Since that time, the Child Development Center has grown steadily. According to Nancy Anne Burt, placement priority is first given to the students of Anne Arundel Community College. Nearly all of the children in the Center belong to students and faculty. There are up to 50 children at any one time throughout three classrooms. Another important focus of the Child Development is to provide students with valuable first hand experience in child care.
Classes come in to observe the program in action.
During the year the Child Development Center provides care and education to children up to a kindergarten level, and in the summer the Center welcomes the first graders who will begin the new school year as second graders. We try to work with parents and keep them informed with a newsletter, the Small Street Journal. When the children act out Burt avoids punishment. We use redirection, guidance, and positive reinforcement rather than discipline. Anyone who has small children, even a school age child, knows how important it is that their education and their experiences continue to grow in the right direction.