Our Programs
Childcare and Family Resources
Under One Roof
For Ages Birth – 5
Child Development
The Children’s Collective, Inc. provides a developmentally appropriate program that promotes school readiness, encourages a positive sense of self-worth, meets children’s nutritional needs, addresses family health and social service needs, and engages parents, schools and communities in its implementation.
- Full and part-day services
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Diverse, multicultural
environment - Free, nutritious meals
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Nurturing state-certified
teachers
For ALL AGES
Food Program
The Food Program works with our Child Development department to provide healthy meals and snacks to both infant/toddler and preschool programs at TCCI. All meals emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, with limited salt and saturated fats. TCCI serves more than 225,000 breakfasts, lunches, and snacks each year.
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Children receive family-style
meals -
Variety of nutritious food
served - Kids learn mealtime manners and food sources
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Children learn healthy eating
habits early in life
For Newborns and parents
Black Infant Health
The Children’s Collective, Inc.’s Black Infant Health Program (BIH) is designed to reduce the high infant mortality rate among African American babies, as well as reduce the high death rate from pregnancy complications among African American women.
- 1:1 Case management support
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Prenatal and postpartum
sister circles -
Goods and materials that support
a healthy pregnancy - Community resource referrals
For ALL AGES
FamilySource Center
The FamilySource Center addresses two key issues that keep families in poverty – low adult income and low student achievement. Its first goal aims to increase adult income in order to help families attain financial self-sufficiency and stability. The program’s second goal improves student achievement in order to provide youth with better opportunities for education and employment.
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Case management to help
families thrive -
Employment resources and
workplace support - Student academic support
- Financial coaching and free tax preparation
For ALL AGES
CalFresh Healthy
Living
The CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) program provides various nutrition and physical activity resources for TCCI’s preschool sites. The program provides fresh produce distributions to enrolled families each month. CFHL also helps our sites use Smarter Mealtimes strategies to encourage kids to eat and try more fruits and vegetables.
- Child nutrition and gardening education
- Free produce distributions for enrolled families
- Parent Nutrition Classes
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Physical activity curriculum
training for TCC teachers
8616 La Tijera Blvd. Suite 100