Welcome to Childrens' Creative Learning Centers (CCLC) Dependent Care Access Program for Stanford families.

Founded in 1988 the Stanford Arboretum Children's Center serves children ages eight weeks through six years of age. Since then, CCLC has established two other centers in collaboration with Stanford University - CCLC at Stanford West and Stanford Madera Grove Children's Center. The programs are dedicated to meeting the individual needs of children and their families through developmentally appropriate practices as defined by the National Association For the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), for more information on these standards please visit www.naeyc.org

If you are Stanford University Faculty, Hospital or Stanford Affiliate employee then you are eligible to enroll your child in the program; please click on the center link for more information.

Administrative Bios

Kathy Mudge

Kathy Mudge is the Enrollment and Program Administrator for Stanford Arboretum Children's Center, CCLC at Stanford West and Stanford Madera Grove Children's Center. She has been with CCLC since August 1997 and has worked in the field for over 13 years. Kathy enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, traveling and running. She loves working with families and center directors to help build a sense of community at the centers. She loves walking into the centers and seeing smiling children and teachers!

Allison Monroe

Allison Monroe is the Center Director at Stanford Arboretum Children's Center. She has been with CCLC since August 2009 and has worked in the field for 12 years. Allison has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Davis. She loves spending time with her family, camping, and watching Duke College Basketball. She finds the best part of her job to be the interactions with families and watching the children reach developmental milestones.

Kim Finnegan

Kim Finnegan is the Center Director at CCLC at Stanford West. She has been with CCLC since 2006 and has worked with children for 8 years. Kim has a Bachelors Degree in Child Development. Working with children and families is something that she has wanted to do since she was a child and is thankful to have this opportunity. She loves to see the children at the center learn and grow! When she’s not at the center, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, and traveling.

Kadie Dianda 

Kadie Dianda is the Center Director at Stanford Madera Grove Children’s Center. She has been with CCLC for 8 years and has worked in the field for over 15 years. Kadie has a BS in Child Development. Her hobbies include working out, traveling and spending time with friends and family. What she loves most about her job is the perfect balance of building relationships with the families the minute they walk into the center, to building a strong team of teachers and watching the children learn and grow everyday!