Child Educational Center (CEC)

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Mission, Vision, & Values

Leadership Team

Board of Trustees

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Professional Development & The Outdoor Classroom

Infants and Toddlers

Summer Exploration Camp

Enrollment Process

Affording the CEC

Annual Auction & Benefit

CEC Merch Store

Mission, Vision, & Values

Leadership Team

Board of Trustees

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Professional Development & The Outdoor Classroom

Infants and Toddlers

Summer Exploration Camp

Enrollment Process

Affording the CEC

Annual Auction & Benefit

CEC Merch Store

Folder: About Us

Mission, Vision, & Values

Leadership Team

Board of Trustees

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Professional Development & The Outdoor Classroom

Folder: Our Programs

Infants and Toddlers

Summer Exploration Camp

Folder: Enrollment

Enrollment Process

Affording the CEC

Folder: Our Community

Folder: Support the CEC

Annual Auction & Benefit

CEC Merch Store

Our Annual Benefit and Auction

Save the date for our 2027 Annual Benefit and Auction!

May 15, 2027 at Descanso Gardens

Our Licensing Information

Oak Grove - Infant, Toddler, & Preschool

Our Infant, Toddler, and Preschool programs at our Oak Grove site are licensed by the state of California as a community care center under Title 22.

Infant & Toddler - License #191223838 Preschool - License #191203783

Caltech - Preschool

Our Preschool program at Caltech is licensed by the state of California as a community care center under Title 22.

License #198016427

School-Age Program

Our School-Age Program sites are licensed by the state of California as community care centers under Title 22.
Oak Grove (Whales) - License #191226212
Caltech (Owls) - License #198021210
PCY - License #198003398
LCE - License #198003399
PCR - License #198003400

140 Foothill Blvd.
La Cañada, CA 91011
T: (818) 354-3418
cec@ceconline.org

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS: The Child Educational Center admits children of any race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to children in the program. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, tuition assistance programs, and other school-administered programs.

With great respect, the Child Educational Center acknowledges the Tongva people as the traditional caretakers of Tovaangar – the Tongva world, including the Los Angeles basin and San Gabriel Valley. As an institution located on unceded Tongva land, we pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and their relatives/relations, past, present, and emerging.