Comprehensive Child Development

Specialties

Comprehensive Child Development, Inc. (CCD) was founded in 1984 to serve low-​income children (from 0 – 5) in the Long Beach, San Pedro, Wilmington, and LA Harbor communities. Our program provides children with the education and care needed to promote maximum developmental growth while supporting their nutritional needs. CCD’s mission is to provide affordable and transformational education and nutrition programs to advance the future of pre-​school children and their working families striving for self-​sufficiency.

We serve our communities through two pillar programs: Early Childhood Education and Care and Nutritious Meal Program. Families eligible for our program either receive child protective services, receive Public Assistance, are designated low-​income eligible based on California Department of Education standards or are homeless. CCD works to create healthy families while giving children the tools and building blocks necessary to create strong foundations to thrive in school and life

History

Established in 1984.

CCD has served the community for 29 years and has proved to be a leader in their field. Our program consistently meets state and federal requirements for developmental growth of our children. Our recognitions and honors include:

* CCD is a partner with the Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee, a collaboration of over 40 agencies whose directors voluntarily work to improve ECE services for all children

* Selected to operate the child development center at Century Villages at Cabrillo, a collaboration of agencies providing housing and support services for families experiencing homelessness

* Elected Service Provider of the Year for Century Villages at Cabrillo

* Selected by City of Long Beach to receive and operate a Child Development Center on Hill Street and operate a single family home to lease to an income eligible Family Child Care Provider

* Selected by Abode Communities to operate a child development center for families in their housing project in Wilmington

Meet the Manager

Lead Directors A.

Manager

CCD executive staff has a combined 91 years of experience working at and leading CCD. Tammie Kyle, Executive Director, has over 40 years of experience working in child development with 28 years at CCD. Ms. Kyle served and continues to serve on the Mayor’s Task Force for ECE that became the Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee. She has served on the local and state boards of the California Child Development Administrators Association. Connie Arizmendi, Finance Director, has also been with CCD for 28 years and oversees all financal activity. Diane Payton, Program Director, has been with CCD for over 20 years and is responsible for all educational programming. She has a BA in Child Development. Alicia Davis has been with the agency for 16 years and in the position of Quality Improvement Specialist. Ms. Davis brings a Master’s in Child Development plus extensive extra professional development through Los Angeles Universal Preschool program training for conducting ECRS and CLASS.