WE ARE HIRING FOR TEACHERS! Join our Community of Dedicated Professionals About Programs Professional Development Parents Alumni Give Make a difference. Donate Now Your generous tax-deductible gifts to the Child Educational Center support vital program enhancements, provide ongoing professional development for our highly-qualified teachers, and help create a sustainable, magical environment for children to learn and grow. A donation in any amount to the CEC makes a difference—to each of our children, parents, teachers, and early childhood professionals. However you choose to support the CEC, know that your financial participation is invaluable and the reason why we have continued to be a special place for families for more than 40 years. Donate Other ways to give. Support the CEC while you shop. ShopRaise ShopRaise is an innovative and simple way to turn your everyday shopping at over 1,000 participating retailers into support for the CEC. The best thing is the program is free, you do not pay any more for the items you buy, and you get access to all the best coupons and deals. Simply download the ShopRaise mobile or desktop app and every time you make a purchase at a participating retailer, a percentage will support the CEC. Amazon Smile Are you an Amazon shopper? If so, using Amazon Smile is a simple way for you to support the CEC! It's easy to sign up for Smile - simply designate the Child Educational Center as your nonprofit of choice, and each time you go to Amazon, you will be prompted to use Smile. Plus, you will see that your donation is going to the CEC with the mention right below the Amazon search field. Ralphs Ralph's grocery store has a generous nonprofit giving program and will donate up to 4% of your purchases to the CEC through their Community Rewards program. Register or obtain a Ralph's Club Card at www.ralphs.com and follow the directions to designate the Child Educational Center as your nonprofit recipient. Oliver & Mabel's Labels Order labels for clothing, backpacks, toys, and more from: Oliver's Labels or Mabel's Labels and 20% of your purchase is donated to us! Sop Mabel's Labels Shop Oliver's Labels Farm Fresh to You Farm Fresh To You has partnered with the CEC to give 10% of every delivery of their organic produce boxes back to the CEC. To benefit the CEC with your produce delivery, use Promo Code: FARM2CEC This Code can be applied to both new and existing customers! Click on the button to learn more. Special funds. Tuition Assistance Fund Donations to this fund are utilized for annual tuition assistance awards to currently enrolled families who qualify. If you would like to donate to this fund click here. David Goetz Memorial Fund This Memorial Fund was established in December 2004 by Eva and Russell Goetz in loving memory of their son and CEC alumnus, David Goetz. Its purpose is to enhance the presence of art in the CEC's curriculum and programs. The funds may be used for a variety of activities, including staff development, art materials and a mural for the Center. If you would like to donate to this fund click here. The Eric and Elyssa Nelson Teachers' Endowment Fund When fully funded, the endowment will help teachers receive the salaries they deserve without the need to significantly increase tuition and is a concentrated effort to provide fair and competitive salaries and benefits for our dedicated staff a reality. This fund was initiated in 2000, and renamed in 2020 to honor co-founders Eric and Elyssa Nelson, who believe strongly in supporting the CEC’s wonderful teachers. If you would like to donate to this fund click here. Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund The CEC is committed to diversity in its programs, including financial diversity. To that end, this fund was established by a family as an expression of gratitude to the Center as their child left our care to enter kindergarten. When fully-funded, the fund will enable families to receive the CEC's wide range of services when they otherwise would not be able to attend the program. If you would like to donate to this fund click here. Thank you, in advance, for your generosity. For more information on giving to the CEC, please contact Lauren Le Ber, Director of Advancement, at (818) 354-3418. Frequently Asked Questions 140 Foothill Blvd. La Cañada, CA 91011 T: (818) 354-3418 F: (818) 393-4243 cec@ceconline.org Our Mission Our Programs Contact Us Careers 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.