MARC CISNEROS CENTER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN 1113 W. Santa Gertrudis, 593-2219 http://www.tamuk.edu/aghs/departments/cyc/index.html The Marc Cisneros Center for Young Children (CCYC) provides a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, emotional and cognitive development of young children while responding to the needs of families from the campus community. Child-initiated, child-directed, teacher supported play is an essential part of the program. The center is operated under the human sciences department within the College Of Agriculture , Natural Resources, and Human Sciences. The CCYC is licensed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and meets the minimum standards for day care centers. Staff members include a director, cook/housekeeper, master teachers and university work-study students. The CCYC also serves as a laboratory setting for university students enrolled in child-related courses. Several university disciplines require observation and/or participation at the CCYC. The CCYC is open to children of university student-parents, faculty and staff and the local community, from ages three months through five years. To register, please call or come by to place your child on the waiting list. Upon enrollment, there is a nonrefundable registration fee of $50 and registration materials must be on file before the child’s first day of attendance. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and follows university observed holidays.       < back >