The organization was founded in 1970 as the Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, a preschool with an enrollment of 20 children, since inception we have grown to an agency that manages:
- a successful charter public school
- education and care programs dedicated to the healthy development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children
- a robust out-of-school time enrichment program
- resources that facilitate access to early education and care for families, including a Child Care Resource and Referral program
- a training and workforce development program to help shape the next generation of educators