To prepare children for success in school and in life by providing excellent comprehensive early childhood services, in partnership with diverse families and the community.

Our Vision

All young children and their families realize their full potential in a safe, healthy, accepting, learning-centered community.

Our vision includes:

Children 

• All children learn respect for self and others; they are prepared with skills and resources for success in school and life according to their needs. 

Families

• All families are empowered and accountable to advocate for their children, to enhance their children’s learning, to negotiate service systems and, in turn, to contribute back to CPCD and the community. 

Staff

• CPCD has an inclusive and respectful workplace culture in which all staff members are top performers, work as a team, and are appreciated, motivated, highly qualified, and competitively compensated.

Community Partnerships

• Families receive services through a diverse, comprehensive, and mutually beneficial network of community partnerships including school districts; medical, dental, mental health, family support, and other providers. Service providers and the community benefit from CPCD’s state-of-the-art professional development programs.

Comprehensive Services

• CPCD serves as an exemplary model of comprehensive, integrated, innovative, high-quality programs that are available to all children and families.  CPCD recognizes the richness of diversity and offers a wide range of proven service options and superb culturally competent services.

Leadership

• The community understands the importance of early childhood intervention, and CPCD is locally and nationally recognized as a leader in comprehensive early childhood and family service program development and delivery. 

Sustainability

• CPCD benefits from a stable, diversified and innovative funding base that is responsibly managed and adequately supports all programs.