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Child Development Center (CDC)

We will be relocating back to the Child Development Center (CDC) Facility. The last day at the current HL building location is Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Services will resume once the new license is granted for the CDC Facility. 

Office hours are 7:30-4:15 p.m. - via phone call or email

For applications or program inquiries, please contact our office at 722-6500 and/or email angelica.alvarez@avc.edu.

 

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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