More children are expelled from Early Childhood centers than High Schools
For every 1 dollar invested in to early childhood you get 7 dollars in return

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We aim to change the lives of at-risk children and families through therapy, education and prevention-based care.
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Thompson Child Development
Center Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
TCDC prides itself on providing and maintaining the highest quality of care and education of young children. As a student at Thompson Child Development Center, your child will receive an early childhood education that includes all program benefits.


Thompson Child Development Center uses The Creative Curriculum for Infant, Toddlers & Twos, and Preschool, a research-proven program that fosters these skills:
- Social-emotional
- Physical
- Language
- Cognitive
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Science and Technology
- Social Studies
- The Arts
Additionally, The Creative Curriculum provides teachers with the research and tools for Kindergarten Readiness.
Along with Creative Curriculum, teachers assess the development of children using the online assessment tool, Teaching Strategies GOLD®. Teaching Strategies GOLD allows teachers and families to document developmental growth as well as assess it.
Developmental Checkpoint assessments are conducted four times a year. Parent/Teacher Conferences are held two times per year in conjunction with the fall/spring checkpoint assessments, to share the developmental progress of your child with you.
Parents who wish to enroll their child are asked to set up an appointment to:
- Tour the center
- Meet the staff
- Review center operations and policies
- Secure placement on a waiting list with payment of a non-refundable fee
Contact our center at 704-817-1600 to schedule a tour or for more information.
