored to each child's individual needs. She applies the positive things she learns from other teachers and from what the children are doing, in order to create a nurturing environment in which everyone feels safe and comfortable.

Maggie speaks with incredible passion regarding her work, saying, "The children talk to you without language, so you must be able to read what they are telling you. They are just little people that will one day grow up, so I show them and their parents the utmost respect. When parents are here, we want them to know that we respect and care about everyone because if the babies are happy, the parents are happy."

In her current role, Maggie is caring for the infants at SJB Foothill and is loving every second of it! Throughout the day, she leads purposeful activities that are engaging and designed to enhance motor skills and cognitive growth. She has a natural intuition on how to connect with children, that is displayed in the love that she receives back from them, as well as her co-workers.

Maggie feels that one of the most important aspects of her job is having a healthy relationship with the rest of her team. She feels that building those connections is essential to providing a nurturing environment for children, because they are heavily influenced by teachers' emotions and mood. So, by having a stable and professional working relationship with everyone around her, it allows her to focus on what truly matters, the children.

Thank you, Maggie, for your years of service, your uplifting energy, and your steadfast dedication to the children, families, and team at SJB. You make a lasting difference every day, and are helping SJB by building better tomorrows, today!

05/07/2025

This week, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all of our incredible SJB teaching staff. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the passion, dedication, and love you pour into your work every single day. Your commitment to educating, nurturing, and inspiring our children makes a lasting difference, not just in their lives, but in the lives of their families as well. The care you show, the extra time you give, and the way you lead with both heart and purpose do not go unnoticed. We are truly grateful to have you as part of the SJB family. Thank you for everything you do.

04/03/2025

At SJB, even our youngest learners benefit from their active participation in family-style meal service. Like their older peers, they are developing their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, social-emotional skills, and learning the value of cooperation, one meal at a time. From serving themselves to sharing with friends, our little ones practice important life skills like name recognition and following directions while enjoying a shared meal. It’s the perfect way to nurture growth, responsibility, and community; starting with the youngest members of our family!