University Child Development Center

The University Child Development Center (UCDC) at the University of Pittsburgh is a child care and early childhood education center located on Clyde Street in Shadyside just east of the main Oakland campus approximately one half mile from the center of campus at the Cathedral of Learning and adjacent to the rear property of the University's Chancellor's Residence on the Oakland-Shadyside border in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

University Child Development Center
The University of Pittsburgh's University Child Development Center
Location635 Clyde Street, Shadyside neighborhood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.448169°N 79.945213°W / 40.448169; -79.945213
Built1904-1905
ArchitectSolon Spencer Beman
Architectural style(s)Neo-classical
Governing bodyUniversity of Pittsburgh
Designated1977[1]
University Child Development Center is located in Pittsburgh
University Child Development Center
Location of UCDC in Pittsburgh

Services
UCDC playground

The University Child Development Center serves as a near-site child care and early childhood education center for children ranging in age from six weeks through six years who belong to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Pittsburgh.[2] The UCDC also provides laboratory, research, and practicum experiences in observing and participating with young children in classroom-based settings, for Pitt students, and students from other institutions of higher learning. The UCDC also provides resources and technical assistance in implementing appropriate programs and practices that serve young children in Pittsburgh and other communities.[3]

The UCDC facility houses classrooms including four infant rooms, four toddler rooms, two three-year-old preschool rooms, and two four to six-year-old preschool rooms. Each room is designed to be age-appropriate for the group occupying the space.[4] The UCDC also includes two large motor rooms (one for infants and toddlers and the other for preschool children) and an outdoor playground facility.[5]

History

The University acquired the building, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist, in the fall of 1992 for $1.015 million.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Built in 1904-1905, the church building of the First Church of Christ, Scientist was designed in the Classical Revival-style of architecture by noted Chicago architect Solon Spencer Beman,[6] and built at 635 Clyde Street, in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh.[1][7] In 1977 it had been designated a local historic landmark by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation,[8]

The building was sold in 1992 to the University of Pittsburgh.[9] First Church of Christ, Scientist, now holds services at 201 North Dithridge at Bayard Street, in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.[10]

UCDC opening

In 1994, Pitt proceeded with a $2 million renovation of the building to accommodate the UCDC which opened its doors in the facility on May 30, 1995 after having previously been located in Bellefield Hall.[11][12] In 2005 First Church of Christ, Scientist, was determined by the city of Pittsburgh's Historic Review Commission and the Department of City planning to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[13]

See also

References
  1. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF), Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 2010, p. 9, retrieved 2010-06-26
  2. Provost: University Child Development Center
  3. University of Pittsburgh - Office of Human Resources - University Child Development Center
  4. UCDC Virtual Tour:page 1
  5. UCDC Virtual Tour: page 4
  6. WQED: Walking Tour of Oakland
  7. WQED Walking Tour of Oakland: Craig Street and Fifth Avenue, accessdate=2008-07-17
  8. "Internet Archive: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation: PHLF Plaques & Registries". 2007-01-27. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  9. "University Times, May 25, 1995". Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  10. Christian Science Churches in Pittsburgh
  11. "University Times, Some campus construction, renovation projects completed, Sept. 15, 1994". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  12. University Times, Moving!, May 25, 1995
  13. Designated Historic Buildings, Structures and Sites Located in the City of Pittsburgh Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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