School for Young Children

About SYC 

School for Young Children


Location
School for Young Children is located in downtown Tallahassee, Florida, at 624 North Gadsden Street. Click here for a map and directions.

Internship
School for Young Children is routinely chosen as an internship and observation site for early childhood and child development student-teachers from Florida State University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and Tallahassee Community College.

Research Site
School for Young Children is a model high quality early childhood environment where research is conducted by early childhood educators, student-teachers, and educators in related fields.

Subject of Publications
A nationally recognized text has been written about School for Young Children. Wolfgang, C.H. & Wolfgang, M.E. (1999) School for Young Children. Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Second Edition. Allyn & Bacon, Needham heights.

Ages Served
School for Young Children serves children ages 15 months – 5 years.

Ratios & Fees 
SYC’s teacher-child ratios for 2010-2011 will be as follows:

Group

Ratio

Fee

 

Toddlers
(15 months-2 year old)

1-4

Full-time $895.00 

Part-time $ 675.00 (3 days a week program)

Preschoolers
(2 years- 3 year old)

1-6

Full-time $880.00

Part-time $ 550.00 (3 days a week porgram)

Pre-K/VPK  (3,4,5 year old)

 

1-9

Full-time $860.00

Part-time $ 550.00 (3 days a week program)

 

   

Lunch 
SYC provides optional hot lunches at an additional monthly fee of $60.00.

Size of the school
SYC is a small program designed to ensure high quality and a home-like familial environment. 

SYC Playground 

 
   
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