As students enter the breach once more tackling books with hours of studying, there is a place here on campus where they put something above all else: children.

The new Child Developmental Center has now been open for four weeks.
The old center was moved closed December 2014, while the new center was being built.
The first offical opening was Jan. 2, but the Child Development Center will host an official ribbon cutting Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. This was an upgrade, long overdue, giving a closed off space to ensure safety.
The center incorporates different scenery from all over California, to help children learn about their state.
The Child Development Center also sports a brand new dining area for the children, giving them a custom grand hall where they can meet after their mighty conquests of the new playground.
The new facility also offers the children more ways to interact with their environment from their many redwood trees planted around the playground to the new and improved “gardening” areas.
The new grounds also contain areas of the old facility, the infamous butterfly garden lies in the grounds with a sign claiming the area for the rights of the butterflies.
The new space allows for children to really get hands-on learning through play as Director of the Child Development Center Ward said, ” We are child friendly, the curriculum is the child,”
The center also boasts an enthusiastic staff, readily attentive for the needs of its children.
“You could have the nicest facility in the world, but it’s only as good as its staff and so far the staff have been amazing with my children,” Patricia Del Castillo, a parent, said.
Associate teacher Marlen Murray said, “We see that all of the attention to detail, (the children) are noticing it, and its sparking curiosity in them,”
The center was built with help from input of staff and collaboration with the architects to cater to the every need of the children.
As the sign that hangs on top of the new playground this area truly is for “kids only”.