The Essex County College Child Development Center, located on the first level of the Physical Education Building, provides a full-day educational program for children between the ages of two and five. The Center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. Services are available to children whose parents are enrolled or employed at Essex County College. The Center is also open to the Essex County community on a space available basis. The Center provides, in collaboration with other academic departments, a practicum experience for students majoring in early childhood education, psychology, nursing, social work, and other related fields. The practicum experience is designed to provide an academic setting where students receive first-hand experience in the" meshing" of theory into practical application.