Infant and Toddler Child Development Centers in DCPS

At DCPS we know that high quality early childhood education matters! That’s why DCPS partners with community-based organizations to operate several infant and toddler child development centers co-located within our schools.

The child development centers located in our elementary schools offer a coordinated and supported transition between infant and toddler programming and PK3. High School-based child development centers prioritize seats for parenting DCPS students, followed by Early Head Start eligible community members. Enrollment in the elementary school-based CDCs is determined by the Provider and DCPS based on the unique needs of each school community, prioritizing families attending the school who qualify for Early Head Start or who are eligible for childcare subsidy.

With the support of Mayor Bowser, DCPS plans to greatly expand the number school-based child development centers across the District over the next several years.

Current Locations:

Elementary Child Development Centers

Centro Nia at Bunker Hill
UPO at C.W. Harris
UPO at Ketcham
UPO at Marie Reed
Centro Nia at Stevens Early Learning Center
UPO at Malcolm X
UPO at Randle Highlands

High School Child Development Centers

UPO at Anacostia
UPO at Ballou
Centro Nia at Cardozo
UPO at Coolidge
MCIP at Bell
UPO at Dunbar
UPO at Luke C. Moore
UPO at Roosevelt
UPO at Woodson

Coming Soon

Whitlock
Garfield
Miner

Requests for Applications

DCPS is currently accepting competitive applications from providers interested in operating infant toddler child development centers co-located in DCPS for the following location(s):

Cardozo Education Campus

Infant Toddler Center RFA Summer 2024
Applications Due: Deadline Extended to August 16, 2024
For additional questions about the Request for Applications (RFA) please reach out to Drue Docie, Manager of Birth to Five Programming ([email protected]).