Vision

Vision for Pasadena: A City that nurtures every child and creates an environment where young children are healthy, safe and find early success in school and life.

Support Your Child’s Development

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The strong foundations for fulfillment and success are built during the first five years of life. Children’s success rests on their experiences and on the quality of their relationships.

Early Child Development Brochure--English

Early Child Development Brochure--Español

Pasadena Early Childhood Hubs

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Locations in your neighborhood with programs for connecting families with young children to resources and services and support their development.

Parent
Resources

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Every parent needs support. Parents can look to many places for resources on child development.

Pasadena
Public Library

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The Pasadena Public Library hosts the Office of the Young Child, a place that seeks to nurture every child and where they can find early success in school and life.

Pasadena as an Early Learning City 2025

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In 2015 Pasadena City Council passed a resolution that by 2025, Pasadena will be known as an Early Learning City.

Early Development Instrument

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The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is a population-based measure of children’s early development in communities across the nation.