ECCEC Project Timeline

The development of the Early Childhood Care and Education Center (ECCEC) reflects more than a decade of planning, research, and community collaboration. Below is a high-level summary of key milestones.

Date Description
2028
  • Target opening for the ECCEC in renovated Building F13.
  • Completion of interior buildout and outdoor environments.
  • Licensing, staff hiring, and enrollment processes begin.
2027
  • Construction phase begins for F13 renovation.
  • Bidding and contractor selection completed.
  • Outdoor learning environments constructed.
2026
  • PBWS Architecture leads initial campus design meetings.
  • ECCEC architectural and landscape design planning continues.
  • Conceptual and schematic design finalized.
  • Faculty and stakeholder input integrated.
  • Permitting and compliance processes initiated.
2025
  • September: ECCEC Project Team reconvenes to begin planning and design for revised scope and new location at Building F13.
  • June–July:
    • Strategic planning process launches.
    • Floor plan development, financial modeling, and committee work.
    • Final recommendation report submitted to President Yao.
  • June 10: President Yao formally charges the ECCEC Strategic Planning Committee to develop a scalable and mission-aligned implementation plan.
2023
  • January: ECCEC Project Team holds kickoff meeting with members from Academic Affairs, ECS, Budget, Facilities, and consultants.
  • February–August:
    • NAC Architecture leads initial campus design meetings.
    • Site tours of leading early childhood centers, including:
      • Patagonia’s Great Pacific Child Development Center
      • UCLA Early Care and Education
      • Cal Lutheran’s Fredrickson Family Early Childhood Center
2022
  • June–January (2023):
    • North Quad initially selected as preferred site.
    • Pendulum Dependent Care Solutions hired as lead consultant.
    • NAC Architecture selected as design partner.
  • May:
    • Town Hall hosted to discuss site options; community provides feedback via survey.
2020-2021
  • March 2020: CSUCI conducts a campus-wide child care needs assessment; ECCEC referenced during the State of the University Address.
  • April 2020: ECCEC feasibility study launched.
  • October 2020: ECCEC Feasibility Study published.
2019
  • Spring 2019:
    • CSUCI drafts initial White Paper outlining the need for campus-based childcare and student/faculty research opportunities.
    • ECCEC Concept Business Plan developed.
    • Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin submits a letter of support for state funding.
  • June: Assemblymember Irwin advocates for $5 million in state funds to support ECCEC site development.
  • November: CSUCI receives early funding commitment and publicly celebrates ECCEC progress.
2012-2013
  • Spring 2012: Project Vista funds CSUCI research into childcare and dependent adult care needs.
  • Fall 2012: Family Needs Assessment published by Project Vista.
  • Spring 2013:
    • Planning efforts begin across all campus divisions.
    • CSUCI launches Student and Faculty Caregivers website to support community needs.

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