Child Development Centers

Who Are We:

We believe that prosperous futures begin with an exceptional learning experience! CDC is a private, nonprofit organization that provides child care and early childhood education in safe, happy and healthy learning environments. Recently celebrating 57 years of service, our nonprofit continues its mission to positively impact our local community's youngest learners. CDC now proudly serves 1,300+ children across our 7 Erie County centers, plus 5 Millcreek Township School District elementary schools and 5 Erie Catholic School System elementary schools where we provide before- and after-school care.

In addition to Erie County, we serve families in Crawford and Venango counties and now have 23 total locations in northwestern Pennsylvania! We are the only Head Start provider in all 3 counties and your donation can be used to grow this and our other programs for our local infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school-age children.

Additional Services:

• Our students receive free vision and hearing screenings, dental exams and medical referrals each year to ensure their optimum health and wellbeing!
• We provide a nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack to all children free of charge each day. For our youngest learners, we also provide formula and we also are happy to work with mothers who are nursing and prefer to send breast milk for their children.
• We also provide free daily transportation (at select locations) for hundreds of children enrolled in our free Head Start program.

Learn More About Us:

Need more reasons to support us? Click here to review our Annual Report and learn more about how last year's donations were used, or visit our Year-In-Review page on our website. We hope that you will think of CDC during Erie Gives and help us continue our mission of educating children to succeed in school and in life!

Words from Our Families:

"My son was barely speaking at the beginning of the year & now he is talking so much we can't get him to stop! We are so pleased with the amazing progress he's had from the school & the teachers. He loves going to school & seeing his friends & teachers."

"I adore this school & the people who work here. My child loves it, & they truly care for him. He has food allergies & they go above & beyond in making sure his needs are met. The teachers are exceptional, kind, very smart, & communicate well."