At the East Orange Child Development Corporation (EOCDC), our goal is to provide quality comprehensive early childhood education and family development programs to all eligible children and families throughout East Orange. In our early learning programs, children will explore the world around them, their community, and the environment. Early Head Start and Head Start children will learn to express themselves through art, play, puzzles, and games, combining individual activities and group problem-solving.

We focus on empowering parents to become advocates for themselves and their families and support child care efforts. We provide our students and teachers with nutritional meals and snacks during the week and give parents opportunities to participate in educational nutrition programs.

East Orange Child Development Corporation (EOCDC) offers programs for expectant mothers and children from birth to age five (5) to provide education and address issues surrounding nutrition, mental health, disabilities, family literacy, health, parent involvement, and access to community resources. All of our programs are federally funded and available for eligible families completely free. Our early childhood education programs include:

Early Head Start (ages 0-3)

Head Start (ages 3-5)

We also have a Pregnant Moms Program that offers prenatal education, nutrition consultations, nurse sessions, and more to expecting mothers in East Orange.