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Facility
Rochester Childfirst Network is located on just over 4 acres of scenic land in the South Wedge district of the
City of Rochester. The South Wedge is a quiet city neighborhood with access to a library, a community playground,
Highland Park, the Lily Pond and the Highland Conservatory. The 24,000 sq ft facility was recently renovated and
expanded in 2003 to meet our growing needs. With the expansion of the center we were able to add two new classrooms,
appropriate office space for our Special Education Program, a new Main Entrance with a front office suite and a
Community Meeting Room. Our building and property are unique in that this building was built to meet the specific
needs of the children that we serve. The classrooms are spacious and have numerous windows to let in the outside
light as well as interior windows so that the classrooms can be observed from the hallways by parents, staff and
visitors. Each classroom has its own bathroom with age appropriate fixtures including size and height. All classes
have a primary and secondary exit in case of emergency. Our facility has a full-service kitchen that prepares meals
and snack daily.
Classrooms
Rochester Childfirst Network currently has 10 classrooms that service Toddlers & Pre-School, Universal Pre-Kindergarten, Special Education, and School-Age
Programs. These spacious rooms boast a 50+ sq.ft. space allotment
for each child enrolled, the licensing standard it 35 sq.ft. per child. Each Toddler, Pre-School, and Kindergarten
Classroom has its own bathroom located in the room. The School-Age Program has separate boys and girls bathrooms
located in an adjacent hallway. All classrooms have exit doors that lead out to their playground areas. The classrooms
contain age appropriate furniture with activity centers which include: Dramatic Play, Housekeeping, Library, Circle
Time Rug, Computers, Table Top Toys for small muscle activities, building blocks for Large Muscle Activities, Arts
and Crafts, Science, Sand and Water Tables, Music and Quiet Area. There are permanent individual cubbies/lockers
for all children to hang up their coats and store their personal items.
Playgrounds
Rochester Childfirst Network is fortunate to have just over 4 acres of land for its buildings and grounds. This
allows each age group their own age appropriate playground. Each classroom has a door leading out to their playground
space. On each play area you will find swings, sandbox, age-appropriate climbing equipment, water available for
sprinklers on hot summer days and picnic tables for sharing snack, lunch or outdoor projects. The play areas include
blacktopped space for ride on toys and "sidewalk" type games. RCN is very proud of the green space we
have to offer our children.
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