Compare and Contrast The first program I looked at was the Victor Valley College Child Development Center. It is a Free State preschool program. The program includes two sessions, in each session there are 16 children. The age varies from 3 to 5 years. The program is aimed at diverse families. The program offers various types of services such as information on community resources. Additionally, if children require services such as speech, the children will provide those services on site. Teachers are encouraged to participate in various types of staff development. The program philosophy is “The CDLC implements a child-centered active learning curriculum in a developmentally appropriate preschool environment.” Our educational approach to learning builds on children's interests, strengths and emerging abilities as they grow socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically” (VVC, 2013). I had the opportunity to observe the arrival of the parents. I noticed the teacher greeting the parents and teachers. The children were notified before the transition. As I continued to observe, I observed that the children were actively engaged with the teacher. The children looked at the hamster with a magnifying glass. The teachers got down to their level, waited for the child to speak, then responded to the child. The teacher asked the children several open-ended questions. Additionally, I watched the children explore the sensory table with pumpkins and paints. The children were curious about what was inside the pumpkins. The children used plastic hammers to try to break the pumpkins. The class was calm and they explored the various organized activities. I noticed that when a child wanted to paint he would pick up the brush and start painting. When he had finished, halfway down the page... he openly declared that I had not looked at any photos of the children and their families. Most of the artwork looked the same. The class did not have materials that encouraged the language spoken at home. York (2003) stated, “Create a language-rich environment by adding bilingual cues and labels” (p.98). Also, I think a disadvantage of this program is that all the teachers in the classroom only speak Spanish. When a child approached a teacher and asked something in Spanish, the teacher responded, “I don't know what you're saying” (p.98). However, I understand that everyone is bilingual; this may make the child feel uncomfortable. He may not want to interact with teachers and peers if he feels different. York (2003) stated: “The child may experience high levels of stress in the classroom and consequently lose the ability to communicate when angry, scared, excited or self-conscious” (p..95).